Malaysia has one of the highest rates of bullying in schools, compared with 44 other countries worldwide. We explore how bullying affects children in vulnerable situations, such as those from low-income or dysfunctional families, or those who are stateless, and how it leaves scars on children’s psychological and emotional well-being. Anum Sofea Muhamad Fadzli, Clinical Psychologist from Thrive Well, and Felicia Yoon, Co-Founder of Arus Academy, join us for this conversation.



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Malaysia has one of the highest rates of bullying in schools, compared with 44 other countries worldwide. We explore how bullying affects children in vulnerable situations, such as those from low-income or dysfunctional families, or those who are stateless, and how it leaves scars on children’s psychological and emotional well-being. Anum Sofea Muhamad Fadzli, Clinical Psychologist from Thrive Well, and Felicia Yoon, Co-Founder of Arus Academy, join us for this conversation.Image Credit: Shutterstock

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Mind Matters: When Vulnerable Children Are Bullied

According to OpenAI, more than 230 million people ask its chatbot questions about their health and wellbeing every week. Are you one of them? Open AI has introduced ChatGPT Health, while Anthropic has launched Claude for Healthcare, to analyse your health information and give you advice. How much can we trust the information from generative AI? How will this evolution affect people’s healthcare decisions and practices, and is this trend for the better or worse? 


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According to OpenAI, more than 230 million people ask its chatbot questions about their health and wellbeing every week. Are you one of them? Open AI has introduced ChatGPT Health, while Anthropic has launched Claude for Healthcare, to analyse your health information and give you advice. How much can we trust the information from generative AI? How will this evolution affect people’s healthcare decisions and practices, and is this trend for the better or worse?&nbsp; Image Credit: Shutterstock

Are We Ready For ChatGPT Health?

As Malaysia’s ageing population grows, we’re seeing the government and policymakers being more proactive when it comes to our ageing strategy. From the 13th Malaysia Plan to the National Ageing Blueprint as well as the Malaysia Care Strategic Framework and Action Plan, plans are being put into motion to prioritise the needs of an ageing population. But ageing is not gender-neutral. So do these plans adequately account for that? Ahead of International Women’s Day, we unpack why a gender lens matters in our ageing policies with Dr Julitta Onabanjo, country representative with UNFPA Malaysia. 


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As Malaysia’s ageing population grows, we’re seeing the government and policymakers being more proactive when it comes to our ageing strategy. From the 13th Malaysia Plan to the National Ageing Blueprint as well as the Malaysia Care Strategic Framework and Action Plan, plans are being put into motion to prioritise the needs of an ageing population. But ageing is not gender-neutral. So do these plans adequately account for that? Ahead of International Women’s Day, we unpack why a gender lens matters in our ageing policies with Dr Julitta Onabanjo, country representative with UNFPA Malaysia.&nbsp; Image Credit: Shutterstock

Healthy Ageing: Why Our Ageing Strategy Must Be Gender Sensitive

"If you have ever lost a loved one, then you know exactly how it feels. And if you have not, then you cannot possibly imagine it." That’s a quote from Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. Grief comes in many forms, and no one journey is ever exactly the same. So how do you learn to live with grief? Do you really need to process it? To answer these questions about grief, we speak to licensed and registered counsellor, Lillian Bulan-Dorai. 


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"If you have ever lost a loved one, then you know exactly how it feels. And if you have not, then you cannot possibly imagine it." That’s a quote from Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. Grief comes in many forms, and no one journey is ever exactly the same. So how do you learn to live with grief? Do you really need to process it? To answer these questions about grief, we speak to licensed and registered counsellor, Lillian Bulan-Dorai.&nbsp; Image Credit: Shutterstock

Mind Matters: When Vulnerable Children Are Bullied

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