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Living With Covid-19 In The Next Five Years: Early this month, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had said that Covid-19 would become endemic. We discuss with Dr Paul Tambyah, President of the Asia Pacific Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infection on what this means in policy response, and the readiness of any country to treat Covid as endemic.

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Living With Covid-19 In The Next Five Years: Early this month, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had said that Covid-19 would become endemic. We discuss with Dr Paul Tambyah, President of the Asia Pacific Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infection on what this means in policy response, and the readiness of any country to treat Covid as endemic.

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Morgan Stanley doubled its dividend payment, more IPOs on the horizon including high-profile ones from China with Didi and Dingdong, and should growth stock and tech investors are prepared for a significant pullback as tapering concerns rise. The Morning Run gets into all this and more with Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist with the US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management.

Esports Integrated, operating under the purview of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, is an initiative that’s been mandated to help facilitate the growth of the scene here in Malaysia. We speak to its CEO, Ahmed Faris Amir to hear what the journey has been like so far and how they’re planning to help the scene thrive in a sustainable manner.

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Kasper Dolberg stars in Denmark's resounding 4-0 win over Wales. How far can the new tournament dark horses go? Can they emulate the 1992 heroes? The Italians were severly tested by Austria before booking their spot in the quarter final whilst the Czech Republick stunned the Netherlands in Budapest and Belgium knocked out holders, Portugal. Also, a look at the remaining 4 last 16 ties.

In Alexander, The Servant & The Water of Life, Eisner-nominated artist Reimena Yee adapts the 2,000-year-old Alexander Romance into a serialised webcomic. In it, Alexander the Great embarks on a quest for the elusive Water of Life, accompanied by his trusted Servant. The comic uses art and narrative to depict their wondrous adventures, while ruminating on his eventual historic legacy. We review the comic, and discuss where creations like this fit when it comes to “art”.

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Wildlife activists are looking to file a suit against the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) after their officers allegedly shot 20 endangered dusky leaf monkeys in Port Dickson last month. We speak to a lawyer to understand the legalities of the incident.

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With the pandemic and lockdowns stretching on, many people are going hungry. We look at food insecurity among low-income households by first getting an understanding of what it means, and what needs to be done to address it. Then, we’ll look at how the lack of food impacts communities. Finally, we hear from a food bank about the work they’ve been doing the past year.

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In this past year, we have heard a lot about clinical trials and how important they are in the development of COVID-19 vaccines. Conducting research of drugs and vaccines on people is a key aspect of ensuring they are safe and effective, and has to be guided by ethical principles to ensure that people are not harmed or exploited in the course of the research. We find out more from Assoc Prof Dr Julia Patrick Engkasan, coordinator of the Master of Health Research Ethics Programme, University of Malaya, and Dr Alex Phang from the Medical Research Ethics Committee at University Malaya Medical Centre.

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Artificial intelligence, big data, and machine learning, these are some of the tools used by those in the field of Digital Health in the ongoing battle against Covid-19. Sim Wie Boon speaks to Professor Patrice François Boursier, the Professor and Programme Director for the Masters Course in Health Informatics and Analytics at International Medical University, who explains how digital health is helping us fight the pandemic.

For more information, visit www.imu.edu.my/mhia