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The Gig Economy in Developing Countries: A New Frontier in Economic Development?

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What is gig economy? Composed of people who work short-term appointments or as sole proprietors or independent contractors.  Let's look at the short video to know more about gig economy. People working in the gig economy can sign up for jobs on customer-facing platforms like ride-share apps or courier services, while others may be employed by a company on a freelance basis for a specific job. Did You Know？ As of September 2024, Malaysia’s gig economy surpassed  three million own-account workers , reflecting continued strong growth and increasing reliance on gig work as a viable income source. Both the global and Malaysian workforces now comprise a sizable portion of the gig economy.  Gig workers accounted for 33% of the world's workforce as of 2023, contributing to an economy worth about USD 455 billion.  Approximately 4 million people, or 26% of Malaysia's 15.3 million workers, are engaged in the gig economy.  This group consists of freelancers, food delivery ...
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"Music in the soul can be heard by the universe"

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Hello, everyone!  What is music to you? Music occupies almost 80% of my life. When I am happy, sad, bored, I will absolute p ut on the headphones and immerse myself in the music without external interference . When I arrived in secondary school, I also joined Chinese orchestra, and playing musical instruments is my daily routine. So, for me, music is like a good friend to accompany me. Although I have a lot of favorite songs , but today I want to share with you two songs that I have been playing in a loop recently.  These two songs are life goes on by BTS .I want to  give out my opinion on how the song feels to me. Life goes on O n 20 November 2020 , BTS comeback with their full album “BE” and title track “Life Goes On. I still remember that I was facing a very important government exam-SPM. I believe that most of the candidates would feel frustrated at that time . Maybe some of them have not adapted to the online course, can't keep up with the syllabus, or don't have...
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What do you think is an happy life?

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Hello everyone,I have been given an assignment from my muet teacher,Puan Akmal where I need to choose 3 pictures and today I will share my feelings in each three photos of them . These photos show the crises facing the world today, and the comparison in the photo shows the contrast between two conditions in different worlds. This photo was stitching by Ugur Gallenkus,  an Istanbul based artist, that uniquely depicts the contrast that we live in today. Most of Ugurgallen's works come from the contrast of life in peaceful countries and war countries, developed countries and underprivileged countries. He put together "war and peace" from all over the world by creating composite photos one by one, using visual impact to tell the world the contradictory world he saw. Did you hear a phrase before? "A picture says a thousand words" which I think is very suitable for these photos. Let's start with the first photo below . This photo was taken by Amer A lmohiba...
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