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Recently, local fintech company Blue Duck Tech Sdn. Bhd. officially launched its very own fully digital tenancy operating system for businesses, T+. The solution was introduced at the end of a tumultuous year for Malaysia economically, as it aims to revolutionise tenancy operations in the real estate industry. T+ looks to shift the entire backend process of tenancy management to a digital format, making for a more affordable, streamlined routine with far more efficient means of managing tenants.

Whether single, married, if you have dependents you need a financial plan to not just provide, but protect them. Today on the show, Roshan Kanesan gets into the basics of family financial planning with a focus on debt, insurance, and the importance of estate planning.

He speaks with Nirmala Supramaniam, Head of Financial Education Department at the Credit Counselling and Debt Management Agency (AKPK), and Fateen Rosli, Licensed Financial Planner with Wealth Vantage Advisory.

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With Astro appointed as the official distributor of DIsney+ Hotstar in Malaysia, will this benefit Astro in the long term? We ask Pritika Modhgil, Equity Research Associate from Kenanga Investment Bank, about this and also for her top picks in the media sector.

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How much more upside for Bursa listed Censof? The financial software solutions provider caught the attention of investors a month ago when Microsoft announced that Censof would be one of its partners in their $1 billion data centre investment in Malaysia. The stock jumped 26% when the initiative was announced, and jumped again following their Q4 earnings reports.

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Dr. Kelvin Yii, Member of Parliament for Kuching discusses Sarawak’s motivation and request to procure its own vaccines to help accelerate the immunisation program, and the resources the state has to do its own rollout. We also discuss if the vaccination purchase is being politicised.

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In just two months, Thailand recorded a 100x more cases per day to about 2,000 on 18 May from 20 on 1st April. Charnon Boonnuch, South East Asia Economist at Nomura discusses the impact of this new wave on the country's economic outlook.

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In its report "Enhancing Government Effectiveness and Transparency: The Fight Against Corruption”, the World Bank Group highlights Malaysia’s success in dealing with corruption as well as its failings. Rajni Bajpai, Lead Public Sector Specialist, at World Bank Group compares anti-corruption efforts across the world and much-needed reforms in Malaysia.

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Is economic recovery from the pandemic by end 2021 too optimistic and how will oil prices affect global inflation? On world market watch today, we ask Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics & Strategy at Mizuho Bank these questions and more.

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.

2:36 - How do we reshape education going forward?

10:58 - Are you excited about advances in space exploration?

18:17 - International headlines

25:15 - Local headlines

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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, Paul McCartney announced a six-part series with Hulu titled McCartney 3,2,1 that features an in-depth conversation between Paul McCartney and famed producer Rick Rubin. English electronic punk band The Prodigy is back in the studios to record a new album that will feature Keith Flint’s vocals and co-writing before his death, their first since the passing of the iconic frontman. The Bob Dylan Museum will open in 2022 which will include a collection of his archives and 100,000 exclusive artifacts spanning 60 years of Bob Dylan’s career. Lastly, the 65th Eurovision Song Contest is confirmed, it will take place from the 18th of May to the 22nd of May 2021, and will be held in Rotterdam, Netherlands.