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26:45

How AI Is Shaping Malaysia’s Workplaces From Caution...

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2025/11/13

CEOs in Malaysia are embracing AI but balancing courage with caution as they push for productivity, innovation, and measurable ROI.Dickson Woo, Country General Manager and Technology Leader at IBM Malaysia, discusses the key takeaways from the IBM 2025 CEO Study and what they reveal about how Malaysian leaders are rethinking the future of work.From calculated risk-taking to building AI-ready teams and bridging skills gaps, we explore how courage, data, and collaboration can help Malaysia’s

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28:39

Are Your Corporate Gifts Tax-Deductible?

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2025/11/12

Corporate gifts and entertainment are essential for building goodwill, but they're also a notorious tax "grey area." Where does a non-taxable gift end and taxable income begin? And how can your business ensure its entertainment expenses are 100% deductible?Tax expert SM Thanneermalai of Thannees Tax Consulting Services joins us to navigate these "grey areas." He explains the critical difference between a personal gift and a taxable business transaction, the rules for 50% vs. 100% deductions, and why

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47:11

Gig Workers Bill: Good Intentions, Unintended...

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2025/11/10

Malaysia's recently passed Gig Workers Bill aims to formalise the industry and provide social protections. But for platform operators, its "one-size-fits-all" approach, heavily based on e-hailing, poses a critical threat to the 70% of gig workers who are part-time and work in diverse sectors like care and logistics.GoGet's Franchesca Chia and Kiddocare's Rahman Hussin join us to unpack the serious, on-the-ground flaws in the bill. A critical look at the unintended consequences of well-meaning

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30:55

Smarter or More Dependent? The Future of Learning

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2025/11/09

We’ve all Googled our way to an answer — searching, comparing, and digging through sources to learn something new. But that process is changing fast. AI-powered tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity can now summarise topics, provide instant insights, and even teach you new skills — all without leaving a chat window.XP Ng, CEO of the Academy of Artificial Intelligence, talks about how AI-driven learning is reshaping the way we find and process information. They unpack what we gain — and lose — when

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27:14

Two Teachers, One Vision

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2025/11/06

Malaysia’s Ministry of Education has recently announced plans to introduce a co-teaching model by 2027, pairing two teachers in every classroom and weaving moral education into the weekly curriculum. The goal: more engaging lessons, stronger values, and future-ready graduates.But can this approach deliver real change or will it strain an already stretched system?Janice Chong, Co-Founder and Programme Director of Edvolution, shares what it will take for the co-teaching model to work: retraining

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20:31

Malaysians, The World's Most Confident Shoppers?

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2025/11/05

Malaysians aren't just online shoppers; they're among the world's most confident and frequent cross-border consumers. A new study by Airwallex and Statista found 94% of Malaysians are confident in buying from international merchants, and 72% do so at least once a month, far outpacing global averages.Aren Yip, Malaysia Country Manager at Airwallex, joins us to unpack what's driving this borderless shopping culture. He discusses the outsized role of influencers, the critical importance of localised

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26:43

Why 76% of Malaysians Are Switching Car Brands

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2025/11/04

Are you one of the 76% of Malaysian consumers thinking about switching car brands? A new report from Deloitte reveals a shift in the automotive market, with brand loyalty at a regional low as a flood of new players enters the scene.Kevin Ohkohchi, Consumer Leader at Deloitte Malaysia, joins us to unpack the findings from their 2025 Global Automotive Consumer Survey.We discuss:Why 76% of Malaysians plan to switch brands for their next vehicle.The shift in preference back to hybrids over pure EVs.The

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26:15

Automation, Accuracy and Accountability

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2025/11/03

A recent broadcast error, where several regional leaders were misidentified on air, has sparked questions about how such mistakes happen in an era where automation and AI are increasingly woven into production workflows.We don’t know whether technology played a role in that specific case, but it’s prompted a broader conversation: as organisations rely more on automation to handle information at speed, are we creating new risks when it comes to accuracy and accountability?We discuss and explore this

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20:40

Why Subsea Cables Are the New Oil Pipelines

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2025/11/02

Over 97% of all international data travels through a vast, invisible network of subsea cables. As Malaysia invests billions in its AI ambitions and data center boom, this undersea infrastructure is no longer just a utility, it's a critical strategic asset.Martyna Sucharzewska, a Technology Analyst at BMI, joins us to explore this new global race. She discusses why the explosive demand from AI is fueling new investment, how tech giants like Google and Meta are shifting the balance of power by owning

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23:29

Who Gets to Use AI — and Who Doesn’t?

