April 20th every year is the United Nations Chinese Language Day in recognition of the fact that it is the world's second most spoken language with over 1.1 billion speakers (English has some 1.12 billion). In Malaysia, the existence of vernacular schools that use Mandarin as a medium of instruction has been a topic of debate - does it help unite a multi-ethnic society or is it necessary to bring in much needed FDIs - or do these have to be mutually exclusive. Eddin Khoo, an author and senior fellow at ISIS as well as Wong Chin Huat, a political scientist and professor at Sunway University break down the issues.

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Global business process outsourcing or BPO is a 300 billion US dollar industry, with the customer experience (CX) sub-sector accounting for about a third of that pie. How is Singapore-based player TDCX carving out its niche amidst a competitive landscape and the digital transformation wave? We speak to Executive Vice President and Group CIO Byron Fernandez to find out.

Global business process outsourcing or BPO is a 300 billion US dollar industry, with the customer experience (CX) sub-sector accounting for about a third of that pie. How is Singapore-based player TDCX carving out its niche amidst a competitive landscape and the digital transformation wave? We speak to Executive Vice President and Group CIO Byron Fernandez to find out.

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Rubber has had a long history with Malaysia where at one time we accounted for half the world's supply of rubber, transforming Malaysia into Britain’s richest colony. But for the past decade, the industry has been on decline since its heyday. We speak to the Malaysian Rubber Board's Dato Dr Zairossani for the government's plan on expanding the industry and assisting its stakeholders.

Rubber has had a long history with Malaysia where at one time we accounted for half the world's supply of rubber, transforming Malaysia into Britain’s richest colony. But for the past decade, the industry has been on decline since its heyday. We speak to the Malaysian Rubber Board's Dato Dr Zairossani for the government's plan on expanding the industry and assisting its stakeholders.

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Homegrown jeweller Habib Jewels has been giving the Gift of Happiness to Malaysians for 65 years and counting. But can Habib keep Malaysian spirits and the fortunes of the overall company buoyed amid global economic headwinds? We discuss the intricacies of the jewellery business with Dato' Sri Meer Sadik Habib, Group Executive Chairman of Habib Group.

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Homegrown jeweller Habib Jewels has been giving the Gift of Happiness to Malaysians for 65 years and counting. But can Habib keep Malaysian spirits and the fortunes of the overall company buoyed amid global economic headwinds? We discuss the intricacies of the jewellery business with Dato' Sri Meer Sadik Habib, Group Executive Chairman of Habib Group.

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With Hari Raya round the corner, we check in with Datuk Wira Dr Ameer Ali Mydin, Managing Director of Mydin as to how sales have been, what is his strategy in a very competitive environment and will Mydin ever be sold. We also ask if this new government is pro-business and what advice would be given to a budding entrepreneur.

With Hari Raya round the corner, we check in with Datuk Wira Dr Ameer Ali Mydin, Managing Director of Mydin as to how sales have been, what is his strategy in a very competitive environment and will Mydin ever be sold. We also ask if this new government is pro-business and what advice would be given to a budding entrepreneur.

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Integrated auto e-commerce platform Carsome has the distinction of being the first Malaysian unicorn, reaching the critical USD$1 billion valuation in July 2021. But as global macroeconomic headwinds dampen the prospects of industry disruptors like Carsome, including scuppering its widely touted IPO last year, can the company stay on course for growth and profitability? Eric Cheng, CEO and co-founder of Carsome discusses how it plans to navigate the challenging track ahead.