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The floods on the east coast have become a regular fixture during monsoon season, but this year is shaping up to be one of the worst in recent record for some areas. How are relief and rescue efforts being coordinated between government authorities and civil society, and what kind of help is most needed from those on the ground? For more insights, we speak to Amran Mahzan, Executive Director of MATCH Foundation.

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From early 2020, a surge in global demand for PCs and logistics disruptions created the perfect storm for semiconductor shortages. This pushed lead times to reach a new high of around 20 weeks in April last year. The chip shortage situation has brought attention to the outsized role played by Asia in semiconductor manufacturing. But with recession headwinds impacting the global economy and US Chip Act restricting exports to China, will the boom last for Asia Pacific’s semiconductor industry? For insights, we speak to Alex Holmes, Senior Economist, Oxford Economics.

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The Bank of Japan caught markets off guard by tweaking its yield curve control policy. This allows the yield on the 10-year JGB to move 50 basis points either side of its 0% target. This caused the Yen to appreciate by 4% against the US Dollar. Song Seng Wun, Economist, at CIMB Private Banking tells us the implications of this.

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International football is set to go on after a climatic Qatar World Cup, with what's billed as the "ASEAN World Cup" - the 14th edition of the recently rebranded AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup set to run tonight all through mid-January. With Malaysia kick-starting their campaign v Myanmar - the narrative heading into the tournament was disheartening to say the least. With it not being in the FIFA footballing calendar, national stalwarts either weren't allowed to link up with the squad or rejected call-ups due to personal reasons. This resulted in head-coach Kim Pang-gon choosing an exciting but left-field 23-man squad with the likes of naturalized/heritage players such as David Rowley, Lee Tuck, Sergio Aguero alongside fresh young local faces like KL City ace Haqimi Rosli raring to make their major tournament debut. How deep a run can KPG bring this team especially with the likes of Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia all traditional heavyweights? This episode, we preview the tournament & dissect the Malaysian selection.

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Robert Eggers' The Northman made a number of headlines when it came out earlier this year: for its dedication to realism and detail, on-screen violence, and the promise of a retelling of Hamlet, set in the Viking period, and influenced by Norse mythology. We explore whether it lived up to the hype, and whether it fares as well on the small screen as it would have in a theatre. 

People on Twitter share what they've done for their mental health, during their darkest moments. We look into it.

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Today is the second and last day of the special parliamentary sitting, the MPs passed the mini budget, and discussed a wide range of topics including good behaviour in parliament, the creation of 50,000 contract jobs for young people as well as casual attire dress codes. There was also a moment of Shakespearean prose.

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Twitter的新老板马斯克居然在推特上发起了投票，询问用户 “我是否该放下 Twitter CEO的职务？” 如今投票结果出炉，有超过1750万名网友投票，其中将近60%的人要求放过推特请他走人。 在进行投票前，Musk 也曾发推表示：“从今往后（Twitter）在修改重大政策前都会投票，而且他也说将会遵守这次民意调查的结果。

According to a global study by Adobe, more than 165 million new creators joined the Creator Economy in the last two years. In this Year in Review Special on Resource Centre, Simon Dale from Adobe Southeast Asia & Korea talks to us about who these new creators are, what they do, as well as the feasibility of content creation-related businesses in the years to come.

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