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Malaysian companies need to adhere to stricter climate-friendly requirements from international clients that have already endorsed net-zero emission targets, according to the United Nations Global Compact Network Malaysia and Brunei (UNGCMYB).

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Local start-up company Kabel is reaching out to forward thinking companies and job seeking Malaysians to join its 1-1-1 Movement that is on a mission to create 5,000 jobs for 5,000 Malaysians by Merdeka Day 2021.

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Graduates are remaining increasingly unemployed, but according to experts this is less to do with a lack of qualification or skill than it is a lack of available high-skilled jobs.

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AVANA is a social commerce platform that helps business owners sell online. They have helped over 100,000 businesses optimize their brands and automate their business capabilities online. Dough Little meanwhile is an arts and crafts business offering handcrafted natural play dough that tastes safe for children. Soh Yien Yee, COO and Co-Founder of AVANA and Dr Wong Mei Mei, Founder of Dough Little talk to us about starting their business, the challenges they face and their upcoming plans.

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For this month’s Property Legal Clinic Sim Wie Boon speaks to Ainal Marlinda, Partner, at Zul Rafique & Partners who answers listeners’ questions, from buying auction property, and dealing with defaulters and having a “bilik mayat” in your residence.

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The Yang di-Pertuan Agong has said he is deeply disappointed with how the government acted. What are the political ramifications of this? The Morning Run speaks to Dr. Hamidin Abd Hamid, Research Fellow with the Ilham Centre, about this, as well as the biggest winners and losers, the growing UMNO tussle between Dato Seri Ismail Sabri and Dato Seri Zahid Hamidi, and where Dato Seri Anwar stands.

Recap: Yang di-Pertuan Agong is disappointed that the Cabinet had decided to revoke the Emergency Ordinances promulgated during the state of emergency without receiving his consent, but the Prime Minister's Office says that "all actions taken were orderly and in line with the requirements of the law and the Federal Constitution".

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Yesterday's parliamentary sitting was marked by shocking announcements from the Palace, as well as sudden postponements and claims of Covid-19 cases amongst parliament staff. As we try to make sense of the constitutional crisis the country is now facing, we speak to YB Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, PKR’s Organising Secretary, and Setiawangsa MP for an on-the-ground view of yesterday's proceedings in the Dewan Rakyat.

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Every year, thousands fall into the hands of human traffickers, and are placed in positions of forced labour, exploitation, or worse. In order to bring the spotlight onto this issue, the UN has designated the 30th of July every year as World Day Against Trafficking In Persons- so in conjunction with that, we speak with Jerald Joseph, Commissioner of SUHAKAM and Liva Sreedharan, Labour Rights Consultant, to find out about the situation as it stands, here in Malaysia.

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As companies and governments around the world begin mandating employees and contractors to be vaccinated, the Malaysian government has not yet made the vaccination mandatory, although there are discussions to do so. So questions remain whether employers can make vaccinations mandatory and what happens if employees refuse to be vaccinated? We ask Vijayan Venugopal, Employment & Administrative Lawyer at Shearn Delamore & Co to help us clear the air on this issue.

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Indonesia has the highest number of Covid-19 cases in Asia, already charting 3.3 million cases and close to 89,000 deaths. The government has been under fire for not acting fast enough. Media Wahyudi Askar, Researcher at Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF) analyses.

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