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Dr Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow at the Singapore Institute of International Affairs, discusses the implications of Parti Warisan Sabah’s move to dissociate from Pakatan Harapan, and its interest in contesting for seats in Peninsular Malaysia.

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Vietnam recently confirmed Pham Minh Chinh as the country’s next Prime Minister, once again ensuring a smooth transition. Linda Liu, Economist at Maybank Kim Eng discusses Chinh’s priorities and the challenges he needs to deal with.

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The Basel Convention came into force in January this year, aimed at governing the trade of plastic waste to prevent developing countries from becoming dumping grounds. Dr. Agamutu Pariatamby, Professor at the Jeffrey Sachs Center on Sustainable Development, Sunway University discusses his concerns about allowing plastic waste imports, and opportunities for improvements in the recycling industry.

As investors wait for the corporate earnings season to start, does the stock rally still have legs? The Morning Run speaks to OANDA's Jeffrey Halley about this, oil production and prices, Australia and New Zealand's travel bubble, as well as financial implications of rising geopolitical tensions between Russian and Ukraine.

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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.

3.00 - Has working from home changed your workplace, career and life priorities?

10.01 - What conditions or limitations spark innovate ideas?

17.04 - International headlines

23.47 - Local headlines

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On our third episode of the series, we check in with our national number one golfer, 27 year old Gavin Green. A man who’s been sinking it in the European Tour for the past couple of years after being the first Malaysian to top the Asian Tour Order of Merit after the 2017 campaign. Well on track to make an appearance at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, Gavin joins us on the show sharing his golfing journey so far.

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In a world of bite-sized news and clickbait headlines, longform articles can often seem like a hard sell - but they are not without their fans, particularly for their ability to bring together writing style and narrative. We look at what it takes to write longform articles, and how they fit into today’s increasingly digital world, by speaking with writer Emily Fishbein. In Footnotes, we close the discussion off by sharing some favourite long reads.

In this episode of Throwback Tuesday, we check-in with police captain John Anderton, played by Tom Cruise, circa 2054. In what sounds like a routine weekend for the actor, PreCrime's ability to predict and prevent murders using technological clairvoyants puts Anderton in a tough spot... when the to-be criminal turns out to be him! We review 2002's Minority Report while discussing its frightening albeit serene vision of the future, the film's perfect mix of action and sci-fi, as well as Tom Cruise's innate ability to make every film that much more exciting.

Children with disabilities face a significantly higher risk of becoming sexually abused, The Sun reports. We discuss the reasons behind this, and look at how reporting mechanisms need to be improved to be inclusive to the needs of these children.

If you would like to reach out to organisations that handle cases of child sexual abuse, you may find out more at Women's Centre For Change or PS The Children.

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Over 400,000 foreign workers, including domestic workers, have returned to their respective countries leaving many families to struggle without any assitance at home. We get an understanding of what is being done to address the issue, how the recruitment process can be made more transparent and what needs to be done to ensure workers are treated fairly moving forward.

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