With China's sudden change in policy impacting technology, ride-hailing and even online education, equity markets in China and Hong Kong took a dive last week. Kingsley Jones, Chief Investment Officer at Jevons Global tells us if China stocks are still a buy and the importance of fundamental analysis.

科技推进万物之灵的文明，在「疫」与「智」当道的新时代，疫情更上一层楼地让智能科技变得不可或缺。物联网与人工智能面世，促就远端医疗的发展加速引擎、升级医疗规格抢占治疗先机… 当这些高、大、上的台词拆解成为最简单的零件时，最颠覆人们想象的，是综上一切仅需一指大小的晶片。秉持着密切交流、强化互信、深化沟通，提供客制化服务的台企——中美万泰，是以怎样的水准深耕医疗工业领域近三十年的呢？除了翻出一片生灵涂炭的新冠病毒；科技与工业领域正面临的另一波灾难——晶片短缺，对中美万泰而言，是日积月累的沟通互信派上用场的关键时刻。究竟变得愈发具备「智慧」的科技配备，在手术室里是一个怎样的存在？中美万泰又是如何在晶片荒中力挽生机？本期节目，从财今所在的吉隆坡录音间出发，连线宝岛——我们也借科技之便，听 Evelyn 说道。

This week, Patrick Teoh takes you on another foot-stomping, hand-clapping ride down memory lane as he blows dust off his vinyl collection to bring you a selection of popular songs from the 60s to 80s.

The Prime Minister's Office released a response today to the King's statement on the revocation of the Emergency Ordinances, stating that the King must accept and act according to the Cabinet’s advice in accordance with Article 40 of the Federal Constitution. We speak to a lawyer to find out what implications this will have, and what developments to expect.

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Several protests have been held under the #Lawan movement over the past few weeks, a lead up to a larger protest planned for tomorrow. An in just the last week, 39 activists have been called in for questioning. We begin our discussion by talking about the importance of protests and the freedom to speak up. Next, we looked into reports of the 39 activists investigated. Finally, we explored how protests have affected change in Southeast Asia.

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An increasing amount of students have applied to study medicine in the UK, but due to the limit imposed by the country on the number of people studying medicine, Exeter University is offering an incentive for students to defer their studies. Dhanya explains the story behind this.

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This week, the Dewan Rakyat Speaker snapped at and muted the mics of three women MPs, amid their requests for time extensions to deliberate in Parliament. We look into the long standing issues of sexism in Parliament, and why the phrase "tolong diam, boleh tak?", does equate to gender discrimination.

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The media is reporting record-breaking numbers almost on a daily basis, whether it’s in terms of new COVID-19 cases or deaths. However, the positivity rate – derived from the number of positive cases out of total tests conducted – suggests that the true number of COVID-19 cases in the community could be far higher. Add to the mix the highly risky Delta variant, and it’s clear we need to be more vigilant than ever against the pandemic. How do we get a more realistic picture of the spread of COVID-19, and are we prepared to hunker down for what’s to come? We check in with Dr Kumitaa Theva Das, Infectomics Cluster, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia.

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Bernard Tan is the founder of That Bloody Botak, a tiny one-month old initiative that distributes food aid to the needy. What’s unique about Bernard’s approach is that he neither cooks nor buys anything, rather, he and his network connects donors to people who need donations. Bernard joins us to discuss his initiative.

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Law & Behold - now a monthly segment - continues to arm Malaysians with constitutional literacy, and is done in collaboration with The Malaysian Bar and the University of Malaya's Faculty of Law. This month, we discuss what went down during the first four days of the Special Third Parliamentary Proceeding of the 14th Term - focussing especially on the government's surprise announcement that all Emergency Ordinances enacted under the State of Emergency had been revoked, which was then followed by a royal rebuke from His Majesty, the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong, and finally, why we're facing a Constitutional crisis. Helping us break all this down is lawyer New Sin Yew.

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