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One sector that has taken a massive hit due to COVID-19 is the Events industry. By definition, events entail mass gatherings of people, which has become a sort of taboo in recent weeks. And because of that, it’s going to be a while before it goes back to “business as usual” for everyone involved in creating and organizing events. To further expand on this, we got in touch with Bryan Chin, Founder of Masses & 8gency, a digital agency that works with multiple fashion brands for events and digital campaigns. Bryan shares his thoughts on the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Movement Control Order on the events sector. 

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In our country's (and the world's) current crisis, many employers are starting to worry about the future of their businesses, and many employees are worrying about job security. We take a look at the WOBB  annual Work Culture Malaysia Report, and how to attract the best talent to survive a post COVID-19 world.

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Is RM10 Billion from the Prihatin Rakyat Economic Stimulus Package sufficient for SMEs to survive the MCO? Covid-19 has not only impacted businesses and the global economy but it’s also shaping the way of a new norm that we often hear recently. In this session, we unpack the recent stimulus addition and how to turn this crisis into an opportunity to stay afloat. This is an extraction of our Webinar Series, watch the video here: https://www.facebook.com/BFMradio/videos/162593571618025/

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The Co-Founder of local ice cream company Inside Scoop, Edmund Tan sheds some light on the extent to which the recently announced SME-focused stimulus package is able to support his business during the MCO period. 

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Saravana Kumar, a tax lawyer and a Partner of the Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership law firm, who also happens to be Patient No.53 (now fully recovered) on the COVID-19 list of infections, recently wrote an article on THE EDGE MARKETS about how the government could alleviate the taxpayers’ burden. In light of the most recent addition to the Prihatin Rakyat Economic Stimulus Package, our guest weighs in on what the stimulus package means for local businesses in terms of tax incentives. 

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Yesterday at 4PM, the PM announced an addition to the Prihatin Rakyat Economic Stimulus Package, including an allocation of RM10 billion to support and provide relief for SMEs. In this podcast, we have a chat with Adeline Chia, co-founder of Breakfast Buddy, a fully licensed western breakfast and lunch food truck operator in Damansara, who has not been able to operate at all since the MCO due to the nature of her business. She tells us about how she thinks the stimulus package will benefit her in this period of restricted movement.

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Last week, we spoke to Joachim Sebastian, managing director of Everpeaks Consulting about a letter he wrote to the PM, which highlighted the red tape that SMEs would have to go through in order to get some of the benefits announced in the Prihatin Stimulus Package. In light of the most recent addition to the stimulus package - one which is more focused on helping SMEs - Joachim joins us again on the show to share whether he thinks it addresses the issues he previously brought up.

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On the 26th of March, AirAsia released an announcement that it was enacting a temporary hibernation of most of its fleet for the time being. However, AirAsia’s online marketplace OURSHOP and its cargo and logistics platform Teleport are currently remaining operational, with Teleport utilising passenger aircraft to transport medical aid and protective equipment intended for hospitals and frontline emergency responders at selected destinations. 

We managed to speak to Teleport CEO, Pete Charoenwongsak, about the adjustments Teleport are making currently and how the logistics sector is being affected.

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Freda speaks to Jeevan Sahadevan for the first Monday of the month as per usual, but in this show they focus on 8 keys for entrepreneurs to survive & thrive during the MCO. 

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As Malaysia fights the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, usage of face masks by medical personnel and the general public has surged through the roof. Me.reka Makerspace, part of an association of decentralized ‘mask printers’, has flipped their premises to mass produce masks using 3D printers. We speak to Makerlab Coordinator, She Tze Jin, about the challenges of producing so many masks, getting printers together, and tackling this pandemic together in the time of an MCO. 

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