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The role of artificial intelligence in our lives is slowly growing, and now we need to take it into consideration in our job hunt. How do you craft your resumé with the right words for the algorithms? How can you impress the bots with your cover letter? And how involved will they be in even the interview process?

The pandemic-induced slowdown has uncovered the need for reforms to address structural issues in the job market that would also ensure quality labour market recovery.

Top Glove continues to find itself in hot water. The company was recently hit with forced labour allegations, causing the US market to suspend their import of Top Glove products. As investigations continue, we look into what employees can do to protect themselves moving forward.

Rashmi Menon, head of client engagement at Leaderonomics, discusses self control, its roots in childhood development, and how that affects us as adults both in and out of the workplace.

Markets are opening up everywhere as businesses start moving again; as we head into the second quarter of 2021, Jeevan Sahadevan, founder of Leverage Lab provides 9 questions designed to encourage sales momentum in your business. 

China’s top legislative body, the National People’s Congress, approved major changes to the electoral system of Hong Kong last week. What does this mean for Hong Kong’s democratic landscape and the pro-democracy protest movement? We discuss the implications with Hong Kong political analyst Sonny Lo.

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Zuellig Pharma is the largest vaccine distributor in Malaysia and Asia. With Malaysia ramping up the vaccine rollout, what role does Zuellig play, and are private-public partnerships the solution to achieving herd immunity? We speak to Louis-Georges Lassonnery, Chief Executive of Zuellig Pharma Malaysia and Brunei to find out whilst diving into the the business model.

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After the breakup of Umno and Bersatu, other political entities like Gabungan Parti Sarawak have become increasingly important, if Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's Perikatan Nasional coalition hopes to stay in power. After a two-day working visit to Sarawak, the prime minister emphasised what Sarawak had to gain from working with the federal government, saying that it could emerge as one of the most developed states in Malaysia. We speak to Professor James Chin, Professor of Asian Studies at the University of Tasmaina, about just how long this cooperation will last.

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Paul Cooper, Managing Director of Michael Page Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam discusses the firm’s report on talent trends as a result of the pandemic. Longer-term Cooper expects short-term contractual work to rise, and flexible work-from-home arrangements to remain.

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As part of its annual report released last week, Bank Negara Malaysia included a special commentary to explain the role of international reserves. Khoon Goh, Head of Asia Research at ANZ Bank believes Malaysia could be maintaining a higher level of reserves, and gives his outlook and assumptions for the Ringgit.

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