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The AstraZeneca vaccine will be available on a voluntary first come, first served basis in Selangor and KL. We look into how this move will work, and how it will potentially impact our vaccine rollout.

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What’s the biggest advantage we have in our fight against the COVID-19 pandemic? The obvious answer may be vaccines, but in fact, data is the best weapon we have. But collecting data alone is not enough – how do we make sense of it, and how do we use it to respond more effectively to the outbreak? Dr Dhesi Baha Raja and Michelle Chan from AINQA Health shed light on how data science and artificial intelligence can be harnessed, not only to fight the current pandemic, but to predict future outbreaks.

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In September 2020, two law students, Davina Devarajan and Arissa Jemaima Ikram Ismail, decided to start an initiative -- Women For Refugees -- to empower illiterate migrant and refugee women to integrate into local communities. Now, they have about 20 volunteers, providing weekly two-hour literacy classes in English and Malay, in a rundown two-story block that houses over 50 families. Women for Refugees isn’t the first group in the country to offer literacy courses for refugees in Malaysia, but what makes them unique is their decision to focus specifically on women. On this episode of Good Things, we catch up with the co-founders of Women For Refugees, Davina Devarajan and Arissa Jemaima.

While some of us are ready to race for the COVID-19 vaccines as soon as we get our appointment, there are others who are anxious about what the process will be like, and many more who are generally hesitant about getting the COVID-19 vaccine. We take a look at what exactly happens at a major vaccination centre, and why it’s important for us to register for the COVID-19 vaccine and stick to our appointments.

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Google’s entire web presence in Argentina was last week briefly redirected to the website of a 30-year-old designer who bought the company’s domain name for just £2

The interest in live audio emerged in the middle of a pandemic that trapped people at home and shut down traditional networking and large events, like conferences. But that doesn’t mean there’s no future for the format when the world opens back up.

Delivery platforms continue to have an optimistic outlook this year despite relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions at food and beverages outlets, driven by the seemingly permanent shift in consumer habits.

Oppo's Smart 5G solves signal coverage, network speed, power consumption, and other challenges of previous 5G generations. 

But how else does 5G affect the issues of the previous network generations, and do we need a whole new infrastructure?

Matt Armitage with another of his quirky yet insightful technology topics.

Lina Tan started a production house in 1999, namely Red  Comm. The company has a diverse production slate ranging from documentaries, branded content, commercials, long and short form series to feature films. Tan has won many awards for her TV commercials and programs. In 2004, Tan formed a subsidiary company called Red Films, under which she produced the hit movie Gol & Gincu. We speak to her on her journey in film-making, how much the landscape of media has changed and how more women can be involved in this industry.