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为学习．为升学．为成年！新常态下的青春，应付新常态的大型公共考试；面对新常态的升学环境；听过新常态的骊歌奏起，除了距离还剩什么？或许，你会感觉不安、躁动、惶恐，在面对迷惘和未知的时刻，却没有小伙伴和师长相伴在侧…… 不过，如今点开电脑、抡起手机，Dino 学长在『为成年』一样能陪着你走过人生青涩的里程碑。集结大马教育文凭（SPM）课程辅导内容、升学与高等教育学府相关资讯、软实力增值活动的自媒体平台，在中学生群体如何扮演亲切的伙伴角色？徒留象牙塔在身后的高中毕业生来来往往，长久联系如何经营？同为媒体人的前电台广播主持人与广告导演，又该如何在教学资讯中自处？为成年，本期节目有 Dino 学长和 CK 陪您一起聊学习、谈升学。

With travel being the first to close and last to reopen and with the advent of technologies such as Zoom, when will we see business travel recover? We speak to Bertrand Saillet, Managing Director of FCM Asia, on how travel management companies have been coping and their future prospects.

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The Finance Ministry is placing Lembaga Tabung Haji, the pilgrim’s fund under the purview of Bank Negara Malaysia, saying it’s on an interim solution. Some political representatives are questioning this move. Dr. Nungsari Ahmad Radhi, Economist discusses the merits and how best to oversee LTH going forward.

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From coffee to soybeans, and wheat to sugar, soft commodities around the world have seen sharp increases and that’s reflected in food prices at the market and grocery stores. The Morning Run speaks to commodities consultant Judith Ganes for reasons behind the rising prices and their implications.

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Stellar earnings reports have rolled in for US big tech names Apple, Alphabet, and Microsoft- but the market remained unimpressed. We speak to Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst, OANDA about why this has been the case, as well as the battering we're seeing in Chinese education and tech.

The Morning Run also asks Jeffrey about the latest surge in Bitcoin prices and his views on cryptocurrency.

The Tokyo Olympics is in full swing, amidst protests with local public perception still very much against the Games. However, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshide Suga insists that the Olympics will serve as “proof that humanity has defeated the coronavirus” while IOC Chief Thomas Bach reiterates that the Olympics pose “zero” risk to the public. Is the choice to let the games go ahead an absurd decision or a show of sheer determination during these dark times?

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For this month’s book club, we go on a literary journey both real and existential with Tania De Rozario’s genre-defying book inspired by both the multiverse theory and Pick Your Own Path novels. It broadly tells the story of a person facing the end of a relationship, while also contending with larger events happening around them - and each time the reader makes a choice, the story splits and takes you on a different path. We discuss the book both in terms of its format as well as its larger narratives. In Footnotes, we close things off by talking about break-ups in books, and why they make for such compelling reading

It’s been 20 years since Elle Woods sashayed onto our screens and stole our hearts with her brains, beauty, and unapologetic pinkness! Featuring one of Reese Witherspoon’s most iconic roles, the film tells the story of a sorority girl who enrolls in law school as an attempt to win back her ex-boyfriend, but in the process ends up smashing stereotypes and triumphing as a successful lawyer. We throw back to this comedy classic and discuss its perfect balance of froth and substance.

Stepping up from the Internet we know today, developers are in the works to build the 'Metaverse', a richer online space for a more connected virtual world. We look at what that is, and its potential to be the new avenue of communication online.

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Activist Heidy Quah was charged today for her Facebook post that was made last year, which highlighted conditions at immigration centres. Many netizens have since criticised the charge on the basis that it silences activists. We first look into the details of the case with Amnesty Malaysia. Then, we discuss the culture of whistleblowing in Malaysia. Finally, we look into laws on the protection of whistleblowers.

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