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Tuesday Aug 27, 2024
Tuesday Aug 27, 2024
Political Analysts & Academics Fui K Soong & Rita Sim - China Won’t Protect Malaysia’s Chinese
An eye-opening conversation that sought to begin with an exploration of the non-homogenous nature of Malaysia’s Chinese (not all Chinese are the same!!) that morphed into the much more important discussion of Malaysia’s position in a world of multiple superpowers and how we need to deal with the changing world order.
(Many thanks to CITYPlus for their collaboration with The Do More Podcast, in whose studio this conversation was recorded. CITYPlus is Malaysia's first Chinese business radio station, dedicated to delivering in-depth analysis on local and international current affairs, markets, and businesses.)
CONTENTS
00:02:06 - Rita and Fui Introduce Themselves and Their Work
00:06:05 - Not All Chinese in Malaysia Are the Same
00:09:50 - The Centuries-Old Three Pillars in the Chinese Community – GLOBALLY
00:13:16 - What People Need to Know About Malaysia’s Chinese
00:20:52 - What Narratives Speak to ALL Chinese in Malaysia
00:23:35 - The Integration Ship has Sailed
00:24:10 - Class, Not Race, Is the Biggest Divider
00:27:13 - Malaysian Politics Has Significantly Changed in the Last 15 Years
00:29:31 - Ahead of the Next Elections, How Should the Malaysian Chinese Be Addressed?
00:34:10 - Do the Chinese REALLY Seek Out Integration, Cohesion?
00:38:46 - Geopolitical Risks Will Determine Life, Not Domestic Integration
00:39:51 - Sabah, Sarawak: Secession. What's the Temperature?
00:41:21 - Regional Blocs Might Develop: Sarawak With Singapore. South China Sea Is In Play ..
00:43:00 - East Malaysia Is In The Eye of The Storm
00:43:27 - A New Team Might Form: Johor, Singapore, Sabah, Sarawak (Or Maybe Not)
00:44:05 - Sabah and Sarawak Do Not Always See Eye to Eye
00:44:27 - Johor and Sarawak Seem To Be Getting More Autonomous, Responding to Geopolitics
00:47:52 - What Singapore Sees in Johor, Both Are Inextricable
00:48:39 - What Are The Possibilities of this Union - In the Context of a Federated Malaysia
00:40:50 - Putrajaya Is Too Busy to Intervene ..
00:51:28 - Sabah Is A Bit of A Basket Case ..
00:52:45 - China and the US Have VERY Different Policy Plans
00:54:40 - No Empires Go Down Without a Fight, There is TOTAL Distrust
00:58:17 - How Malaysia Interplays With China's 50-Year Plan
01:02:10 - Kedah, Kelantan, Perak, etc Will FLY if Kra Happens
01:04:04 - How Will US Polls Pan Out?
01:07:17 - Can the US Afford A World War? Does the Dollar Break?
01:09:35 - Malaysia, Jaundiced, Does Not Have a WorldView
01:11:00 - How Unstable Will The Next Ten Years Be?
01:12:09 - Are There Any Malaysian Leaders With A Worldview
01:13:38 - How Should Individuals Position / Prepare For An Uncertain Future?
01:15:36 - Malaysia’s Chinese Don’t Trust China (!)
01:15:58 - China’s Chinese Are In Bed With Malaysia’s Chinese: T/F?
01:17:20 - Non-Chinese in Malaysia Need to Realise: China Will Not Protect Malaysia’s Chinese
01:18:40 - Malays Are Seeing that China Might Help Resolve the Middle East ..
01:21:00 - Does China Take Taiwan By Force? Is a Great War Coming?
01:25:07 - Russia and China Are Forging New, Deep Ties ..
01:27:55 - The Great War Has Already Started - And It’s Already Kinetic
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Rita’s G1-G2-G2 Podcast on BFM in 2010: https://www.bfm.my/podcast/morning-run/the-breakfast-grille/rita-sim-ong-kian-ming
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Wednesday Aug 14, 2024
Wednesday Aug 14, 2024
Eddin Khoo is a journalist, historian, author and poet. But perhaps his biggest contribution to society is his tireless work in protecting Malaysia’s traditional performing arts like the Wayang Kulit and Mak Yong, through his cultural organisation, Pusaka.
