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The COVID-19 pandemic has not been easy for people living with autism and their families. This World Autism Awareness Day, we speak to Hafiz Izzuddin bin Zainudin and a parent, Adli Yahya, who’s also the founder of Autism Cafe Project, to share how they have been coping during the pandemic. With the theme “Inclusion in the Workplace”, we also discuss how the pandemic will impact employment opportunities for people with autism spectrum disorder.

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Think tanker by day, civic warrior by night. When he’s not working for his corporate day job, Zaim Mohzani spends time with young Malaysians to build up their self confidence and navigate the vast job market to address the issue of underemployment among young graduates. Having founded 3 NGOs that have collectively impacted 10,000 young Malaysians, we speak with Zaim to see what’s next for him as he seeks to help more youth build a future for themselves—and our country.

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This is a new play by leading Malaysian playwright Leow Puay Tin, which stages a life-changing encounter between a young actor and an ageing professor. We speak to Puay Tin and one of the lead actors of the play, Faiq Syazwan.

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Now we know that A.I. is starting to become very capable at doing certain things. Beating Chess world champions? Done. Generating realistic faces and expressions? Check. But there are some things that it still seems to (arguably) be having some trouble doing. Like creating a cake recipe that everyone will like.

In what seems to be the announcement everyone has been waiting for, the government is strongly considering allowing all those who have completed both doses of their vaccination to travel again. While vaxxed folk may be able to travel interstate for now, this policy should also allow them to travel anywhere in the world when borders are finally reopened.

In an online environment riddled with misinformation and disinformation, is April Fools’ Day still appropriate?

The pandemic forced many of us to live a new normal. Hence, to survive, entrepreneurs need to be nimble, rethink, reinvent and reimagine themselves and their businesses. Strallex Resources was established in 2016 to focus on providing innovative oil & gas solutions to the upstream industry. We speak to the founder of Strallex, Glenda Chang, on this very niche technology and the ways they can stay relevant post-pandemic.

It seems that despite a slowdown in the economy around the world due to the pandemic as well as a restriction in movement, enthusiasm for overseas properties among Asian buyers are still quite strong. Long term investments goals and lower interests rates have spurred those looking for opportunities to shop online for their next home. Georg Chmiel of Juwai-IQI talks to us about their findings from their latest report on Asian buyer interest in overseas properties.

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Unsold homes remain at worrisome levels, a situation rife with implications for listed property developers.

Loong Kok Wen, Regional Head of Property, RHB Research, discusses.

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Unsold homes remain at worrisome levels, a situation rife with implications for listed property developers.

Loong Kok Wen, Regional Head of Property, RHB Research, discusses.

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With a flurry of mergers and acquisitions expected as companies rationalize to gain market share and reduce cost, will this create monopolies that are detrimental to consumers. Iskandar Ismail, CEO of MyCC tells us why a change in the law is needed to address these concerns.

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