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The Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Content Forum, also known as the Content Forum, is embarking on a revamp exercise of the nearly two-decades-old Content Code set up in 2004. What are the challenges of content regulation in an age where access to information online is unfettered and content creation reigns supreme? We discuss the nuts and bolts of the self-regulatory model in Malaysia as well as the policy gaps that need to be filled with newly appointed Executive Director Mediha Mahmood.

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Professor Michael Driscoll, Vice Chancellor and President of Taylor's University, shares Taylor's University's success in the QS World University Rankings 2022, and his thoughts on why Taylor's University has managed to achieve such heights despite the challenges posed by the pandemic.

Business and consumer organizations have come together to call for a blanket loan moratorium, in order to help those hard-hit by successive lockdowns. Already, many businesses- particularly SMEs are struggling, so we speak to Datuk Wira Ameer Ali Mydin, Vice President of the Malaysia Retail Association to find out what more needs to be done in order for affected businesses to survive.

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With over 700 German companies in Malaysia, we remain Germany's largest trading partner in ASEAN. However, Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia are not far behind in this FDI race. Daniel Bernbeck, CEO of the Malaysian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry tells us what we need to stay ahead of the game whilst discussing the state of vocational training in our country.

Dr. Tharani Loganathan, Public Health Specialist at University Malaya discusses the conditions in which undocumented migrants are being detained in Malaysia, and in light of this, the most effective way to encourage them to come forward and be vaccinated.

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Dr Adrian Ang, a Research Fellow and US expert at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore discusses the outcomes of Joe Biden’s first G7 meeting, its approach and attitude toward China, and discussions with the UK regarding Northern Ireland and honouring the Good Friday agreement in which the US had facilitated.

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FOMC expectations, China's industrial production and retail sales, Singapore's exports, the Thai Baht and Ringgit strengthening, and the MCO impact on Malaysia's labour markets. The Morning Run gets into all this and more with UBP's senior economist Carlos Casanova.

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This week, Patrick Teoh takes you on another foot stomping, hand clapping ride down memory lane as he blows dust off his vinyl collection to bring you a selection of the best from the hit charts of the 1970s.