He rightly points out that Malaysia is a cosmopolis of races, cultures and traditions with a history older than most countries in the region.
But its importance has been systematically erased in the interests of political self-preservation.
This is his story, in his own words.
(Many thanks to the Asia School of Business for their collaboration with The Do More Podcast, in whose studio this conversation was recorded. The Asia School of Business is a partnership between MIT's Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia).
CONTENTS
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:42 - Who’s Eddin Khoo (In His Own Words)
00:06:42 - What We Need to Know About Our History
00:08:45 - Our Racial Barriers Are A Construct
00:11:25 - Why Is Malaysia’s History Her Great Wound?
00:17:10 - What Eddin Has Learnt About Malaysia From the Microcosm That Is Kelantan
00:23:37 - Malaysians Are Very Lazy in their Caricature of Our Differences
00:26:17 - Why Did the Young Malays Vote In a So-Called ‘Green Wave'?
00:30:03 - How Does Eddin Know So Much About the Malay Psyche?
00:32:52 - The Kelantanese Young Crave Leadership But Its Leaders Cannot Offer It. WHY
00:36:42 - Politics Changes People. WHY
00:39:43 - What Should Malaysia’s National Narrative Be?
00:44:51 - Malaysia Is Bastardised ..
00:48:29 - What’s the TL:DR of Eddin’s National Narrative for Malaysia
00:55:05 - Message(s) to the Sclerotic (Rigid) Leadership?
01:02:40 - What Political Messaging Will Have Power?
01:07:32 - Malaysia’s Collective Will, Mutual Respect Has Been Subverted
01:09:38 - What Did You Learn From Chairing the UEC?
01:14:02 - Why Politicians Are Like Snakes: Many Different Heads
01:17:08 - Why Politicians Cannot and Will Resist Change
01:18:42 - How Do Kelantanese View Intellectual Self-Interrogation
01:20:26 - When Will Change Come? Will it Ever Come?
01:22:32 - Collective Change, Not Generational Change
01:25:54 - Can Socialism Work in Malaysia?
01:27:38 - Why History is Important
01:31:15 - How to Get More Young Malaysians Interested in History?
01:36:15 - There’s a Lot of Soul-Searching, Self-Searching Going On Right Now
01:40:42 - Malaysia’s Middle Class Are Indolent, Colonial Hogs In Defining Malaysia’s Racial Makeup
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MY ROAD TRIP TO KOTA BAHRU WITH EDDIN
https://youtu.be/qHG37ex2PY8
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Sunday Jul 28, 2024
Sunday Jul 28, 2024
#islam #malaysia #peace
Islamic Scholar Sheikh Imran Hosein - What Non-Muslims Need to Know About Islam
Sheikh Imran Nazar Hosein is an Islamic scholar who specialises in contemporary interpretations of Islamic eschatology (a field of study in Islam concerning future events that would happen in the end times that is primarily based on sources from the Quran and Sunnah).
Sheikh Imran gave up his career as a diplomat in 1985 to dedicate his life to the mission of Islam, since then a tireless missionary who travels for years at a time in the cause of Islam, including in Malaysia, where he is occasionally based.
Sheikh Imran is also a commentator on international monetary economics, advocating for the establishment of free-markets and currency with intrinsic value as a means of savings and aversion of a pending collapse of the “world of paper money”.
CONTENTS
00:03:04 - Who is Sheikh Imran Hosein?
00:07:11 - What Do Non-Muslims Need to Know About Islam?
00:14:14 - There Remain Many Misconceptions ..
00:17:40 - How Can There Be One Truth, One God When There Are So Many Different Faiths?
00:18:29 - And Yet Humankind Is So Different..
00:19:59 - Why Are We So Suspicious and Fearful of Each Other?
00:22:46 - Why Did Nixon Take America Off the Gold Standard?
