Morning Brief

Amid the war in Gaza, a digital battle is unfolding on social media platforms. Tech giants have been accused of censoring accounts or actively reducing the reach of pro-Palestine content. In the meantime, fake news and misinformation surrounding this conflict also continues to spread. We speak to Professor Bradley Freeman, Professor of Digital Media, School of Arts at Sunway University about the challenges for social media platforms to battle misinformation while avoiding deliberate suppression of content.  

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Close to a third of water supply dams in Malaysia are over 50 years old while another seven dams are in critical condition with their structural integrity in need of urgent attention. With water supplies potential overstated, what should the country do to ensure water security? Charles Santiago, Chairman of the National Water Services Commission tells us.

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Close to a third of water supply dams in Malaysia are over 50 years old while another seven dams are in critical condition with their structural integrity in need of urgent attention. With water supplies potential overstated, what should the country do to ensure water security? Charles Santiago, Chairman of the National Water Services Commission tells us.

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The government is considering introducing a mandatory monthly deduction for repaying PTPTN study loans through an automatic deduction facilitated by IRB. This is as the government agency is saddled with a total debt of RM66.9bn, with no easy solutions to reduce it. Dr Geoffrey Williams, Economist and Professor at Malaysia University of Science and Technology (MUST) suggests some radical solution for this conundrum and why free education is part of that plan.

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With Tom Emmer, hours after being nominated by the Republican party as the third Speaker candidate in 3 weeks withdrawing from the race for House Speaker, we get reactions to these developments from YS pollster John Zogby on why the Republicans remain deeply divided in selecting their leader.

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Last weekend, PAS held its 69th annual congress, marking a political party at its zenith of popularity with 42 seats in Parliament and running 4 state governments. Can it expand its reach to non-Muslim voters whom the party alienated in the past? We discuss what lies ahead for PAS with Dr. Azmil Tayeb, Associate Professor at University Sains Malaysia.

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Last weekend, PAS held its 69th annual congress, marking a political party at its zenith of popularity with 42 seats in Parliament and running 4 state governments. Can it expand its reach to non-Muslim voters whom the party alienated in the past? We discuss what lies ahead for PAS with Dr. Azmil Tayeb, Associate Professor at University Sains Malaysia.

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Despite inflation declining to 1.9% in September and the economy accelerating to 3.3% in the third quarter of 2023, the Ringgit continues to weaken. We ask Nazmi Idrus, Head of Economics, CGS-CIMB Securities the reasons for this weakness ad his expectations at the next BNM MPC meeting.

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The war in Gaza has entered the third week with no respite in sight for the over 2 million Palestinians trapped there. A Peace Summit in Cairo over the weekend yielded no progress - who are the geopolitical power brokers that can affect a meaningful ceasefire? We get analysis and updates from Middle East expert Dr. James Dorsey.

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Indonesia will hold its general elections on 14th February next year to elect the successor to President Joko Widodo, who is barred from running for a third term under the constitution. Who are the possible candidates and what are their prospects in one of the biggest exercises of democracy in the world? We discuss Indonesia’s political landscape with Maria Monica Wihardja of the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.

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