A circular solution to e-waste recycling: Treasures from trash: The story of an e-waste recycling hero

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In Person with : YBhg. Datuk Muez Abd Aziz Secretary General of the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs

"New technologies and business models don’t just create opportunities, they also create perils. Apparently, our businesses are exposed to the turbulent trends that disruptive 4th industrial revolution technologies can unleash."

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How consumerism is impacting innovations in the food and health ecosystem

"As consumers look to obtain products more quickly and at an increased level of personalisation, the time between when the “right” formulation of a food product is identified and when that product is in the consumer hands needs be shorten drastically."

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The freelance economy : Are we tuned up for it?

"The Malaysian education system needs to reconceptualise affirmative actions to center around enabling a system that will inculcate lifelong education, which encourages selfdirected but supported learning"

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Back to the future with the conscious consumer

"The concept, which originated in the Netherlands in 2011, is now in 29 countries, including Brazil, Ghana and Singapore. (In KL and Petaling Jaya, an independent, small-scale initiative exists, known as KakiRepair by KakiDIY.)"

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The future of consumerism

"As we envision the Future of Consumerism 2030 in Malaysia, we see a plausible future where consumers are greatly empowered"

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In Person with : YBhg. Datuk Dr Rose Lena binti Lazemi, Secretary General of Ministry of Woman, Family and Community Development

"Today we see many attempts to humanise technology, machines and systems to improve the consumer experience."

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Precision medicine in Asia: Let’s begin with unlocking Asian genomes

Precision medicine has been a buzzword for many years now. You just have to open up your social media feed, or if you’re still in denial of the digital age, maybe your hardcopy newspaper, and you will find the term ‘precision medicine’ generously sprinkled over any article that speaks about the future of healthcare.

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Maqasid Sharia: Its importance in contemporary context

Along with the progress of time, there is a tendency among current scholars to add to the five basic goals. For example, there are those who promote justice, freedom, human rights and women rights— building civilisations within the framework of Sharia goals that are claimed to be closer to the ideals of modern time.

Internalising and externalising problems among adolescents in Malaysia’s children institutions

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