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This week we watched videos of thousands of Covid-19 positive individuals queuing up to get assessed at Stadium Melawati and the Bandar Mahkota Cheras CACs (Covid-19 Assessment Centres). Dr Ahmad Munawwar Helmi Salim, Covid-19 Task Coordinator, at Imaret (Islamic Medical Association of Malaysia Response and Relief Team) discusses improvements to reduce the burden on CACs and the healthcare system.

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In March this year, former Permodalan Nasional CEO Jalil Rasheed was appointed the new CEO of Berjaya Corp, marking the first time the post is held by someone who is not from the Tan family as the company looks to transform BCorp.

What will this transformation entail and will Jalil succeed? Khoo Hsu Chuang dives into the details of this massive restructuring to find out.

In a Bursa announcement dated 16 July it was clarified that the Board of Directors of Berjaya Corporation Berhad were not aware of and have not deliberated on plans to either privatize Berjaya Land, sell Berjaya Sports Toto or set up a Hospitality Reit. Discussions on these matters are the personal ideas and strategies of the Chief Executive Officer, En. Abdul Jalil bin Abdul Rasheed.

Consumer behavior changed as Covid-19 ravaged economies across the world. Sheila Shanmugam, Managing Director of m/SIX under GroupM Malaysia discusses consumption habits, advertising spending trends and how advertisers are cutting through the noise in Malaysia.

After nearly 20 years, the exit of US troops from Afghanistan is underway, scheduled to be completed by the end of August. While this is a move long in the making, questions remain over whether a lack of US forces will once again allow for the Taliban to seize control of the country, and if Afghanistan's economy can survive the removal of military spending. We speak to Michael Kugelman, Deputy Director of the Wilson Centre for some insight.

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Earnings season has kicked off in the US with some of its biggest banks leading the way. We ask Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst from OANDA why the market seems unmoved by the stellar earnings reported by JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs, as well as whether the Chinese central bank is preparing for a possible downturn in the near future.

近年来，加密货币成为了市场宠儿，各大加密货币的市值不断攀升。但，近期随着中国政府打压、马斯克发文不看好等因素，加密货币从4月份最高点猛挫，以比特币为例，4月份的最高点为6万美元一枚，而7月份每一枚却只值3万美元。

加密货币的口碑非常两极，巴菲特的伙伴查理芒格就说比特币是垃圾，但另一边厢，方舟投资首席执行官Catherine Wood却认为它将能够改变世界。加密货币到底是什么？本期节目邀请到获得Security Commission认证的大马加密货币交易平台Luno的营销策略部门负责人Scarlett来跟我们对话。必须提醒的是，本期节目不含买卖建议，投资人在投资前请做好风险管控。

In the last episode of this series - we head out to the waters with Malaysian sailor Khairulnizam Affendy. Two-time Asian Games silver medalist and two-time Olympian, Khairulnizam is set to make his third Olympic appearance in Tokyo. This year will be a memorable one for Malaysia - being represented by four sailors in Tokyo, the biggest ever representation in Olympics sailing. Khairulnizam speaks to us from his training base in Langkawi.

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In his debut novel Tinhead City, KL, Malaysian writer Stuart Danker sets a cyberpunk thriller in a futuristic Kuala Lumpur with cyborg police officers and an authoritarian corporate government. We speak with Stuart about coming up with this world, and the process of writing a “Malaysian story”. We wrap up the show with a review of Tinhead City, KL.

What if your life wasn't your life? What if instead, everything around you, every moment, was engineered to evoke reactions, to create a story - one that was then broadcast around the world? This is the premise of Peter Weir's The Truman Show, which starred Jim Carrey in one of his first dramatic turns. 23 years on, we talk about the movie's larger impact, and what it has to say about our fascination with watching people, and reality television.

Recent headlines have indicated troubles in the management of Covid-19 in our country, as the number of cases continues to surge. We talk to experts about what needs to done differently, by first discussing reports that over 200 workers at a vaccination centre have tested positive. Next, we talk about the crowds of patients at Covid-19 Assessment Centres, and why this needs to be prevented. And finally, we discuss the severe shortage of resources at Klang Valley hospitals.

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