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Kingsley Jones, Chief Investment Officer, Jevons Global give us a sense of how cyclicals could be a potential beneficiary with the downward pressure on cryptos, and increasing inflationary fears dampening tech stocks.

We get you out of bed, to your first cup of coffee or to your first destination of your day with thought-provoking discussions on ideas, people and events shaping all our lives.

3:50 - How can businesses help encourage more vaccinations?

11:35 - Should companies pay ransomware?

18:56 - International headlines

25:31 - Local headlines

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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 from the hit charts of the 1980s.

Your steady stream of groove-based Neo-soul, House, RnB & Hip-Hop jams for your listening pleasure – accompanied by chilled out beats that have been double-boiled in jazz chords, soulful vocals and rare grooves.

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Jenevieve - Eternal
Bakar - Stop Selling Her Drugs (feat. Dominic Fike)
Benedict Cork & Simon Jefferis - Easy
JGrrey - Half Full
KEYAH/BLU - til bliss
Mac Ayres - Smoke
Bokoya - Remember Me
Milye - Beatbox
Frank Ocean - U-N-I-T-Y [CDQ]
Seafood Sam - Norf Face (feat. Huey Briss)
J Cole, Bas & 6LACK - l e t . g o . m y . h a n d
Isaiah Rashad - Lay Wit Ya (feat. Duke Deuce)
Arlo Parks - Too Good
Skip Marley - Slow Down (Remix) (feat. H.E.R. & Wale)
Stimulator Jones - La Mano
Don Toliver - What You Need
Erika de Casier - Busy
Djosa - Amazone
Poetic Thrust - Salty
Syd B - Get Well Soon
Cyanca - New Phone, Who Dis
Chita - Bring Me Down
Patrick Paige II - Voodoo
Cousin Kula - Bouncing Bill
The Diddys - Intergalactic Love Song
First Beige - Bbl
Da Lata - Jungle Kitten (Radio Edit)
Mystic Merlin - Just Can't Give You Up

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Editor's Note: Apologies for mistaking Frank Ocean's album 'Blond' with his radio show 'Blonded'. 

This round of A Bit of Culture features another in-depth session with the founder of The Mekong Review, Minh Bhui Jones together with our host, Kam Raslan. The Mekong Review is an acclaimed literary magazine that focuses on culture, arts, literature, politics, and society in Asia. Founded in 2015, The Mekong Review has come a long way in providing a fresh perspective to its audiences through emerging regional voices. Minh Bhui Jones shares his experiences and journey in raising this modest publication.

Man City suffer a surprise defeat after going 2-0 up at Brighton. Chelsea got their revenge on Leicester City by claiming 3 valuable points and Liverpool took advantage of Leicester's loss by beating Burnley and moving into 4th. It all boils down to the final round of matches on Sunday. Who out of Chelsea, Liverpool and Leicester will miss out on the Champions League? Tune in for a full preview of the final weekend of the season.

We continue looking into the issue on Orang Asli customary land rights this week, by exploring the role of state governments which hold jurisdiction over land and forest matters. We speak to Bukit Lanjan assemblyperson Elizabeth Wong, who established a task force under the Selangor state government in 2010 to gazette Orang Asli customary land.

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With the potential announcement of another lockdown, we explore how tighter restrictions reminiscent of MCO 1.0 could affect three facets of our life: public health, mental wellbeing, and the economy.

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The uncommon sight of used face masks littering the streets has inspired a team of Australian researchers of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) to find a way to reuse them. Dhanya tells us more.

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Whatsapp is launching a new feature to allow users to navigate through annoying chats, by introducing a way for them to hide and mute chats. We look at the intricacies of how people manage their personal and professional relationships on online spaces with Associate Professor Dr. Anasuya Jegathesan.

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