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August 01, 2023 Can MUDA's Manifesto Win Voters?
MUDA is striking it alone in the state elections, aiming to mainstream its "new politics" tagline. We discuss elements of its manifesto and the policy direction of the party with Teacher Thanusha, Muda's candidate for the Sentosa state assembly seat in Selangor.
9 min
July 31, 2023 Can MUDA's Manifesto Win Voters?
MUDA is striking it alone in the state elections, aiming to mainstream its "new politics" tagline. We discuss elements of its manifesto and the policy direction of the party with Teacher Thanusha, Muda's candidate for the Sentosa state assembly seat in Selangor.
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9 min
July 31, 2023 Can China Reverse Its Flagging Economy?
China’s factory activity contracted for a fourth consecutive month in July, while non-manufacturing activity slowed to its weakest this year. In response, the government has made a number of pledges to boost its flagging economy. Gary Ng of Natixis discusses whether the measures introduced are sufficient to spur growth.

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11 min
July 31, 2023 Will NETR Power The 2050 Carbon Goal?
Last week, Economy Minister Mohd Rafizi Ramli launched Part 1 of the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR), with 10 flagship projects generating 25 billion ringgit in total investments, creating 23 thousand job opportunities, and a reduction of over 10 thousand Gigagrams (Gg) of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) equivalent. We’ll speak with Azril Zainal, Energy Leader in Malaysia, Arup to help us digest the announcement, notably on the solar front.
12 min
July 30, 2023 Will NETR Power The 2050 Carbon Goal?
Last week, Economy Minister Mohd Rafizi Ramli launched Part 1 of the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR), with 10 flagship projects generating 25 billion ringgit in total investments, creating 23 thousand job opportunities, and a reduction of over 10 thousand Gigagrams (Gg) of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) equivalent. We’ll speak with Azril Zainal, Energy Leader in Malaysia, Arup to help us digest the announcement, notably on the solar front.
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12 min
July 30, 2023 US-China Deep Freeze on Thaw, But Don't Expect Spring
There have been a flurry of high level visits between the US and China over the past months, raising hopes that better ties will prevail between the arch-rivals. However geopolitical analyst Bunn Nagara is less sanguine about the positive momentum, and we discuss what's the root cause of the longstanding tensions.
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12 min
July 28, 2023 Perikatan Nasional Set And Ready For State Elections?
Perikatan Nasional has unveiled their candidates list for the state elections, with names like Azmin Ali and Rina Harun contesting in Selangor. But could the green wave make its way here and in Penang? And With the recent freezing of Bersatu's bank accounts by the authorities, how will this impact the state election machinery? Dr Kartini Aboo Talib @ Khalid, Deputy Director, Institute of Ethnic Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia shares with us her insights.
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9 min
July 28, 2023 Vision Madani For The Malaysian Economy
Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim launched the Madani Economy economic framework yesterday, with the goal of catapulting Malaysia’s economy into the world’s top 30 within the decade. We get reactions to the announcement from economist Dr. Geoffrey Williams - an economist at the Malaysia University of Science and Technology.
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13 min
July 27, 2023 Vision Madani For The Malaysian Economy
Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim launched the Madani Economy economic framework yesterday, with the goal of catapulting Malaysia’s economy into the world’s top 30 within the decade. We get reactions to the announcement from economist Dr. Geoffrey Williams - an economist at the Malaysia University of Science and Technology.
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13 min
July 27, 2023 Hong Kong Still Open For Business
Hong Kong’s top officials and business leaders are visiting Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia this week, as the territory aims to increase bilateral trade and gain support to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. We speak to Dr Jonathan Choi, Chairman of the Hong Kong Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, to find out how Hong Kong aims to regain its status as Asia’s premier financial hub.
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10 min