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It’s been more than a year since COVID-19 has upended our lives, especially the lives of our healthcare frontliners regardless of whether they are directly involved in treating COVID-19 patients or not. We speak to one of our healthcare workers, Dr Tharshana Thenakaran, a medical officer from Melaka Hospital, to find out what happens behind the scenes at the hospital, what it’s like to care for kids and babies who have contracted COVID-19, and how every little action can help to reduce the burden on our frontliners.

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With the extended FMCO, players in the F&B scene are having to pivot more than ever just to survive on a day-to-day basis. Some have adopted different ways of selling their products, while others have created new revenue streams to stay afloat until restrictions ease up.

A regional human resource consultant reveals that an ugly side is unfolding with growing discontent and rumblings about working from home (WFH) where the fine lines of virtual abuse and work-life balance are being compromised.

If you’ve ever felt like your job may be harming your mental health, here’s what you should do.

Fraud. Embezzlement. Financial manipulation. It may not be a gruesome crime scene, but a crime scene it still is, and expertise we will need. This is where forensic accountants come in. We discuss their role in the business world, in unearthing, investigating and preventing white-collar crimes, and how they enhance an organisation’s internal controls.

Due to the pandemic, many small businesses had to adapt to focus more on selling online. With E-commerce being fast-paced in nature, old methods of doing business online have slowly become outdated. We speak to Chan Kee Siak, the Founder & CEO of Exabytes Network, on tackling this issue alongside with creating a seamless shopping experience for customers online and how he navigates through it.

Othniel Ting speaks to Professor Deborah Hall, Head of Psychology, School of Social Sciences from Heriot-Watt University Malaysia, about the university's Start Smart programme, intended to help parents and students prepare for tertiary education and beyond. Discussed are the aims of the programme, how it is structured, who the coaches are, and who can apply.

Beginning Wednesday (June 16th), employees in key economic sectors, such as manufacturing, agriculture, plantations and retail, will be given priority access to Covid-19 vaccines under a public-private partnership known as PIKAS. The Morning Run speaks with Dato' Sri Norazman Ayob, a Deputy Secretary General at MITI, for the targets, timeline, costs, and logistics of this programme.

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Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced that the government is drafting a National Recovery Plan, to help the company out of the rut created by the Covid-19 pandemic. But what kind of measures should be in this exit plan? We speak to Tricia Yeoh, CEO of the Institute of Democracy and Economic Affairs, to find out.

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A recent spate of deaths in police custody has made headlines over the past two months and raised concerns over why this keeps happening. Furthermore, custodial deaths appear to be an issue disproportionately affecting the Indian community- so we speak to Klang MP YB Charles Santiago and former SUHAKAM commissioner Prof Datuk Dr Denison Jayasooria, to try and unpack the reasons behind this.

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