Cultural mapping is a relatively new field which takes the approach of recording and revealing an integrated picture of the cultural character, significance and workings of a place. What role does it have in the future of urban design and planning of new developments in our homes and cities? Janet Pillai, researcher, practitioner and activist in the field of arts and culture education talks to us about her latest book which seeks to help you learn about this process, its benefits and considerations.

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Sim Wie Boon and lawyer Chris Tan of Chur Associates is back again for the Monthly Property Legal Clinic. Today they’ll be discussing the recently passed Covid-19 bill and also the much talked about so called “vacancy tax” as well as the Residential Tenancy Act.

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This year has been a very interesting year to say the least. As the coronavirus pandemic swept through the world, forcing people to isolate themselves and stay indoors, the very concept of community and togetherness was challenged. And now as we struggle to step back into a new normal, what does the term community building mean for property developers? Does building the physical structure and filling it with people automatically mean community building? How can property developers play a more active role in it? We speak to Daryl Chew of TAGO to discuss how they've incorporated community managers into their projects what that role is for them. 

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With the Covid-19 Bill finally tabled, what effect might it have on homeowners and house-buyers moving forward? This Bill and the eventual Act may alleviate some of the contractual disputes and other issues that arose from the pandemic and MCO as it states that it will have retrospective effect from March onwards. But is it too little, too late? Datuk Chang of the National House Buyers Association gives us his take.

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In these difficult times, many are looking for an opportunity to make money. Some are selling their houses because they need the money, others are looking for a good deal. But this could also be a signal for illegal brokers and unlicensed real estate agents to take advantage of the unsuspecting public to scam them out of their money. So what are these scams? What should you look out for? Sim Wie Boon will be speaking to Chan Ai Cheng, the president elect of the Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents for more insights.

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On average, a regular person will spend about 90,000 hours of their life at work. So when the pandemic happened and movements were restricted, work life was severely disrupted. As work from home culture rises and new SOPs are in place, how will offices look like from now on? Architect Jafri Merican of Association of Consulting Architects of Malaysia tells us.

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We speak to Sheldon of PropertyGuru Malaysia to get his thoughts on property price trends and the impact of Covid-19 on the sector as well as opportunities to make money.

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What makes a city? How will it look like in a post Covid-19 world? And how would we even approach building new cities?

Professor Sanford Ikeda from the Purchase College of the State University of New York talks to us about the flaws that the pandemic has revealed about how we approach cities today and how new cities might be established.

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The arrival of COVID-19 pandemic has increased demand for people to disinfect buildings, rooms and surfaces, but what exactly entails the proper disinfection of Covid-19 at your facility? We speak to an expert to discuss the factors that goes into keeping your building safe from the virus, how much it might cost and if it is environmentally sustainable.

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Our regular guest of the Property Legal Clinic, Chris Tan of Chur Associates joins us to give his take on the recent Penjana initiatives announced by the government earlier this month.

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