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Dato’ Sri Anwar Ibrahim’s government announced further progress towards abolishing the mandatory death penalty. Minister of Law and Institutional Reform Datuk Seri Azalina Othman said that the government would table a series of bills related to amending the law in the coming February parliamentary sitting. What is the significance of abolishing the mandatory death penalty and what kind of implications will this have for the legal system? For insights we speak to Goh Cia Yee, a criminal lawyer.

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2022 has been the year of the King US dollar, with the greenback surging to a fresh two decade high in September. Recently, currency markets reacted with surprise to the Bank Of Japan taking a slightly hawkish tone and tightening policy, causing the yen to soar to a four month high against the dollar. How will currencies in APAC perform in 2023 and what are the risks involved? For answers, we speak to Lloyd Chan, Senior Economist, Oxford Economics.

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Peter Lim, Chief Research Officer, Trident Analytics shares his thoughts on how markets will perform in 2023 after a challenging and volatile year for markets in 2022.

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This week, we pay tribute to Ska legend Terry Hall - best known as the frontman of UK band The Specials - who passed away from pancreatic cancer at the age of 63. We sift through his discography telling you some of the stories behind his essential tracks ranging from his time in The Specials as well as his solo/side projects.

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The Specials - Ghost Town

The Specials - Do Nothing

The Specials - Friday Night, Saturday Morning

The Specials - Blam Blam Fever.

The Specials - The Life and Times (Of a Man Called Depression)

The Specials - Gangsters

Fun Boy Three - Our Lips Are Sealed

The Colourfield - Thinking of You

The Specials - Too Much Too Young

Terry Hall - Sense

The Specials - Message To You Rudy

Former health minister Khairy Jamaluddin has said that starting 2025, it would be made compulsory for government buildings and public facilities to install automated external defibrillators (AED) at their premises. Early stages of this project involve installing AEDs nationwide, alongside existing CPR training. We find out more with a first aid instructor.

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大众银行最大股东兼创办人，丹斯里郑鸿标日前与世长辞，不但震惊市场，也让这家银行的未来走向受到瞩目。作为马股重量级股项，他的离世可能掀起的重大股权变动备受瞩目。这家市值达约850亿令吉的银行，到底下一步怎么走，今天我们将重点关注大众银行的过去与未来。

你对金钱的认知、个人财商决定你财富创造能力的高度。到底高财商体现在什么样的金钱观上？来到年终，好好回顾过去一年自己人生轴及金钱轴的发展，找出改变及突破的关键！听听财商教育导师在节目中畅谈如何投资自己、提高人生分数，将花钱的艺术发挥得淋漓尽致！

印尼与中国合作兴建的印尼高速铁路，又称雅万高铁，在18日进行测试时，工程列车突然发生翻覆脱轨，导致2死4伤的惨剧。目前印尼政府已经下令暂时停工。这次意外为这个中国一带一路在东南亚的标志性工程，在原本的众多争议中再添一个负面消息，也让印尼人民和议员更加质疑当初与中国合作的决定。雅万高铁能否成为大马高铁计划的前车之鉴？或许我们可以从印尼的经历来让我们少走一些弯路。 

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『2022 马来西亚劳工法（修正）法案』生效日期：2023 年 1 月 1 日，企业有哪些需要关注的修编内容？在后疫情时代，「新常态」已然成为老掉牙的话题时，企业是否彻底准备就绪，成为了劳工权益升级的关键。

本期节目，就让企业老板和资深律师，共同解读劳工法的修正案。

As the year wraps up, we take stock of how 2022 has impacted your financial goals. Stephen Yong of Wealth Vantage Advisory talks about his year end financial checklists, how the various global events would have impacted our finances and the lessons to learn from it.

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