We’ve been doing a lot of sanitising and disinfecting throughout the pandemic, be it common areas, high-touch surfaces, or even our groceries. But healthcare professionals and researchers are now calling for more attention to be paid to improving ventilation instead, in a bid to continue curbing the spread of COVID-19. To help us clear the air on this, we are joined by Dato’ Prof Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman, professor of medicine & infectious diseases at Universiti Malaya.

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Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has unveiled a nation unity blueprint for the next decade. But policy figures and leaders from academia are skeptical that the document will do much to realise a society where all races can thrive on a level playing field, both socially and economically. We deep dive into how Malaysia has navigated racial unity since Merdeka, and the fast evolving conversations around what it means to live in a multiracial Malaysia.

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Recently, Wanita MCA announced its latest initiative to combat domestic violence -- an 8 day Karate course for women. This announcement has received flak from women’s rights groups and opposition politicians, who criticised Wanita MCA for placing the responsibility to deal with domestic abuse on women/survivors. We speak to an expert on why learning martial arts is not the way to combat domestic abuse.

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NFTs - What are they, where did they come from, and what do they mean to the future of not just crypto, but finance in general? These non-fungible tokens exist on a blockchain and are gaining serious traction alongside the rapid re-rise of the crypto scene over the last few months.

Clubhouse is having a moment. Twitter and Facebook want in.

The “buy now, pay later” payment model has become more popular as time goes by, but could it ever become the mainstream payment method?

When you download a new app, do you read the Terms & Conditions of usage first? Why do some apps require access to your camera or your messages, and should you grant them these permissions? What do businesses do with our data? And as a business, is there such a thing as collecting too much user data? Alvin Toh, Chief Marketing Officer at Straits Interactive gives us a fascinating (and scary) look into the world of Data Protection and how we can better protect ourselves and our businesses in a data-driven world.

It’s no secret that the pandemic has accelerated digital transformation around the world, but what does that mean for providers of cloud solutions and digital services? We speak to Iskandar Ahmat, Country Manager of Cloud 4C Malaysia, about the cloud as the next stage in business evolution. We also chat about Malaysia’s adoption rate, challenges during implementation, as well as the cloud’s place in a post-pandemic marketplace.

IHH Healthcare is one of Asia’s largest private healthcare groups with 80 hospitals in 10 countries. CEO Dr Kelvin Loh talks about the group’s financial performance, its ambitious target of doubling the returns on equity and the need for private-public partnerships in fighting Covid-19.

Tricia Yeoh, CEO of the Institute of Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), discusses the importance of the to-be-launched 12th Malaysia Plan, what its priorities could be, and her reservations about any social re-engineering efforts and instead calls for an industry-needs approach.

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