As more people - customers and employees - call for more diversity in their favorite establishments, companies like McDonald’s and Starbucks have tied executive bonuses to diversity. McDonald’s will also publicly release its workforce data for the first time in history. 

With the increase of misinformation and disinformation spreading rapidly through social media, and its effects not only on people’s beliefs but even on a wider scale to politics and culture, do we need to start regulating a level of media literacy for social media users?

Matt Armitage with another of his quirky but yet insightful technology topics.

The IBR Asia Group has created branding and promotional campaigns for over 100 Malaysian and international companies, government offices and agencies and Heads of States since its inception in 1997. Founder Dato Beatrice Nirmala shares the evolution of The IBR Asia Group as a print and publication company.

Flash dance movements and funny pranks aside, TikTok has become a great source for loads of other content like food recipes, personal finance advice and even property tips. TikToker Tan I Herng talks to Sim on the Property Show about why the platform works for him and gives some useful property advice.

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With 16 Islamic banks in Malaysia, competition has become intense. Muazzam Mohamed, CEO of Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad, which is the largest, tells us how challenging the operating environment is and whether 2021 is the year of recovery.

Maszlee Malik, former education minister, lectures us on the complexity of our education and his grand visions and ambitions for our education system.

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Marcus Strom from MEAA Media discusses the impact of Facebook's Australian news ban and the global ramifications of the Australian news media bargaining code, the first law regulating how tech giants and media outlets license content.

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Vivek Vaidya from Frost & Sullivan helps us navigate the different aspects of Malaysia's ambitions to be an automotive manufacturing hub and what it needs to do to introduce EV vehicles to scale.

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Carlos Casanova from UBP shares his insights on the US economy, how Singapore will finance their budget and China's hampered credit growth.