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What does it take to build a successful online learning platform? One that engages, allows for learning at your own pace, and encourages better communication between parents, teachers and the students themselves? And how do you do this in 6 days, under lockdown, and then enrol 25,000 students within a year? Aery Goh, Founder and CEO of end-to-end online tuition hub Translife Education gives us lessons on staying lean, understanding your customer, and how to get a startup running in under a week.

The Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated pressures for those working in the media industry, both from a business survival standpoint and also in terms of the press freedom environment which has seen a global decline according to Reporters Without Borders.

We chat with Independent journalist Norman Goh, host of podcast Bicara Minggu Ini on his reflections on freelance journalism and the state of media freedom in Malaysia.

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Until MCO 3.0 was imposed, the auto sector was enjoying a healthy recovery. Now it seems unclear.

Liaw Thong Jung, Analyst at Maybank Kim Eng Research, discusses what's at stake.

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Datuk Wira Ameer Ali Mydin from, Malaysia Retail Association discusses why the lack of consultation and inaccurate data will hamper the good intentions set out with HIDE.

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While the Covid-19 pandemic is first and foremost a health crisis, the resulting effects have devastated the global economy and students' education for the years to come. But education was already due for a reckoning before the pandemic hit- was this just accelerating the inevitable? We speak to computer scientist and educational theorist Professor Sugata Mitra on the Breakfast Grille to discuss the short-term and long-term prospects of our global education system.

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Jennifer Ong from HAPA explains the issues and logic behind why the current restaurant closures leaves a lot more to be desired and the implications this will have to the industry in terms of business and job losses.

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The domestic clamour for the Tokyo Olympics to be cancelled is growing louder, as Japan extends its third state of emergency until the end of May. With the Games around 10 weeks away, can the government bring the rising case numbers under control and speed up the vaccine roll-out in order to hold the event safely? We ask Tokyo-based journalist William Pesek for his thoughts.

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Malaysia's key industries, including plantations, timber and manufacturing, are caught in a conundrum, as a govt freeze on foreign workers curtail their fortunes, as calls for the freeze to be lifted gain momentum.

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Regional - including Australian - banks are a key sector pick for Jevons Global, as vaccinations gather steam and economies reflate, according to its Chief Investment Officer, Kingsley Jones.

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.

3:58 - Are you excited or apprehensive about the potential of A.I. technology?

10:02 - How can philanthropists or celebrities prevent scammers from taking advantage of their reputation?

16:47 - International Headlines

23:09 - Local Headlines

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