00:30:35 - People Are Fleeing the US Dollar in Droves
00:31:36 - Islamic Eschatology: The End of History and The End of The World
00:38:25 - Currencies Are Bogus
00:39:07 - Electronic Money Is Bogus
00:40:05 - Slavery Exists Today - In Fact, It’s Widespread
00:45:01 - The Great War, Nuclear In Nature .. How Close Are We To The End Times?
00:49:20 - Fact-Based Naysayers Might Object .. ?
00:51:59 - Russia-Ukraine War: How Does it Expand From There?
00:58:59 - The World Is Moving Towards a Muslim-Christian Alliance
01:01:22 - What Should We Know About What’s Happening in the Middle East?
01:04:32 - Islam: A Religion of Unity, Brotherhood and Sisterhood .. Correct?
01:06:22 - It Appears That Islam Has Been Captured by the Oppressors ..
01:08:06 - How Does One Prepare for a Future That Is Full of Difficulties?
01:10:16 - In Islamic Eschatology, What Do the End Times Look Like?
01:12:55 - In Malaysia, How Do We Live Together More Peacefully?
01:16:47 - Sheikh Imran’s Parting Words for Malaysians
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Thursday Jul 18, 2024
Thursday Jul 18, 2024
Malaysia Semiconductor Industry Association President Dato’ Seri SH Wong - One of Every Five Graduate Engineers Leave Malaysia for Better Opportunities
Penang, in Malaysia’s Northern Region, is a key player in the global semiconductor industry’s value chain, with major players like Intel and Hewlett-Packard investing in the state since the 1960s. Currently, Penang contributes in the region of 5% of the global export value.
But the state is struggling to meet a boom in global demand for semiconductors, due to a critical shortage in skilled engineers, thanks to a cocktail of factors. Malaysia Semiconductor Industry Association President Dato’ Seri SH Wong, addresses these issues
CONTENTS
00:02:04 - Who is Dato Sri SH Wong?
00:03:03 - Why Intel Founder Andy Grove Chose to Invest in Penang in the 70s
00:04:57 - Moore’s Law: Still Applicable?
00:06:23 - The Mag7 and Nvidia: How Data Drives the World Today
00:07:11 - Difference Between Nvidia Chips and Intel’s Chip?
00:08:23 - What’s Driving The Shortage of Engineers in Malaysia
00:11:23 - What Skills Are Needed?
00:13:24 - What Skills Are Most Needed Right Now?
00:14:38 - Which Comes First? Investment or Skills?
00:17:53 - An Easier Way to Fill the Skills Shortage Is ..
00:18:42 - Where Are the Blockages?
00:19:30 - Malaysia's Mid-Technology Gap
00:21:20 - Where Malaysia Can Supply Tesla or Nvidia
00:24:24 - How To Get Kids More Interested in Science and Maths
00:26:34 - How to Spark the Spirit of Enquiry
00:29:57 - We Lose A Lot of Engineers to Other Countries
00:33:15 - Chip Makers Like Nvidia and TSMC Are Companies of National Importance
00:37:14 - Taiwan’s Technology has Consumer AND Military Applications
00:38:04 - The Possibility of War Has Businesses Scrambling for a Plan B
00:39:48 - South China Sea and Straits of Malacca: How Important Are These Waterways, Choke Points?
00:41:00 - Geopolitics and War: Threat or Opportunity?
00:42:38 - Who Are the Competition?
00:45:09 - Dato Sri’s Life Lesson #1: Resilience
00:46:44 - Dato Sri’s Life Lesson #2: No Limitations
00:46:53 - Dato Sri’s Life Lesson #3: Adaptability
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Links to bio:
https://www.semiconsea.org/Forging-forward/-dato-seri-wong-siew-hai-msia
https://gsb.usm.my/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Brief-Biodata-SHW-21062021-1.pdf
https://klse.i3investor.com/web/corporatefigure/detail/0208?id=0208-62903-2045757229
https://www.tatlerasia.com/people/wong-siew-hai
Friday Jul 05, 2024
Friday Jul 05, 2024
Global Institute for Tomorrow (GIFT)’s Chandran Nair, an engineer, economist, entrepreneur and scholar, points out that Malaysia’s political elites use the three very powerful levers of race, religion and royalty to instill fear into the public, giving them unlimited access to wealth and power.
