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WOBB, the leading job platform for professional junior to mid-level talent will rebrand to Hiredly - becoming a unique hybrid recruitment platform, having a new visual identity, a completely overhauled brand new website for a better job discovery experience, new recruitment automation solutions, and that junior to mid-level talent can now get headhunted, among other highlights.

While the government has secured enough vaccines from overseas to cover over 100% of our population, efforts are ongoing to develop a Malaysian-made Covid-19 vaccine. The Institute for Medical Research says the project means a lot to Malaysia because it goes beyond the war against Covid-19.

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Aaron Lee, solutions partner at Leaderonomics speaks to us about the concept of the monkey mind - the part of the mind that’s restless and overactive; he explains how it works, how to train it as a “focus muscle”, and how that benefits people in both the workplace and in life.

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Businesses are struggling with the various forms of movement control that’s happened and the devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on their industries. Many companies have folded up and many continue to struggle. Some entrepreneurs even wonder when it will all end. At a time like this, what you focus on can be the determining factor whether your business will survive and thrive or fold.

Jeevan Sahadevan, Founder of Leveragelab steps in to help entrepreneurs smash through barriers and change their direction and velocity by changing their priorities.

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The grassroots-led white flag movement is creating waves over social media, with communities offering help in kind to people in distress during the pandemic. However the politicization of the movement by figures on both sides of the divide has sparked public backlash. We discuss the impact of social media movements and efforts to lead political change from the ground up with strategic communications consultant and commentator Nathaniel Tan. He also heads Projek Wawasan Rakyat (POWR) and is part of Projek #BangsaMalaysia.

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The government launched the new National Fourth Industrial Revolution Policy on Thursday 1 July and it aims to leverage on developing technologies and global digitisation to propel Malaysia towards becoming a high income nation. Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed, the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Economy) explains the importance of the policy and how it will benefit all Malaysians.

With an EMCO imposed in Selangor and parts of KL, will this have an impact on the Malaysian economy since both contribute disproportionately to the GDP? Abdul Mui’zz Morhalim, Economist at MIDF Research gives us his views and if Bank Negara will cut the OPR at the next MPC.

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While Selangor and parts of Kuala Lumpur have been placed under enhanced lockdown, five other states have been given the green light to progress to Phase 2 of the National Recovery Plan. How much leeway do states have to determine their own strategies to tackle the pandemic? We discuss the need for data-driven policymaking with Tricia Yeoh of IDEAS.

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Australia was among the first countries to establish diplomatic ties with the then-Federation of Malaya when it gained independence in 1957. Six decades later, Australia is among Malaysia's top ten largest trading partners. Lyn Mak speaks to the outgoing Australian High Commissioner to Malaysia, H.E. Andrew Golędzinowski to reflect on the bilateral relationship between Malaysia and Australia in this new age, and a look back on his term here.

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Malaysia has been downgraded to Tier 3 in the US State Department’s annual Trafficking in Persons Report, indicating a failure to comply with minimum standards to combat the crime. One of the issues highlighted in the report is the lack of a victim-centric approach in the government’s response. We discuss the gaps in addressing the needs of trafficking victims with Dr. Hartini Zainuddin of Yayasan Chow Kit.

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