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Pharmacists are protesting against a link in the government’s MySejahtera app to a private e-commerce company selling Covid-19 self-test kits.

The Malaysian Pharmacists Society also questioned the legality of the site’s name and said the online sale of self-test kits poses various risks, including inaccurate results.

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Legally speaking, can mandatory vaccinations be imposed by employers on their staff? While it may seem like the most logical way forward in order to safeguard public health and safety, does such a rule infringe on individual employee rights?

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Waheeda Hasbullah, youth partner at Leaderonomics, shares her thoughts on how we can unlock our true potential; she takes a look at the extrinsic factors like social media consumption and basic human interaction that shape who we are, as well as the existential and more intrinsic questions we have to continually ask ourselves to figure out our core values.

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As our country and the world continue to vaccinate, citizens work through lockdowns and other pandemic strategies, businesses fight to survive as employees lose their jobs too. Founder of Leverage Lab, Jeevan Sahadevan provides a powerful yet simple framework for everyone to put into their businesses and lives to begin thriving despite the continuing pandemic.

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Protesters took to the streets on Saturday under the banner of #Lawan to show their discontent with the government. Meanwhile, the special Parliamentary sitting was left hanging after the final day was postponed due to Covid-19 cases. We recount the happenings with independent journalist Hadi Azmi.

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We speak to Bridget Welsh about the political implications from recent Parliamentary proceedings and the rebuke by the Yang Di Pertuan Agong. With the situation in flux, we ask her who will likely emerge victoriously and be the kingmaker to decide whether Perikatan Nasional can hang on to power?

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Lawmakers were informed on Saturday afternoon that the special parliamentary sitting that was supposed to resume today, will be postponed for two weeks from July 29th. To help, break down the constitutional aspect of this parliamentary postponement is constitutional lawyer, New Sin Yew.

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Formerly known as Sinotop Holdings, Pertama Digital is setting its sights to expand its govtech business through its unit, Dapat Vista, a pioneer in government SMS communication. Sabri Abdul Rahman, CEO of Pertama Digital discusses the gaps in gov tech, and what the company brings to the table for the B40 community if it gets a digital banking license.

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The government has introduced a total of eight stimulus packages worth RM530 billion to combat the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic, including fiscal injections of around RM83 billion. How effective has this aid actually been for businesses and households? We pose this question to Sri Murniati of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) and discuss her expectations for Budget 2022 and the 12th Malaysia Plan.

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As Beijing continues its clampdown across multiple economic sectors, we speak to Tom Westbrook from Reuters on the longer-term implications of how tech companies plan to access global capital markets and China's forecasted 2H GDP numbers.

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