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The recent Merdeka Center survey results showed Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s approval rating at a steady 67 percent. We speak straight to the source, Merdeka Centre’s Programme Director, Ben Suffian on what this survey result means and the demographics behind this figure.

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Lawrence Wong has been announced as Singapore's new Finance Minister in a major cabinet reshuffle. With that, is he the new heir apparent to the Prime Minister's post? Nydia Ngiow, Bower Group Asia weighs in on this.

Home-based learning and teaching will be implemented for 2 weeks after the Hari Raya holidays. Previously the government decided to close schools for two days when any cases have been reported. Are these the right decisions? We speak to Harry Tan, Secretary-General, National Union Of The Teaching Profession (NUTP).

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In the US with the improving economy, there are shortages for workers ranging from computer scientists to hairdressers. With that wages are expected to rise and with that, inflation in tandem. What impact will that have on markets? Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist, at US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management tells us.

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.

3:09 - Are award shows still relevant?

9:44 - How can we be more conscious of our carbon footprint as we travel?

16:12 - International headlines

22:31 Local headlines

With our eyes set on unearthing the freshest flavours from unexpected places, we widen our scope with hand-picked musical gems from all across Asia. This week, we sit down with hip-hop/R&B duo Gard & Wuzgut to learn more about their latest album, "OST (Ombak Slatan Tertinggi)". Leon Sapphire also catches up with us to share the background of his new single "Young Love".
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Dough-Boy - Zoo (feat. Joe Flizzow) 

GARD WUZGUT Interview Part 1

GARD WUZGUT- ONEUTAMA

GARD WUZGUT Interview Part 2

GARD WUZGUT - RUMAH BESAR

Prabh Deep - Waqaf 

Bruises - Grey 

Leon Sapphire Interview

Leon Sapphire - Young Love 

Alena Murang - Gitu'an

Last week, Activision-Blizzard rocked the Overwatch community when they announced the departure of the game’s Lead Director and veteran employee, Jeff Kaplan. We speak to Overwatch fan, Kelvin Yee to find out how the fans feel about Kaplan’s departure, and how this will affect Overwatch 2’s development moving forward.

We also check out Apple Arcade, a video-game subscription service from the tech giant from Cupertino, California and see whether the platform, and the games available there, are worth subscribing to. What works, and what doesn’t for Apple Arcade? Tune in to hear our thoughts.

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Man City stroll to another Carabao Cup win but needed a late goal from a defender. Liverpool slip up at home against Newcastle in their chase for the Top 4. Chelsea beat West Ham to move up to 3rd. Elsewhere, Chris Wood hit a 1st half hattrick as Burnley ran riot at sorry Wolves whilst West Brom miss out at Aston Villa. Includes a preview of the midweek UCL & UEL SFs.

In Orang Bulan, a mother and son living in a moon colony face the prospect of being sent back to Earth as their jobs are replaced by robots. This dredges up some unexpected secrets. Written by Yusof Bakar and directed by Christopher Ling, theatrethreesixty’s latest play uses sci fi to explore some very human themes.

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The immunisation programme for senior citizens is already underway, but a Malaysiakini report showed that the high number of unlicensed care homes could undermine vaccination efforts for the elderly. Image Source: Matthias Zomer, Pexels