News media is an increasingly difficult business to break into in the digital age. But Malay masthead Sinar Harian is making a foray into the English-language media space with the launch of its online portal, Sinar Daily. What’s the strategy for Sinar Daily to carve out a space of its own in the Malaysian media landscape? We speak to Editor Tasnim Lokman to find out.

With crypto bellwethers like Bitcoin and Ethereum falling below critical price levels amidst the entire industry facing a maelstrom of regulatory, reputational and sentiment-driven headwinds, there has never been a more existential reckoning for the fledgling cryptocurrency landscape. Hong Qi Yu, Founder and CEO of Tokenize Xchange, addresses key industry and company issues.

Inflation is starting to eat into the margins of US corporates against a backdrop of market volatility. Kingsley Jones, Chief Investment Officer at Jevons Global warns of an impending a bear market and how long it will last.

Last week the government announced that beginning June 16th, all rides on RapidKL public transport will be free for one month. While rides may be free for passengers, it will cost the government RM155 million ringgit. Will free rides restore public confidence to use public transport amidst crippling traffic jams as the economy reopens? Researcher Aziff Azuddin weighs in.

With a sharp Fed Fund rate hike of 75bps and more to come at each FOMC meeting, what are the implications to the US and global economy? Which Asean countries are in better shape to weather the coming economic storm? Suan Teck Kin, Head of Global Economics & Markets Research from UOB tells us.

According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Malaysia has more than 182,000 refugees and asylum seekers as of April 2022. 25% of that figure comprises children under the age of 18. Despite being host to so many people fleeing conflict and abuse, Malaysia does not have an effective legal framework to legitimise the position of refugees. What policies are needed to improve the situation of refugees in Malaysia?

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Inflation is starting to eat into the margins of US corporates against a backdrop of market volatility. Kingsley Jones, Chief Investment Officer at Jevons Global warns of an impending a bear market and how long it will last.

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