(Many thanks to the Asia School of Business for their collaboration with The Do More Podcast, in whose studio this conversation was recorded. The Asia School of Business is a partnership between MIT's Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia).
CONTENTS:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:55 - Where is Malaysia Right Now?
00:04:34 - It’s Time to Remove Politicians' Free Pass of Race-Religion-Royalty
00:06:15 - The UiTM Issue: People Are Afraid to Speak Out
00:07:20 - Political Allegations, Police Reports Inciting Race, Royalty Are One Way Streets
00:08:30 - There is Fear Everywhere - the ‘Red Line’ of Race-Religion-Royalty
00:09:44 - Governance Rule #1: Malaysia Is Not Owned by One Racial Group
00:10:08 - Governance Rule #2: Political Elite Are Obliged to Protect All Minorities to Prevent Unrest
00:11:02 - Governance Rule #3: The State Must Prevent Any Racial Segment Receiving Undeserved Privilege
00:11:27 - Affirmative Action Must be Targeted And Not Used At the Expense of Chinese, Indians or Other Minorities
00:12:20 - Malay Political Elite’s Power Abuse
00:12:50 - Racism is Institutionalised in Malaysia
00:13:37 - Institutionalised Racism Has Destroyed Malaysia’s Institutions and Meritocracy is Dead
00:14:34 - The Enemy of Meritocracy Is ..
00:15:20 - Institutionalised Racism Is a Fundamental Threat to Malaysia Because ..
00:16:58 - Can Malaysia’s Racist Policies Ever be Dismantled?
00:20:24 - Is There Even a Will to Dismantle These Policies?
00:23:14 - A Poor Deal: Incompetence and Corruption In a System of Elites to Grab Money and Power
00:26:00 - The System of Patronage Seems to Work And Is Even Aspirational - That’s Why It’s So Clever
00:26:52 - The Wealth Gap Between Malaysia ($12k/yr) and Singapore ($76k/yr): WHY
00:28:20 - Malaysia’s Wealth is Not Shared: This Must Change
00:29:50 - We Have Twin Towers and Skyscrapers But 70% of Wastewater in KL is Untreated. WHY
00:30:33 - Basic Necessities Are Being Corroded: Rice Reserves: 21 Days Only
00:32:10 - Abuses of Political Elite Prevent Access to Basic Rights for the Poor Malay Majority
00:35:00 - Trigger Points for Positive Change?
00:38:40 - Was the Green Wave A Protest Vote Against Corruption?
00:39:10 - A Collapse of the Ringgit Could Trigger a ….
00:39:45 - A Food Shortage Could Trigger a ….
00:45:20 - Malaysia's Position in ASEAN
00:49:02 - ‘Stay and Build’ on Malaysia’s Strengths – Which Are .. ?
00:51:54 - What Does The World Look Like in 2044?
00:56:00 - Malaysia Does Not Have ANY Leaders
00:57:10 - Hope is Essential. Indonesia Once Was a Basket Case Too
00:58:22 - Singapore George Yeo Says These Three Leaders Are Legit
01:00:36 - What About China? Foreign Policy, War, Conquest, Power?
01:06:25 - How China Thinks About Malaysia and its Diaspora of 7m Chinese in Southeast Asia
01:08:25 - What is China’s Soft Power?
01:12:42 - US Elections: Who is Less Likely To Throw Bombs?
01:14:22 - Who Would China Prefer? Trump or Biden?
01:16:25 - How Is Chandran Preparing Himself For His Own Future?
01:27:32 - Let’s get the Best People Back Into Malaysia’s Institutions to do the Best Job, Irrespective of Race of Religion, To Help ALL Malaysians
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Some of Chandran’s Key Articles Mentioned in the Podcast:
To whom does a country belong?
