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Employees who are forced to be physically present at work can now lodge a complaint to the Human Resources Ministry in a new category of the Working For Workers app. We speak to the Deputy Secretary-General of the Ministry of Human Resources about how this initiative can work to curb the Covid-19 pandemic and ensure employee safety.

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One-third of Malaysians have hypertension – that means one in three of us is walking around at risk of a heart attack, stroke or kidney disease. With the condition being a silent disease, how many people could have severe hypertension without knowing it? Dato' Dr Yap Lok Bin, Consultant Cardiologist from Subang Jaya Medical Centre, warns us about the dangers of severe hypertension and how to maintain better control of your blood pressure.

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In 2031, the way we utilize credit scoring could be vastly different than it is today. As Artificial Intelligence and machine learning are adopted across the financial ecosystem, banks and other financial institutions may need to rethink the way they benchmark a person's financial health. Hann Liew, CEO of RinggitPlus, joins us to talk about the decentralization of banking, e-wallets replacing credit cards, and how cryptocurrency could factor into credit scoring within the decade.

We’ve heard these ideological terms and we’ve seen them weaponised by politicians (think Trump labelling the likes of AOC and Bernie Sanders as “communists,” whenever they come up with an economically progressive idea). But what do these terms actually mean? On this episode of ‘Today I Learned,’ Asst Prof Peter Beattie joins us to discuss.

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You’ve probably started seeing a number of people around you getting their COVID-19 vaccines. But as more people get their appointments, the question arises if the vaccination process - from registering for the vaccine to getting the vaccine in your arm - is sufficiently accessible for people with disabilities or people who are differently abled. We speak to Moses Choo, consultant for the National Council For The Blind to find out what the process has been like for people with visual impairments, and what can be done better to ensure that no one is left behind in the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme.

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Wesak Day - also known as “Buddha Day” - falls on the 26th of May this year, and it is the most universally celebrated holiday in Buddhism. The day celebrates the birth, enlightenment and death day of the Buddha, and we get a 101 on this remarkable occasion from JP Thong, who is a Director with the NGO Kechara.

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With some confusion popping up on how the two hour retail time limit will be enforced, domestic trade and consumer affairs minister Alexander Nanta Linggi clarified that MySejahtera will be the main enforcement and tracking tool used. This, as well as random checks and generally self-imposed lockdown restrictions for the public, will hopefully help curb the rising COVID-19 cases.

Employees are now able to lodge complaints against unscrupulous bosses who do not allow them to work from home using a newly launched app, ‘Working For Workers’.

Businesses now need to effectively manage customer service via digital platforms as more customers find convenience in social media over making a phone call or email enquiry. Do you prefer chatting with a bot to speaking to a customer service agent? You may not have a choice soon, apparently.

In conjunction with the Malaysian Insurance and Takaful Brokers Association’s 45th anniversary, we speak with MITBA Chairman Vicky Rajaratnam about the evolving role of brokers during this pandemic, and how they’re slowly emerging from behind the shadows of their industry counterparts - the insurance agents. We also discuss how brokers are helping SMEs expand business protection, via financial insurance and policies that cover business interruptions.