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32:31

Are The Sands Shifting For Social Media Companies?

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2022/08/26

Our understanding of traditional social media has been based on a top-down approach from content creators to followers who interact by liking or commenting on the released content. Recently, there has been a shift to social chat programs such as Discord, Geneva and Telegram due to their perceived openness and safer space while offering a more engaging experience to their users. We speak to Jan Wong, Founder & Online Strategist at OpenMinds Resources to understand this shift and what it means for

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Struggling SMEs And Financing Challenges

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2022/08/25

Running a business is no easy feat with financing and cash flow being a constant concern. The Edge Malaysia recently issued a cover story detailing how SMEs are struggling with loan repayments and applying for new loans.This is amidst other issues such as raw material prices, inflation and labour shortages hampering potential growth. We speak to Dr Mohd Shahreen Madros, Adjunct Professor at UKM Graduate Business School to understand the issues around SME financing.Image Credit: Shutterstock | Golden

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29:06

How Tech is Helping with Food Waste

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2022/08/24

Global food security is threatened by food price hike, climate change and labour shortage, it has triggered a global crisis that will drive millions more into extreme poverty and magnifying hunger. Knowing this, how and why are we still wasting food? In fact, food waste is increasing year on year globally. And many have made strides to solve this problem, specifically with technology. We speak to Preston Wong, the founder of the Singaporean food waste app treatsure, to learn more about how he saved

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20:33

ESG Investing : Profits Over Social Goals?

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2022/08/23

Despite rising popularity, are ESG investments really delivering the positive impact it’s supposed to? According to the Harvard Business Review, this is not always the case. The funds contained within these investments are not the same as capital that’s needed to effect change within the ESG space as they are focused on financial returns. We speak to Dr Renard Siew, Sustainability and Climate Change expert to get his thoughts on this.Image Credit: Shutterstock | TA designSee omnystudio.com/listener

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32:42

Why is Malaysia The Cheapest Location to Hire Expats?

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2022/08/22

Malaysia is rated as the cheapest location to hire expats by a recent ECA International survey. What does being the “cheapest” mean and what does it translate to in terms of the talents that are available or unavailable in Malaysia? We speak to Lee Quane, Regional Director of Asia at ECA International.Image Credit: Shutterstock | MarcoVectorSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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27:27

Banking On Asia’s Digital Future

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2022/08/19

Digital banking has been an important part of the Asian financial system for a while now. The pandemic further spurred its adoption as most of us have started accessing banking services in relative safety behind our mobile phones or computers. With many countries within the region recently issuing licences for digital banks, we discuss the future of digital banking in Asia with Professor Antonio Fatas, Professor of Economics at INSEAD.Image Credit: Shutterstock | Chor muangSee

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31:34

Evaluating Your Workplace Values

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2022/08/18

In the post pandemic work environment, the scope for job satisfaction has now widened beyond just wages and company benefits to include work culture and value systems. This is becoming more important as employees tend to gravitate towards organisations that share similar values as they do. We speak to Sheila Singam, managing partner at Human Equation to understand the role of values in an organisation.Image Credit: Shutterstock | VectorMineSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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23:18

Harnessing AI In Risk Decisioning

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2022/08/17

Risk decisioning or risk assessment has traditionally been a detail intensive task with someone sifting through information or data to make informed decisions based on the risk profiles. With AI in the picture, things become more interesting as this allows for a large amount of data to be processed with the risk profile generated for review. To get an insight into how AI can benefit the whole process, we speak to Bharath Vellore, Provenir’s General Manager for the APAC region.Image Credit:

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31:54

Malaysia’s Travel Industry - Lining For Take Off

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2022/08/16

We’re roughly 3 months into the reopening of our borders for travel. Most restrictions have been lifted and international tourists are once again coming into Malaysia in droves. We’ve met the initial goal of 2 million international tourists and the new target is set at 4.5 million. We sat down for a conversation with Hannah Pearson, founder of Pear Anderson and Regional Director at the Adventure Travel Trade Association for an update on the travel industry.Image Credit: Shutterstock |

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29:18

Current Job Markets In The Digital World

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2022/08/15

As we transition into endemicity, we explore the current job market in Malaysia and how it has changed over the past few years. Are we equipping our younger generation with the right skill sets to enter the modern working environment? We get into how digitalisation and technology has challenged the traditional job market and what key areas we should be focused on going into IR 4.0. To get a clearer insight into what all this means, we speak to Sam Baxendale, Director & Co-founder of Kinetik, a