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2023/07/22/to-whom-does-a-country-belong/
Anti-corruption ‘revolution’ imperative and long overdue
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2024/01/27/anti-corruption-revolution-imperative-and-long-overdue/
Now everyone prospers: new equity pathways
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2024/03/23/now-everyone-prospers-new-equity-pathways/
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MalaysiaKini: https://www.malaysiakini.com/en/tag/chandran%20nair
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London Speaker Bureau: https://londonspeakerbureau.com/speaker-profile/chandran-nair/
Friday Jun 28, 2024
Friday Jun 28, 2024
Professor Dr. Tajuddin Rasdi - Why Are Young Malaysians Becoming More Conservative?
Prof Tajuddin is a Professor of Islamic architecture who also writes prolifically on social issues in Malaysia, much of it centring on politics, faith and education.
He would love to see a more united and cohesive nation, a nation where multiculturalism, tolerance and independent thought prevail.
These are his thoughts and principles.
(Many thanks to the Asia School of Business for their collaboration with The Do More Podcast, in whose studio this conversation was recorded. The Asia School of Business is a partnership between MIT's Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia).
CONTENTS
00:01:56 - Who is Prof Tajuddin? (How Does a Professor of Islamic Architecture Become a Social Commentator?)
00:06:07 - Which Direction is Malaysia Going? Forwards, Backwards or .. Standstill?
00:09:24 - Malaysia Seems to Be Stuck in a Time Warp
00:11:00 - Some (Most) Folks Don’t Really Understand Their Own Faith
00:12:44 - Islam Is an Open, Tolerant and Personal Religion, Not a Political Religion
00:17:03 - Why Are Young Malaysians Becoming More Conservative?
00:21:33 - The Green Wave: I Never Agreed With Undi 18
00:25:59 - Will Malaysian Society Become More Divided?
00:29:11 - Prof Tajuddin’s Advice to his Kids
00:34:44 - Speaking Out to Aid Society is a Social and Religious Obligation
00:38:00 - Principles to Navigate the World
00:41:46 - What Are Malaysia’s Students Talking About? What Are Their Hopes and Fears?
00:45:41 - Advice to People If Malaysia Becomes More Conservative
00:49:45 - “I Admire Tun Mahathir But I wouldn’t Vote for Him” Why?
00:51:46 - Education Reform: How?
00:57:42 - If You Leave Malaysia, Where Would You Go?
01:01:32 - How Would You Like to Be Remembered?
Tuesday Jun 11, 2024
Tuesday Jun 11, 2024
#war #crimes #corruption #power
Bridget Welsh: “Very Possible” That PAS Could Govern Malaysia One Day
Bridget Welsh is an independent American scholar who has lived in (and analysed) ASEAN and Malaysian social, political and economic developments for over three-and-a-half decades, writing books and advising companies and NGOs how to navigate one of the world’s most important and exciting regions.
Welsh's views on Malaysia and ASEAN’s future are explosive and troubling. They are also truthful and nuanced. This could be one of the most important discussions anyone can consume in this era of great change, risk and opportunity.
Listen with an open heart and a constructive mind. It might yet help you navigate an uncertain future.
CONTENTS
00:02:18 - Who’s Bridget Welsh?
00:04:08 - What Foreign Companies and Other Countries Want to Know About Malaysia
00:05:10 - What Welsh Tells Them
00:06:40 - ‘Unseen Forces’ and ‘Drivers of Change’: Explain
00:10:01 - How Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Is Responding to these Forces
00:13:25 - How Anwar’s Govt Has Failed on Corruption, Reform and Inequality
00:16:20 - Are Coalition Politics to Blame for these Failures?
00:17:43 - The Link Between a Failed Govt and the Black Market
00:20:10 - What Most Malaysians Don’t Know About Malaysia
00:21:39 - What Drives Voting Behaviour in Malaysia? Including the So-Called ‘Green Wave’
00:24:50 - What and Why Are the Drivers Behind the Green Wave?
00:28:57 - The Green Wave Hit Penang Hard
00:31:04 - How Did DAP Lose So Much Ground In Penang?
00:32:55 - Who’s to Blame?
00:35:25 - What Happens Next in Penang? Will the LRT Alleviate the Wealth Divide?
00:40:26 - Secession: Possible for Johor? Penang? Sarawak? Sabah?
