What Does It Mean To Flourish In Life?

02-May-25 09:30

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The Morning Run crew condenses the top conversations from the week and keeps you clued in on the stories you might have missed. In the mix today: we discuss what it means to flourish in life and the results of a global survey on how youth view this; Malaysia’s top ranking in the field of open data; as well as reflections on Labour Day and employment issues, from gig workers to unions.

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Produced by: Aisalli Ayub, Philip See, Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Aisalli Ayub, Philip See, Shazana Mokhtar

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Categories: the workplace, personal development, international

Tags: youths, open data, malaysia, labour day, employment, gigs, workers’ unions,

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