Let's Talk About

There has been a lot of fake news, rumours and misconceptions being spread online about the COVID-19 virus and the vaccines. Today, Amin and Alex sit down and look at each of these rumours/myths, and break down if there is any truth behind these stories. If you've been concerned of any of these questions, this episode is for you.

Malaysia has been placed under total lockdown and it appears that the daily cases are showing a downward trend. Is Malaysia on the right track for recovery? How do we accelerate vaccinations to achieve herd immunity by the end of this year? Today, Amin and Alex will break it down.

The second COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine opt-in booking was a huge source of frustration for the millions of Malaysians trying to get a booking. It started late, the website was unresponsive, bookings weren't going through, people were being blocked, etc. What happened? How did it go so wrong? Today, Alex and Amin break it down.

Malaysia's COVID-19 cases have taken a turn for the worst. We're seeing record high new cases and record high deaths each day. But how did we get here? What happened after all our hard work to get it down to 0 cases a day? Amin and Alex discuss on this episode of Let's Talk About.

Last week, Alex got his first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. On this week's episode of LTA, we dive deep into the details of this voluntary vaccination programme, what Alex's experience was like and what you can expect in the coming weeks.

It has been about 2 months since the launch of Malaysia's National Immunisation Programme (NIP). But, are we on the right track? How are we handling vaccine registrations? What about the dissemination of information around the vaccines? On this episode of Let's Talk About, Amin and Alex take a deep dive into what has happened since the launch of the NIP.

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is proposing to revise the Mandatory Standard for Quality of Service (MSQoS) for telcos. This include speeds for wireless and wired broadband services, voice call success rate and customer service resolution. Under the new revision, the minimum standard for wireless will be increased from 650Kbps to 2.5Mbps. Today, Amin and Alex break down the details of the new MSQoS on this episode of Let's Talk About.

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong responded to our post about MyIX's statement on the new submarine cables by Facebook to Singapore and Indonesia. In his Facebook post, he listed 12 points as a rebuttal, but what exactly was he talking about? Today, Amin and Alex break it down on this episode of Let's Talk About.

With the rise of eWallet payments in Malaysia, customers are constantly greeted by a whole host of different QR codes when they want to make payments. DuitNow QR is supposed to solve that, and act as a "universal" QR code of sorts. But how does it work? What is it exactly? And who is PayNet? On this special episode of Let's Talk About, Amin and Alex talk to PayNet director of retail payment services, Khairuan Abdul Rahman to learn more.

The Huawei MateStation S is the latest, and one of the more perplexing, devices to come out of the tech giant. It's a desktop that shares a surprising amount of similarities with a laptop. But in the modern hyper connected and mobile world, is there still a place for a desktop? On this episode of LTA, Amin and Alex break it down.