Morning Brief

In the mid-term review of the 12th Malaysia Plan, the government highlighted the minerals industry as a sector for development, particularly in the field of non-radioactive rare-earth elements. Dato’ Sia Hok Kiang, Fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia & Executive Chairman of Malaco Mining tells us what should be in the National Minerals Policy to balance economic growth with environmental preservation.

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In the mid-term review of the 12th Malaysia Plan, the government highlighted the minerals industry as a sector for development, particularly in the field of non-radioactive rare-earth elements. Dato’ Sia Hok Kiang, Fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia & Executive Chairman of Malaco Mining tells us what should be in the National Minerals Policy to balance economic growth with environmental preservation.

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UMNO's internal problems seem to have no end. The president, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's presence at the DAP 2023 conference was clearly not liked by a few of UMNO members, thus a referendum was suggested to be carried among its grassroots on their willingness to cooperate with DAP. We speak to Adib Zalkapli, Director of BowerGroupAsia to analyse the conflict and development in UMNO, or whether there should be more optimism amongst the party ranks.

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Apple launched its next generation iPhone 15 but only the higher-end Pro Max range saw a price hike. Dan Ives, Managing Director, Wedbush Securities, breaks down how this will shape the world's most valuable listed company's fortunes in the face of simmering US-China geopolitical tension.

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India's economy has been on a tear recently while the country basks in the political limelight with the recent G20 summit. Pramod Amthe Head Of Institutional Equity Research of InCred Capital tells us if this rally still has legs and what could be the outperformers for the rest of the year.

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India's economy has been on a tear recently while the country basks in the political limelight with the recent G20 summit. Pramod Amthe Head Of Institutional Equity Research of InCred Capital tells us if this rally still has legs and what could be the outperformers for the rest of the year.

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The Ministry of Health has recently granted a one year exemption to foreign nurses from having to obtain a Post-Basic Qualification to work in private hospitals. How significant is this measure in alleviating the nursing shortage in the healthcare sector? We speak to Datuk Dr. Kuljit Singh, President of the Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) on this as well as other recent Covid-19 developments around the world.

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Article 10 of the Federal Constitution safeguards Malaysians’ right to freedom of speech, assembly and association. So why are public demonstrations still so contentious? We discuss the laws governing protests and whether permits are required with Firdaus Husni of the Malaysian Centre for Constitutionalism and Human Rights (MCCHR).

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The Dewan Rakyat has kicked off a 6-day special session to table the 12th Malaysia Plan Mid-term Review with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim revealing that there will be a higher spending ceiling of RM15 billion taking the total amount to RM415 billion, and still remaining within the 3.5% deficit target by 2025. Chehan Perera, Head of Research & Strategist at CGS- CIMB Securities explores what this means for the equity markets.

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Barisan Nasional chairman and Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi made history by becoming the first Barisan Nasional chairman and Umno president to attend a DAP congress, during which 9 resolutions that included recognition of Malay special rights were passed. Dr Azmil Tayeb, Associate Professor at Universiti Sains Malaysia also talks about how other recent local political developments might reshape the landscape.

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