Morning Brief

The government has been urged to establish a Charities Commission in response to growing calls for increased transparency and accountability in managing charity funds. What would be the mandate and composition of the commission? We discuss the proposal with Datin Wong Poai Hong, Executive Director, Childline Foundation.

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The government has been urged to establish a Charities Commission in response to growing calls for increased transparency and accountability in managing charity funds. What would be the mandate and composition of the commission? We discuss the proposal with Datin Wong Poai Hong, Executive Director, Childline Foundation.

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One of the big achievements of last year’s COP27 was the agreement to set up a loss and damage fund that would channel money to the most vulnerable countries affected by the consequences of climate change. But ironing out the mechanism of the fund has bedevilled negotiators over the past year - will a blueprint that was passed in Abu Dhabi this last weekend pass muster when it is presented during COP28 for approval? We discuss this with Meena Raman of Sahabat Alam Malaysia.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has just completed a 4-day state visit to China, the first Australian leader to visit the Middle Kingdom in seven years, ending a hiatus triggered by several disputes. Bilateral relations between Canberra and Beijing have been tepid in recent years but this visit appears to have warmed ties somewhat. Richard Mcgregor of the Lowy Institute provides us with some analysis on the outcome of this latest development.

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Some 1,000 lorry drivers in Penang, Kedah and east coast states have been protesting against a crackdown on the overloading of lorries and commercial vehicles since last month, stating that this is unduly harsh on the industry. We discuss the rationale for road transport load limits and ways to improve enforcement efforts while mitigating impact on business activity with transport engineering expert Prof. Dr. Ahmad Farhan Mohd Sadullah.

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Some 1,000 lorry drivers in Penang, Kedah and east coast states have been protesting against a crackdown on the overloading of lorries and commercial vehicles since last month, stating that this is unduly harsh on the industry. We discuss the rationale for road transport load limits and ways to improve enforcement efforts while mitigating impact on business activity with transport engineering expert Prof. Dr. Ahmad Farhan Mohd Sadullah.

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The Home Ministry hopes to table the Drug & Substance Abuse (Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation) Act in Parliament next year. The aim is to enable first-time or minor drug offenders to be rehabilitated, instead of being sent straight to prison as per the current practice. Ashwin Thind, Clinical Psychologist at PENGASIH and member of the Malaysian Drug Policy Reform Programme shares with us his thoughts on this matter.

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The latest quarterly results of the major tech firms were mixed overall, with Microsoft and Amazon exceeding expectations while Alphabet and Tesla disappointed. We discuss the trajectory of tech stocks moving forward with Dan Ives of Wedbush Securities.

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The Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment, and Climate Change is proposing a mechanism to set water tariffs that allows water operators to determine rates without the need of the Minister’s approval. Dr. Mohmad Asari Daud, President, Malaysian Water Association tells us why this is a step in the right direction and the state of our water assets.

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The Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment, and Climate Change is proposing a mechanism to set water tariffs that allows water operators to determine rates without the need of the Minister’s approval. Dr. Mohmad Asari Daud, President, Malaysian Water Association tells us why this is a step in the right direction and the state of our water assets.

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