Morning Brief

There has been a changing of the guard in the Royal Malaysian Police, after the IGP Tan Sri Acryl Sani stepped down last Thursday. What do we know about his successor, Tan Sri Razarudin Hussain? We discuss the new leadership of the police force and recommendations for reform with Dato’ Sri M. Ramachelvam, President of the National Human Rights Society, better known as HAKAM

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President Vladimir Putin appeared to be in a precarious position after the the Wagner Group, led by Yevgeny Prigozhin staged an insurrection towards Moscow. The Wagner Group with close to 50 thousand troops is credited with the capture of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, and is considered one of Russia's most effective military units. We try to piece together what happened over the weekend and what the exile to Belarus means with Dr. Alexey Muraviev of Curtin University.

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The world reopened after the pandemic to hopeful economic recovery, but 2023 has seen countries grappling with much uncertainty. Inflation persist despite hawkish monetary policies while China which was supposed to be the poster boy for economic recovery proved disappointing. We speak to Lavanya Venkateswaran, Economist at OCBC Bank for an update on what to expect for the rest of 2023.

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Our Prime Minister has said that interns should be paid enough to cover their basic needs but did not go so far as to make it mandatory. We speak to Arulkumar Singaraveloo, Co-Founder & CEO, Malaysia HR Forum to find out what is the right balance?

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was feted by the US government in his state visit to Washington D.C. this week, with an address to congress and a state dinner. What are the aims of both sides for this visit, and is the US-India relationship a case of “the enemy of my enemy is my friend”? - the common enemy here being China. We discuss US-India ties with political scientist Dr. Pradeep Taneja of Melbourne University

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Our Prime Minister has said that interns should be paid enough to cover their basic needs but did not go so far as to make it mandatory. We speak to Arulkumar Singaraveloo, Co-Founder & CEO, Malaysia HR Forum to find out what is the right balance?

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Is Malaysia losing out to regional peers when it comes to international concerts? This discussion comes as major acts like Coldplay and Taylor Swift announce multiple concert dates in Singapore, but shunning Malaysia. Is it all a question of money or is there more to it? Rizal Kamal, President of the industry association A-LIFE, weighs in on what’s needed to create a vibrant entertainment ecosystem in Malaysia.

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Is Malaysia losing out to regional peers when it comes to international concerts? This discussion comes as major acts like Coldplay and Taylor Swift announce multiple concert dates in Singapore, but shunning Malaysia. Is it all a question of money or is there more to it? Rizal Kamal, President of the industry association A-LIFE, weighs in on what’s needed to create a vibrant entertainment ecosystem in Malaysia.

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Japan is seeing a renewed boom as its stock market rises to near historical highs and even attracted Berkshire Hathaway’s largest bet outside of America to date, following Buffet’s trip in April. However inflation remains stubborn and the yen has been declining against major currencies. We speak to William Pesek, Columnist from Nikkei Asia, to understand what’s happening in Japan and what the outlook will be for the rest of the year.

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The government has announced plans to introduce an omnibus bill by January 2024 to create a centralised data management system that would facilitate the implementation of targeted subsidies. We speak to lawyer Kenny Lam of RDS Law on how such a legislation could take shape and what this means for data privacy and protection.

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