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It's World Art Day today, an international celebration of the fine arts, but also of all forms of art which nurtures creativity, innovation and cultural diversity. It is also used as an occasion to shine a light on arts education in schools, and we'll be speaking to Lim Soon Heng from the KL Shakespeare Players, about how their group has adapted to the times, in order to continue safely providing art education to Malaysian students.

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Electronic price tags may be the way forward in reducing food waste and removing the stigma from grocery shopping from clearance or discount sections.

France is offering its citizens the chance to trade their gas-guzzling vehicles for a 2,500 euro grant (~RM12K) to buy an electric bicycle, according to reports.

It’s been a month since the Emergency Ordinance to tackle fake news came into effect to curb the spread of online misinformation regarding Covid-19. We discuss if the fake news ordinance has made a difference in our daily lives, and why industry players continue to be concerned about this.

We encounter adverts everywhere. From almost the moment that you open your eyes, to the time that you turn off your phone - ads are there. But did you know that video ads hold 5x more attention than static ads? Or that campaigns that use static plus lightweight motion video achieve a 35% conversion lift compared to static images alone? To tell us why motion design is important in the advertising world, we speak to Cyril Dhenaut, CEO & Co-Founder of Elixus Agency and Founder of Motionable.

Overseas travel in 2021 is not a priority on most of our minds as the COVID-19 pandemic has rendered the industry to come to a halt. However, experts suggest that we could see travel resume by the end of 2021. When that happens, non-residents would need to open a bank account for their daily expenses for studying or working purposes. Unfortunately, opening a bank account on foreign soil has proven to be tedious and time-consuming for non-residents.

To address this predicament, NeuXP, a digital banking platform aims to ease the transfer of funds for expatriates, students, and travellers.

Is retirement realistic? The concept was kicked off in 1889 by German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, establishing the concept for the rest of us, but the average lifespan back then was just 43. And if it still is, how do we achieve it given the current challenges we face?

Roshan Kanesan explores this with Rajen Devadason, CEO of RD WealthCreation, and Licensed Financial Planner with Manulife Investment Management Malaysia Berhad.

The relationship between Vietnam and Malaysia dates back to at least the 15th century. But how has the relationship grown into the modern world and what does the future bring for both nations? We speak to H.E Dr. Tran Viet Thai, the Ambassador of Vietnam to Malaysia, about our bilateral relationship, ASEAN’s future, and more.

As DAP heads towards its party elections in a couple of months, Adib Zalkapli, Director at Bower Group Asia discusses succession, the party’s reputation as a Chinese chauvinist, and if it can succeed in attracting more Malay members and voters.

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Dale Fisher, Professor of Infectious Diseases, National University of Singapore discusses the implications of pausing the use of certain vaccines like the ones by Johnson & Johnson and Astra-Zeneca, and the criteria that could guide governments in deciding which to drop.

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