00:43:55 - The Tinder Box that is Malaysia .. KK Mart .. etc
00:49:20 - What Do Foreign Investors Do With Malaysia: Buy? Sell? Hold?
00:52:27 - Who’s the Most Effective of the Ten Prime Ministers Malaysia Has Had?
00:54:25 - Media Freedoms: Regression, Concern?
00:56:40 - Independent Thought and Racial Harmony: An Inconvenience to the Powers That Be?
00:58:09 - Transnational Crime and the Black Market (aka ‘Dark Economy’)
01:04:54 - Missing Aeroplanes, Murdered Bankers and Assassinated Brothers of Korean Dictators - Malaysia is a Daily Hollywood Script
01:12:01 - What Does Malaysia Look Like in 10 Years Time?
01:14:05 - Political Stability As a First Key Theme in Malaysia, PAS as Malaysia’s Next Govt: Chances Out of 10? And in How Many Years?
01:15:02 - Are PAS More Honest and Responsible Than the Others?
01:18:25 - The Youth As a Second Key Theme in Malaysia
01:19:59 - Economic Restructuring As a Third Key Theme in Malaysia
01:21:06 - Racial & Religious Issues / Concerns As a Fourth Key Theme in Malaysia
01:22:06 - What Are the Chances of Another Race War?
01:22:56 - Were the 1969 Race Riots Planned?
01:26:03 - Where Malaysia and ASEAN Figure in the Greater Global Discussion
01:33:16 - Malaysia’s Stance on Palestine-Middle East: And Malaysia’s Choice of China over the US. What They Both Mean.
01:36:43 - How Indonesia is Handling the Middle East Issue
01:40:31 - There Is a Serious Lack of Leadership and Statesmanship All Over the World
01:42:42 - What Are the US’ and China’s Appetite for Participation in a World War? Can Malaysia Stay Neutral?
01:44:25 - Unlike their Elders, Israel’s Younger Generation Don’t See the Value of Peace
01:47:10 - Simultaneously, there are Conflicts Simmering Elsewhere: Myanmar, Thailand are Examples ..
01:48:28 - Social Media Reinforces Hate and Discord
01:49:09 - What is the Possibility of a Third World War?
01:53:05 - ASEAN Has Been ‘Pathetic’ In Terms of Solving its Own Problems and Taking A Stand
01:54:01 - China. Taiwan. What’s Next? Escalation?
01:54:33 - US Elections. Foreign Policy. What’s Next?
01:57:30 - A Trump Win Will Result in an Escalation.
01:58:17 - Advice. To Navigate an Uncertain Future
(Many thanks to the Asia School of Business for their collaboration with The Do More Podcast, in whose studio this conversation was recorded. The Asia School of Business is a partnership between MIT's Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia).
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Tuesday May 21, 2024
Tuesday May 21, 2024
#education #philosophy #morality
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Dr S. Munirah Alatas and Adzhar Ibrahim: Malaysia’s Education System Has Failed Us, So What’s Next?
The Trust Deficit has never been wider where Malaysia’s education system is concerned. So where do parents and children turn to, to prepare them for a future that has never been more uncertain?
Independent scholar Dr S Munirah Alatas and ex-Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO) Adzhar Ibrahim offer their thoughts on some possible ways forward, even as Malaysia’s politics and policies goes ever-further backwards.
(Many thanks to the Asia School of Business for their collaboration with The Do More Podcast, in whose studio this conversation was recorded. The Asia School of Business is a partnership between MIT's Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia).
CONTENTS
00:02:42 - Introductions: Adzhar
00:05:05 - Introductions: Munirah
00:07:55 - What’s Going Well With Malaysian Education
00:10:45 - But What Does Education MEAN?
00:16:11 - The Politicisation of Malaysian Education
00:20:55 - Philosophy Has Disappeared: Is This Because Thinkers Are Inconvenient?
00:24:00 - Let’s Not Forget Eastern Philosophers Too!
00:24:55 - The Deterioration of Local Graduates
00:26:57 - The Leader That Adzhar Admired Most: Where Did He Learn Those Attributes?
