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What does it take to go from serving meals on wheels to surviving lockdowns to finally finding a brick and mortar home? Azhan Benny Foo, managing partner of Tex-Mex F&B outlet Gringo’s, tells us what it’s like to take business from a food truck to a full-blown restaurant.  

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你听说过「超专科（Super Specialist）」概念吗？

留英归马的关节外科医生，除了在医疗体制当上了「顾问医生」；也在医务管理层面担任「主管医生」。那么，在跟志同道合的另外三名医生搭档，联合创办了「超专科」关节外科中心后：医、商能否维持黄金平衡？

本期节目，我们有请医生来「开门见商」！

A recent Airbnb survey has found that 43% of homeowners in Malaysia have considered hosting to take advantage of the new appetite for travel. Also, 85% of Malaysians polled said they were looking for ways to offset rising costs of living. Mich Goh, Airbnb’s Head of Public Policy for Southeast Asia, India, Hong Kong & Taiwan talks about tips on how one might become a host if you have that spare living space lying around somewhere.

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Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Anwar Ibrahim has signalled that institutional reform is a core pillar of his agenda with the appointment of Dato’ Sri Azalina Othman as the Minister for Law and Institutional Reform, and Ramkarpal Singh as her deputy. The policy wishlist of reforms is no doubt a long one - what does civil society see as the most important issues to tackle? Jerald Joseph, advisor to the CSO Platform for Reform weighs in.

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Kopi Kenangan is rebranding itself as Kenangan Coffee as it ventures outside its Indonesian home where it already has more than 800 outlets employing some 5,000 staff. It is also Southeast Asia’s first new F&B retail unicorn - all within a short space of 5 years. Its co-founder and CEO Edward Tirtanata sits down for a bit of coffee shop talk to explain what this grab & go coffee chain's plans are as it sets up shop in Malaysia first before venturing beyond.

在后疫情时代里，各行各业都面对不同的挑战，尤其是在通膨冲击下，营商环境和以往已经截然不同。然而，门框系统供应商Econframe公司在各类门框需求不断增长的情况下，公司业绩表现也特别亮眼。到底当前市场行情前景如何？本期节目Econframe公司董事经理林进丰将在节目中分享市场对于门框产品的需求，还有未来市场的前景。

The World Tourism Organization said that international tourism is on track to reach 65% of pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2022. To what extent is Malaysia capturing this rebound in tourism? That’s a key question for the newly appointed Minister of Tourism, Bintulu MP Dato’ Sri Tiong King Sing. What do tourism industry players need to consider in light of this? For more insights, we speak to Nigel Wong, Honorary Treasurer and Spokesperson of Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA).

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2022 was a record year for agriculture prices, no thanks to a perfect storm of climate change, the war in Ukraine and high energy prices but will this trend continue in 2023? Alvin Tai, Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence tells us whilst explaining why the correlation between high agriculture prices is not translated to stock prices.

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How can we achieve the retirement life that we want with rising inflation and a longer life expectancy? One of the ways to go about it is Takaful. Jeffry Azmi Mohd Shah of Sun Life Malaysia Takaful talks about how Takaful can help you achieve your retirement goals.

The US consumer price index, which is core inflation, posted its smallest monthly advance in more than a year at 0.2%, which is lower than the median estimate of 0.3%. Will this lead the Fed to take a less hawkish stance? Jack Kouzi, Director for Strategy at VFS Group tells us whilst giving us views on the Chinese equities.

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