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2025/10/30

According to The Global Data Center Report 2025, Singapore today has one of the highest compute capacities in the world — about 8,000 people per megawatt of compute power. In Vietnam, that number jumps to 1.7 million. This growing gap isn’t just about infrastructure — it’s about who gets to build, train, and benefit from the next generation of AI.We sit down with Tim Lin, Partner and Co-Founder of The Digital Infrastructure Collective (Asia), to explore one of the most overlooked inequalities of the

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36:59

The Hidden Risks in Your Cloud & SaaS Contracts

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2025/10/29

As businesses move to the cloud, they are no longer buying software, they are subscribing to a service. This critical shift from ownership to access is governed by Software as a Service (SaaS) agreements, and many leaders are signing them without understanding the significant risks.Lawyers Ong Johnson and Lo Khai Yi (of Halim Hong & Quek) join us to decode these complex contracts. They explain the common pitfalls, from ambiguous Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and data ownership clauses to the

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26:10

Gen Z Decoded: The Future of Work and Money

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2025/10/28

They are Malaysia’s 7.7 million Gen Zs, the first generation to grow up entirely online and the next to redefine how we live, work, and spend. Visa Malaysia’s latest Gen Z Decoded study reveals how this cohort blends family values with digital-first lifestyles, managing money through apps while seeking meaning and flexibility at work. We speak with Previn Pillay, Country Manager at Visa Malaysia, about how their financial habits, trust in technology, and views on identity are reshaping the modern

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35:19

Why Malaysia Needs a Tax Calendar & Spending Scrutiny

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2025/10/27

Tax predictability is a cornerstone of any good tax system, giving businesses and individuals the confidence to plan and invest. Yet for many in Malaysia, the tax landscape has felt anything but stable. While Budget 2026 offered a pause on major new taxes, questions about fiscal discipline and long-term policy remain.Dr. Carmelo Ferlito and Dr. Veerinderjeet Singh joined us for a deep dive into tax policy. They discuss the ‘amazing dichotomy’ of Malaysia's budget, the critical need for

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32:18

Felda Teens, Global Robotics Dreams

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2025/10/26

Five teenagers from a Felda settlement in Pahang are defying expectations, and geography, to represent Malaysia at the FIRST Global Challenge in Panama City, the world’s biggest youth robotics competition. Guided by mentors from Lam Research and Roboticist Malaysia, these students from Sekolah Menengah Islam Al-Maarif have become the first team from Felda, Pahang, and an Islamic school to qualify.We explore how access, mentorship and belief can transform students with no robotics background into

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18:58

AI and the New Malaysian Investor

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2025/10/23

Over the past few years, we’ve seen a surge in retail investors using apps, data dashboards and now AI-driven tools to make decisions that once belonged mainly to analysts and full-time traders. At the same time, younger Malaysians are moving beyond the traditional blue-chip counters that previous generations favoured, and are beginning to explore new themes like clean energy, technology indices and AI-linked equities.Events like Moofest, which position themselves as platforms to explore the future

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35:54

South Africa, Malaysia’s Gateway to the African Market?

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2025/10/22

Salim Abu Haniffa, Executive Director of the Malaysian Chamber of Commerce–Southern Africa, joins us to discuss this "we don't see each other" paradox between Malaysia and South Africa.He makes the case for South Africa as a critical gateway to a $1 trillion regional market, explains the vast, untapped opportunities in areas like halal and agritech, and calls for a shift from "handshake diplomacy" to "supply chain diplomacy."We discuss:The current state of Malaysia-Southern Africa trade

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31:04

Services: The Next Battleground in Geopolitics?

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2025/10/21

For decades, global trade was dominated by goods like oil and cars. But a new report from BCG argues the real battleground of the future is in services. From cloud computing and fintech to streaming, services trade is projected to hit nearly $12 trillion by 2032, creating new tensions and ‘fault lines’" that will reshape the global economy.Aparna Bharadwaj, Global Leader of the Global Advantage Practice at BCG, joins us to unpack these findings. She discusses why digital services have become

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38:10

The Fall of 'Brand America'

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2025/10/20

For decades, an American identity has been one of the world's most powerful brand assets. But in a shifting global landscape, is it now a liability? A new survey from Ipsos reveals a 22% global drop in purchase intent for American brands, creating a ‘perception penalty’ that has real economic consequences.Seth Traum, a Partner at Ipsos Strategy3, joins us to unpack the findings from their "Brand America 2025" survey. He discusses why this anti-American sentiment is rising, how some brands like Apple

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31:20

SST’s 2025 Expansion, Grey Zones, & Exemptions

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2025/10/16

While Budget 2026 introduced no new broad-based consumption taxes, the landscape for businesses has been far from static in 2025. From the continued expansion of the SST scope to key changes in excise and stamp duties, Geeta Balakrishnan, Tax Director at PwC Malaysia, joins us to break down the key issues.She discusses the ‘grey zones’ in the expanded SST regulations, the bottom-line impact of new excise duties, and the strategic shift to digital compliance with e-invoicing and self-assessment for

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25:04

Waste or Opportunity? The Hidden Economy of Food

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2025/10/15

We sit down with Anas Amdan and Shahrizal Denci, co-founders of Bantu Tani Sdn Bhd, to explore how Malaysia’s food waste crisis isn’t just an environmental problem but also an economic one.Every day, Malaysia discards around 17,000 tonnes of food, almost half of which is still edible. Behind that number lies a hidden cost for SMEs, especially in agriculture and food retail, where waste isn’t waste until someone fails to extract value from it. For entrepreneurs like Anas and Shahrizal, the challenge

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