00:28:31 - The Importance of Informal Education
00:31:34 - Life at Columbia University
00:32:45 - Corporatisation and University Rankings Have Jeopardised Malaysian Universities
00:36:28 - How Should New Parents Think About Educating Their Children?
00:42:00 - Can One Entirely Bypass School and University?
00:47:55 - Why Aren’t Parents Teaching Their Kids About Resilience, Humility, Independent Thought?
00:52:54 - You Can’t Expect the Government to Dispense Good Sense When it Does Not Itself Have Good Sense!
00:54:49 - How Do Young Parents Gain More Wisdom and Perspective Without Relying on an Inept Government
00:59:41 - How Adzhar’s Parents Helped Mould Him
01:01:46 - And for Munirah .. ?
01:07:57 - What Is a Successful Individual?
01:16:45 - Let’s Ditch Language Colonialism! Language is Wealth
01:20:09 - How is Malaysia Doing Overall?
01:22:41 - Are Malaysia’s Social Policies Here to Stay?
01:28:00 - Berdikari: Standing On One’s Own Two Feet
01:30:03 - The Most Unsustainable Thing About Malaysia Is .. (Hint: It’s Not the Environment)
01:31:30 - Change Will Come From Borneo
01:34:45 - Life’s Conclusions
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Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
#bitcoin #solana #blockchain
Luno’s Aaron Tang - The Bitcoin, Crypto Bull Market Has Begun, But It’s Early Days Yet
The Bitcoin and crypto market is in a clear bull run right now, making it an excellent time to be talking to Aaron Tang, the Regional General Manager of Luno, where he oversees the Malaysian, Singaporean and Indonesian crypto markets for the global cryptocurrency platform.
I get deep into the weeds with him on how early we are in the current crypto bull run, question him on some of the assumptions about cryptos (such as self-custody and blockchain safety) while getting his views on how strict or market-friendly the regulators are.
CONTENTS
00:02:05 - Who’s Aaron Tang?
00:02:38 - What Are Cryptocurrencies?
00:03:24 - Attributes of Cryptocurrencies?
00:05:01 - Self Custody, Private Wallets - You Don’t Need Banks Any Longer
00:06:10 - Why People Are Flocking to Crypto
00:07:15 - How and What Drives Crypto Prices
00:09:38 - Not All Coins Are Finite Like Bitcoin
00:11:08 - Why People Remain Cynical About Bitcoin
00:13:35 - What Triggered the Crypto Bull Market?
00:16:32 - But the REAL Crypto Bull Run Has Not Yet Begun
00:17:45 - What Drives Crypto Mania?
00:20:03 - What is Proof of Work, Blockchain Immutability?
00:21:55 - Satoshi’s Code is Open Source and Constantly Improved
00:23:16 - Not All Coins or Tokens Have the Same Network Reliability as Bitcoin
00:24:44 - What Are Gas Fees? How Are They Charged?
00:26:25 - Why Do Gas Fees Differ So Much on Different Networks
00:28:07 - What Are the Biggest Drivers of Crypto Prices?
00:30:07 - Why Have Ethereum Prices Not Surpassed Their All-Time Highs But Bitcoin Has Not?
00:31:40 - What Are the Differences Between Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Cardano and Other Coins?
00:34:44 - There Are Pitfalls, Like Lack of Network Operability, ie: You Can Lose Your Coins!
00:37:18 - There’s No Need to FOMO ..
00:39:00 - How Do Cold Wallets Work? Are They Really That Safe?
00:41:56 - How Do Professional Investors Self-Custody?
00:42:47 - What About Demi-Serious Investors? How Do They Self-Custody?
00:44:43 - Luno’s Court Case When a Customer Alleged They Lost Their Coins
00:47:46 - Luno Security Measures - What’s Needed
00:50:01 - What Happens When You Lose Your Phone?
00:50:59 - Malaysia AND Indonesia LOVE Crypto. Why?
00:54:00 - Most Crypto Adoption is Asia-Based And Many HODL it. Why?
00:56:15 - Why is Crypto So Darned Volatile?
