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The underrepresentation of women in parliament and state legislative assemblies is a long-standing issue, with quotas typically proposed to raise participation. However, some parties are sceptical of the quota system and its efficacy, so we ask Danesh Prakash Chacko, Director of Tindak Malaysia about other options available to empower women to be more active in politics.

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Thornton Matheson, Senior Fellow at the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center unpacks the technicalities of President Joe Biden’s proposal to impose a global minimum corporate tax rate to fund its massive budget.

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A recorded telephone conversation, purportedly between Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has gone viral, causing controversy. Both men have denied suggestions from the audio that Umno and PKR are working together, but is this yet another nail in the coffin of Zahid's leadership of Umno? We speak to Professor Dr. Azmi Hassan, political analyst and professor from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia to find out.

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Alibaba’s $2.8 billion will likely spook investors eyeing opportunities in China. Are China’s regulators trying to kill the sector that lays the golden egg? The Morning Run ask Kingsley Jones, Chief Investment Officer at Jevons Global. They also get into Didi Chuxing's IPO, Australia travel stocks, and whether Australia is losing out on the SPAC craze.

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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.

2:50 - What questions should you ask a prospective employer during a job interview?

10:21 - How should we measure the pandemic recovery?

17:00 - International headlines

22:47 - Local headlines

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This week, Patrick Teoh takes you on another foot stomping, hand clapping ride down memory lane as he blows dust off his vinyl collection to bring you a selection of hit songs from the 1960s.

Your steady stream of groove-based Neo-soul, House, RnB & Hip-Hop jams for your listening pleasure – accompanied by chilled out beats that have been double-boiled in jazz chords, soulful vocals and rare grooves.
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Leonardo Marques - Ainda é Cedo
Paul Grant ft. Kiefer, Miles Bonny - All I Can Say
SAULT - Uncomfortable
Lucky Daye - How Much Can A Heart Take (feat. Yebba)
Kali Uchis - honey baby(SPOILED!)
Demae - People Are Weird
Douniah & High John - Smooth With Us
Amaarae - FANCY
Blxst - Fck Boys (feat. Russ)
Elhae & Masego - My City
Becky and the Birds - Wondering
Asal Hazel - Sweetest
Aminé - Roots (ft. JID, Charlie Wilson)
Symphani Soto - Energy
Jachary - Violet Vision (feat. Synead)
Brién - Mr Sunshine  
oso leone -  Virtual U
Erika de Casier - Little Bit (Sydlandsmix by Erika de Casier and El Trick)
Amo Amo - Closer To You
Moodoïd & Melody's Echo Chamber - Only One Man
Krs. - Situationship Edit
Doja Cat - Kiss Me More (feat. SZA)
Khazali - NYC to CDG
Cosmo's Midnight - Yesteryear
The Isley Brothers - Friends & Family (feat. Snoop Dogg)  
Rojai - Something About You (Remix) (feat. Povi Tamu)
Ramrock -     Blue Bossa - My Feeling (Afrikanz on Marz Vocal Mix)
JAB - 6 Degrees of Separation
Tom Misch, Yussef Dayes - What Kinda Music (Jordan Rakei Remix)

In this episode of A Bit of Culture, Kam Raslan is joined by former BFMer Rahmah Pauzi and Morning Run’s Michael Gong. Rahmah opens with her recent discovery of an organization called Race 2 Dinner that aims to confront racism over a meal. Kam continues with a topic on dreams, are they really real or is your mind playing tricks on you? The trio discusses the vividness of dreams and what it might mean. Lastly, Michael ends with a compare-and-contrast between hope-punk and dark fantasy, and raises the issue against the hope-punk movement.

Defensive errors cost Liverpool dear in Madrid. Man City have a slender lead to defend in Germany. Chelsea make light work of Porto. A lookback at the midweek UCL & UEL plus a preview of the English Premier League weekend which includes West Ham v Leicester City and Tottenham v Man Utd.

Private universities in Malaysia are gradually adopting online learning, losing their traditional features due to the pandemic. As a result, these institutions are continuing to experience a decline in tuition fees and a decrease in enrolment of international students. We look at how universities are coping with this shift.

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