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Founded in 2013, Sustenir was armed with $15 million in Series A funding from Grok ventures and Temasek Holding to tap into the growing vertical farming industry. That said, while Sustenir is now in 3 markets, how far can this business grow considering that it seems like a nice to have, instead of a growing necessity? Roshan Kanesan speaks to Benjamin Swan, CEO, and Co-Founder of Sustenir Agriculture, to find out.

Marhalim Abbas, defence writer discusses the government’s response to China sending 16 military aircrafts toward Malaysia, and how else could we stand up against the superpower.

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Countries around the world are scrambling to get their populations inoculated against the Covid-19 virus. But many less economically developed countries are still struggling with their rollouts, and are reliant on the Covax facility, run by the World Health Organisation. We speak to Benjamin Cowling, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology from the University of Hong Kong for an update on the collective effort to vaccinate the world.

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Fed tapering, US and Taiwan manufacturing, India and China GDPs, and Malaysia's economic outlook; the Morning Run gets into all this with Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics & Strategy with Mizuho Bank.

The Ministry of Communications and Multimedia announced a fund of up to RM 6 million from the Digital Music Content Fund (DKD Muzik) allocated under the Malaysian Creative Industry Stimulus Package (Prisma) launched in February this year. This is to help aid fellow musicians and artists to churn out content under the “Hiburan Dari Rumah” program. The industry needs all the help it could get but the question boils down to - is it really enough? Frontman of the band Toko Kilat Edwin Raj joins us to share his thoughts on the news.

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By The Way is a rapid-fire segment that gives you a snapshot of developing stories in the music world. This week, the mud-slinging between Roger Waters and his ex-band Pink Floyd continues, as they fought over liner notes that were supposed to be included in the remastered release of 1977's Animals. Pink Floyd won the battle, but not with Waters having his own say on the issue. American rap star J. Cole completed his short-lived basketball dream with the Rwanda Patriots Basketball Club with five points, three assists and five rebounds. Ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newstead has denied rumors linking him with the vacant spot in Megadeth, after the metal band expelled their long-term bassist, David Ellefson. Lastly, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is coming back in 2022 for its first edition since 2019. The lineup has yet to be announced but the festival will run on the weekends of April 15th - 17th and 22nd - 24th.

With Malaysia being the first Asian country to officially debut The BTS Meal on May 26, local K-Pop fans went out queuing in numbers for what many (non-kpop consumers) might see as a 'normal' Mcdonalds meal. What drives this unique and endearing relationship between their fans and artists? BTS stan Julian Yap joins us this week.

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On this week's show, we have Syed Muhammad Adam Syed Zainal Abidin, the part-owner and head of business development at Pasta Panas, a fast casual restaurant from Subang Jaya that has seen rapid growth over the pandemic. With classics like carbonara and aglio alio, and inventive flavours like spicy shoyu and salted egg, they've managed to blend comfort and creativity into an affordable pasta place for all, heating up the restaurant scene across Klang Valley.

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In this week's show, we talk about the newly launched BMW 5 and 6-series, and a US$28 million Rolls Royce's 'Boat Tail' - a coachbuilt Roller for 1 of 3 of Rolls Royce's 'most important clients'. In Part 2, Ariff Roose discusses his thoughts and experiences on the all-new, electrifying Porsche Taycan, as it arrives in Malaysia, while in Part 3, Daniel tries convince us that buying a used 1980s 6.8-litre V8 Rolls Royce Silver Spur is absolutely worth it.

The One Where They Get Back Together... Friends: The Reunion is the on-screen manifestation of something fans have been asking for years: give us more of Monica, Ross, Rachel, Chandler, Phoebe and Joey. This special reunites the gang after 17 years, to reminisce and talk about their experiences making one of the most successful shows of all time. We discuss whether this reunion is everything we'd hoped for and what it feels like to go back to Central Perk.