00:57:51 - Should You Lock in Gains Before the Market Crashes (Again?)
01:00:18 - There Are Only One, Maybe Two Bull Runs Left
01:02:54 - Buying Crypto Is Like Buying Amazon or Tesla at $10 a Share
01:05:57 - The US SEC Bitcoin ETF Was Bitcoin’s IPO Moment
01:07:28 - Crypto, A Decentralised Asset, is Re-Centralising. What Gives?
01:09:09 - What Black Swans Exist for Crypto?
01:10:46 - What Happens to Crypto If the US Dollar Collapses?
01:13:00 - Bitcoin Hasn’t Really Surpassed Its All-Time High Because of Inflation: T/F?
01:14:25 - What Other Factors Will Drive the Crypto Bull Run?
01:16:00 - Will Luno Lower Its Rates?
01:17:44 - How Does Luno Add More Coins to Its Platform?
01:19:16 - How Knowledgeable Are the Securities Commission (SC) About the Crypto Market?
01:20:43 - How Luno Assesses Coins to be Added to its Platform
01:22:40 - Algorand is Coming to Luno, What Else is Coming?
01:24:57 - How Regulators Think About Crypto Markets
01:26:00 - Are Crypto Gains Taxable? Is a Digital Assets Tax Coming?
01:28:04 - How Tokenization Works and Are Central bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) Coming?
01:31:05 - Is a Digital Ringgit Coming?
01:33:19 - Where is the Crypto Market Going?
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Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
This health-related podcast, like my earlier one on cancer with Dr Teo Soo Hwang (see link below) is also a personal one, as I have lost a number of friends and close acquaintances to heart disease in recent months.
In some cases, the deaths were shocking, since they happened to seemingly healthy, fit and well-adjusted people. Not at all – at least superficially – that fell within the definition of ‘high-risk’.
I resolved to attempt to better understand the Whys and Wherefores of heart disease, which meant there was only one person I could speak with: Dr. Suren Thuraisingham, an old family friend from back home in Penang.
Dr. Thuraisingham is a very experienced and highly respected cardiologist, having practised medicine in this field since 1990. He very kindly agreed to answer my questions about why even young and seemingly healthy people are dropping dead from heart attacks, among a whole host of related issues, including whether a link exists between Covid vaccinations and heart diseases.
(Dr. Thuraisingham is a Consultant Cardiologist at CVSKL (Cardiac Vascular Sentral Kuala Lumpur), an integrated cardiac and vascular hospital in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. He has been a practicing cardiologist since 1990.)
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CONTENTS
00:02:04 - Why Are So Many Apparently Healthy People Dropping Dead From Heart Attacks
00:03:48 - Even Teenagers, Athletes Seem to Be Passing Away?
00:06:09 - Can You Inherit a Heart Condition? And What Ratio Can Be Attributed to It?
00:08:07 - What Were the Reasons Behind the Recent Spate of Sudden Deaths
00:09:46 - How Much of Your Heart Health Can You Directly Control?
00:11:24 - Being Trim and Fit Is No Indicator of Perfect Heart Health
00:13:01 - Recommendations?
00:14:37 - What Treatment and Medicines to Consider
00:16:18 - How to Avoid Diabetes?
00:17:28 - Symptoms of Heart Disease
00:22:43 - Is Bad Cholesterol Due to Diet?
00:23:28 - Can You Intervene in the Body’s Formulation of Cholesterol?
00:25:21 - What If There Is No Family History of Heart Ailments
00:27:14 - So. How Useful is Exercise?
00:28:55 - Do Hearts Have a Finite Number of Beats?
00:30:40 What’s the Link Between Heart Rates and Heart Health?
00:32:05 - How Useful is Data on Heart Rate Variability?
00:33:10 - Keep Healthy if No Family History of Heart Conditions
00:33:36 - Is There a Link Between the Covid Vaccination and Heart Attacks?
00:35:00 - What Have You Learnt From 34 Years of Treating Heart Patients?
00:38:16 - Are There Any Age, Race or Gender Categories That Make You More Vulnerable to Heart Conditions
00:41:46 - Last Remarks, A Summary
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