Journalist Bernd Pickert discusses the coverage of the migrant crisis in Germany and the rise of the far-right across Europe. Bernd is a journalist from Die Tageszeitung or better known as taz, one of the five nationwide newspapers in Germany.

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P. Gunasegaram, former KiniBiz editor, independent consultant, trainer and writer, discusses PAS president Hadi Awang’s Private Member’s Bill, which seeks to amend the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) (Amendment) 2016.

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Joyce Goh, Associate Editor on the Corporate & Capital Markets desk at The Edge Media Group discusses Star Media Group's foray in the international events and exhibition space. She also looks into what's brewing at OldTown Berhad.

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Independent writer and consultant P. Gunasegaram discusses why West Malaysians should start paying much more attention to Sabah and Sarawak, who are right now the kingmakers of the federal government.

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Joyce Goh, Associate Editor on the Corporate & Capital Markets desk at The Edge Media Group, discusses the entry of a big-name shareholder in the listing of Eco World International: Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan.

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P. Gunasegaram, independent writer and consultant, asks if Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) is on the right route for a "true turnaround". Listen to the podcast as we debate the challenges MAB faces and what it can do to get back on course.

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Joyce Goh, Associate Editor at The Edge Media Group discusses the potential scenarios of Datuk Seri Nazir Razak's position in CIMB post-review, the drop in loan loss coverage ratio of several banks, and Bank Negara's relaxing of rules for SMEs.

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Today we go beyond the headlines of the political crisis in Brazil and the impeachment process that has been initiated by the BRIC nation’s legislature. We look at how the convergence of a loss of political support and a weak economic environment has made the position of President Dilma Rousseff untenable. We also ask what changes and what remains of the social agenda put in place when Rousseff’s party came to power in 2003.

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Joyce Goh, Associate Editor on the Corporate & Capital Markets desk at The Edge Media Group discusses the cover stories on The Edge Weekly. We take a closer look at CIMB, following its rocky start to the year with the Mutual Separation Scheme (MSS) and the decline in its investment banking business. We also read of rumours there could be a reshuffle of Maybank's top management. Listen to the podcast as we ask Joyce what she’s heard.

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“Many Malaysians barely recognise the country that you describe in ‘The Najib Effect’,” wrote our High Commissioner to Britain to The Economist in lMarch. It was a reprise of a letter he had written to The Financial Times in early February aggrieved by the characterisation of the Najib Administration as “disasterous”. Today we ask if the 1MDB and related stories of alleged financial impropriety and high spending, is distorting the image of the country.

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