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Steve Cochrane from Moody’s Analytics gives us insights into how the Suez Canal blockage impacted global GDP, which sectors were affected, the need to diversify our supply chain to remove future vulnerabilities, and whether this could impact the price of goods.

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Is Malaysia losing the Foreign Direct Investment race? Dr Geoffrey Williams, Professor at the Malaysia University of Science and Technology tells us what needs to be done from a policy perspective to win this race and stand out from the regional competitors.

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On today’s world market watch, we ask Jack Kouzi, Director for Strategy, VFS Group his opinions on Bytedance’s current valuation, the domino effect of the Archegos capital storm and the trend of secondary listings in Hong Kong by Chinese tech companies.

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.

03:07 - Should gender and diversity training in corporations be compulsory?

09:25 - What gives rise to someone like Bill Hwang?

15:25 - International headlines

21:10 - Local headlines

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Former national swimmer and two-time World Masters Champion, Cindy Ong - who recently won five golds and two silvers in the 2019 FINA World Masters Swimming Championship proves her ability to fight the rankings even after a 10-year break from the sport. Cindy joins us on the show to share the early beginnings of her career, the journey of being a swimming coach, and what it takes for a Malaysian to compete on the world stage. On The Good, The Bad & The Ugly - updates on Tokyo 2021 Olympics torch relay and safe test events, Facebook's response to racial abuse on footballers & international teams' protest for human rights ahead of the Qatar FIFA World Cup.

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The first instalment in the Daevabad trilogy, The City of Brass sets up the story of Nahri, a girl with special abilities who may not be what she always thought she was, Ali, a prince chafing against his own ethics and the long-held beliefs of his city, and Dara, a being with a tragic past. And it blends it all up with fantasy, Middle Eastern mythology, and a tightly plotted story. We discuss this book for our March Book Club, and in Footnotes, discuss the joy and anxiety of reading trilogies and series.

An iconic theme, a fin slicing through the waves, blood churning through the waters... and 3 men on a boat. All these elements come together for one of the great summer blockbusters: 1975's Jaws, directed by a young Steven Spielberg. In this episode of Throwback Tuesday, we look back at the movie that spawned an enduring fear of sharks, and set a benchmark for thrillers and creature features to come.

Malaysia has been excluded from the Leaders Summit on Climate, a US-organised climate action summit, which will happen virtually in April. Other countries in the region - Indonesia, Singapore and Vietnam have received invites. Does this indicate that we're not demonstrating enough action in handling climate change? How much should we read into the non-invite? We speak with Darshan Joshi from ISIS Malaysia for his views.

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During the Penang state government's International Women's Day 2021 campaign, state EXCO for social development Chong Eng brought up a suggestion to establish a family court in Malaysia, to better address cases of domestic violence. We discuss with a lawyer about the roles that a family court would have, and then speak with a survivor of domestic violence about what it was like for her to navigate the legal proceedings. Finally, we look at the impact of domestic violence on children.

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Books are seeing a surge in sales in the US, with many in the industry attributing it to a new TikTok trend. Dhanya Nair tells us more.

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