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What Does It Take to Be a Great Communicator?

By Dr Norizzati Azudin
Two decades in academia, one of which was spent living abroad. Does that make someone a great communicator?

How Can Employee Well-Being Make Your Business More Competitive and Profitable

By Professor Hew Gill
Until relatively recently employee well-being has often been viewed as a subfield of health and safety that is primarily concerned with minimising company health care costs and liabilities.  

Blockchain Technology for eLearning at Time of Pandemic Restrictions

By Dr Houshyar Honar Pajooh
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, online and distance learning has become incredibly popular all around the world.

Dealing With Depression

By Professor Alvin Ng Lai Oon
Being a psychologist, I often get asked what people can do to help a family member or friend who seem to be depressed, or have actually been diagnosed with clinical depression and is on psychiatric medication. 

How Do We Rebound From The Pandemic?

By Professor Mahendhiran Sanggaran Nair
According to the World Economic Forum, Emerging Asia, including, Malaysia, is in real danger of falling into an inequality trap as it recovers from the pandemic.

Saving the Planet From CO2 and Plastic Pollution

By Ts. Dr Farihahusnah Hussin
Carbon dioxide emissions and plastic pollution are two of the most pressing environmental issues posing risks to humanity and life on earth.

The Preservation of Ipoh’s Heritage

By Dr Teh Pek Yen and Associate Professor Dr Derek Ong Lai Teik
Ipoh – a serene city tucked away in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia has predominantly been a detour for tourists (both local and international) sojourning between the north and the south. This article talks about the need to preserve Ipoh’s authentic heritage.

Improvise, Adapt, Overcome to Win Big in Business

A look at how Samsung, American Express, Sime Darby, Tata Group and Nintendo became industry leaders, and how an online MBA can help you become one.

The Bigger Picture: Actuarial Work in Climate Change

By Nicholas Yeo
Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperature and weather patterns, which lead to threats such as food and water scarcity, flooding, extreme weather and related economic losses. The World Health Organization (WHO) calls climate change the greatest threat to global health in the 21st…

Suicide Is A National Security Threat

By Professor Dr Alvin Ng Lai Oon
The recent suicides on the Penang Bridge highlight again the urgency to address such unnecessary deaths that are always one too many. Suicide is a national security threat. With every suicide, there are emotional and financial costs within the family and affected community, reducing the overall…

Crafting Our Interiors

By Arief Afandi
It is not by accident that young architects and interior designers today are vastly addressing issues of sustainable living and construction in their work. Combining vernacular techniques with contemporary design technologies, they have given the term sustainability a whole new meaning. This is…

Re-imagining Borneo in the Digital Revolution

By Dr Goh Chun Seng
The digital revolution, also called Industrial Revolution 4.0, has become a major policy focus in developing countries to ensure the nations survive and evolve in the face of disruptive changes in the global economy. Digital and smart technologies are perceived as key modular-building blocks for…