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23:17

EY 2022 Work Reimagined Survey : Key Takeaways

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2022/08/12

According to the EY 2022 Work Reimagined Survey, employees around the world, including Malaysia, have more influence in the job market. This is driven mostly by demand for better wages, career opportunities, a thinning labour market and more jobs offering flexible work arrangements.To get a clearer insight into what else we can gathered from the survey, we’ll be speaking to Anil Shivadas from Ernst & Young Consulting Sdn Bhd.Image Credit: Shutterstock | GoodStudioSee omnystudio.com/listener for

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29:24

The First Step To Marketing

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2022/08/11

Marketing is considered an important aspect of most businesses and a crucial part of the entrepreneurship journey. But how can startups effectively promote themselves? We dive into the marketing strategies new businesses or startups can use to make themselves known in the open market. Joining us to share his thoughts on all this is Sharizal Shaarani, a seasoned entrepreneur with a keen interest in tech and digital economy.Image Credit: Shutterstock | PopTikaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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36:31

Is It Wise To Have A Workplace Bestie?

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2022/08/10

It’s not easy navigating how to make friends at work. How close should you be with your co-workers? Too much, and you might feel difficult to say ‘no’ and let your workload pile on. But too little, and you miss out on collaboration and maybe even forming a meaningful relationship between people you spend half of your time with in a week. So should you make friends at work? How do you draw the line between personal and professional friendships? We speak to Elaine Fernandez, Social Psychologist &

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17:57

Geared Up With MYWiT

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2022/08/09

In the modern work environment driven by technology, digital upskilling has become more crucial as employees seek to adapt in the new environment while addressing skills gaps that could make them redundant or obsolete. We discuss what digital upskilling means and how MDEC’s MYWiT program aims to help bring more Malaysians into the digital industry.Apply before 31st August for MYWiT incentives. Find out more at mdec.my/mywit. Terms and conditions apply.Brought to you by the Malaysia Digital Economy

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Getting MSMEs On The ESG Bandwagon

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2022/08/08

Environment, Social and Governance or ESG has always been seen as something only MNCs or public-listed companies do. But is this true? The Department of Statistics Malaysia recorded roughly 1.2 million MSMEs which accounts for 97.4% of the total establishments in Malaysia. This translates into a contribution of almost 40% of Malaysia’s GDP with SME exports recorded at more than RM 117 billion for 2020. So with that number in mind, can MSMEs still remain on the sidelines when it comes to ESG

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33:08

Countering Cyber Attacks With Data Backups

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2022/08/05

While many organisations are growing aware of the threat of cyberattacks and are strengthening their security, a successful attack is almost inevitable, resulting in system downtime, loss of customer trust and most critically - loss of important data. This is why data backup and recovery is considered a crucial part of cyber hygiene, however over 40% of Malaysian businesses don't practice this. We speak to Sandy Woo, Country Director of Veritas Technologies to understand the importance of data

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28:55

Same Job, Different Pay?

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2022/08/04

Are Malaysians paid fairly for the work they do? That is the question many Malaysians are asking after an article on World of Buzz highlighted the large wage disparity between Malaysia and Singapore. While there are many factors such as cost of living that might have been a factor here, there are other granular reasons that also play a role in enlarging the gap. We speak to Tan E-Hun from REFSA to understand the causes behind this wage disparity.Image Credit: Shutterstock | JirsakSee

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28:44

Is Closing Down Your Business Necessarily a Bad Thing?

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2022/08/03

Local lingerie brand Jujumello closed down their business last month after 6 years of operations. Mel Chai, the Co-Founder of Jujumello joins the conversation as we dive into pitfalls that might lead a business to cease its operations or “fail” and how entrepreneurs could overcome and learn from failure and overcome the fear of failure.Image Credit: Shutterstock | SupamotionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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‘Shopping’ for a Job in an Expo?

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2022/08/02

Last week, more than 1,700 people were employed on the spot on the five-day job expo Jamin Kerja Keluarga Malaysia Career Expo 2022. Some say job fairs are like speed dating for recruitment, some say that it feels like window shopping for a job. But the main objective of job expos is still recruiting the best people for companies, and candidates to join the best companies. What can businesses do to best portray themselves in these job fairs? And how different are job expo interviews compared to the

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23:48

Embedded Finance Is The Future Of Fintech

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2022/08/01

The ACI Worldwide in the Prime-Time for Real Time 2022 report states that Malaysia has achieved remarkable speed in the nationwide implementation of real-time payments, and its rapid adoption by banks. This comes as little surprise, especially as the pandemic forced many businesses to rethink their approach to finance and technology. How can SMEs continue to adapt with the changing fintech space? According to MatchMove CEO, Shailesh Naik, embedded finance is the answer.Image Credit: Shutterstock |

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