Morning Brief

Disillusionment amongst our secondary school leavers have taken hold, with only 50% of surveyed youth intending to continue their higher education.

Is it a case of funding, varsity places, or a mismatch of tertiary courses versus jobs available. To get an insight on this dilemma, we speak with Adli Amirullah, Fellow at Malaysian Youth Council.

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In the first three months of this year, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has made official visits and trade missions to 9 countries, attracting around 185 billion ringgit of potential investments and potential exports of 3.2 billion ringgit.

Ong Kian Ming, Director of the Philosophy Politics & Economics (PPE) Program at Taylor's University and former Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry weighs in on the value of these trips as there is cost to taxpayers.

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In the first three months of this year, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has made official visits and trade missions to 9 countries, attracting around 185 billion ringgit of potential investments and potential exports of 3.2 billion ringgit.

Ong Kian Ming, Director of the Philosophy Politics & Economics (PPE) Program at Taylor's University and former Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry weighs in on the value of these trips as there is cost to taxpayers.

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Goldman Sachs estimates that China’s government debt amounts to $23 trillion US dollars, and this includes debt amassed by regional governments and municipalities. How do these debt levels weigh down on China’s economic recovery? Bernard Aw, Chief Economist at Coface gives us his analysis.

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Disillusionment amongst our secondary school leavers have taken hold, with only 50% of surveyed youth intending to continue their higher education.

Is it a case of funding, varsity places, or a mismatch of tertiary courses versus jobs available. To get an insight on this dilemma, we speak with Adli Amirullah, Fellow at Malaysian Youth Council.

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The MACC is purportedly investigating the UEM purchase of a 33% block stake in Renong Bhd for RM2.3 billion ringgit. Many questions remain unanswered from the aftermath of the transaction that took place 26 years ago in 1997. To help us answer these question, we speak with P. Gunasegaram, Independent Business Writer.

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Perikatan Nasional looks ready for the upcoming Kedah state election led by the popular Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor. The state is a key gateway for PAS into the west coast. To have an understanding how prepared the 2 opposing sides are, we speak with Dr Bridget Welsh, Honorary Research Associate with the University of Nottingham Asia Research Institute Malaysia

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Perikatan Nasional looks ready for the upcoming Kedah state election led by the popular Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor. The state is a key gateway for PAS into the west coast. To have an understanding how prepared the 2 opposing sides are, we speak with Dr Bridget Welsh, Honorary Research Associate with the University of Nottingham Asia Research Institute Malaysia

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The MACC is purportedly investigating the UEM purchase of a 33% block stake in Renong Bhd for RM2.3 billion ringgit. Many questions remain unanswered from the aftermath of the transaction that took place 26 years ago in 1997. To help us answer these question, we speak with P. Gunasegaram, Independent Business Writer.

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Focusing on the three giants dominating the Southeast Asia tech space, Grab, GoTo and Sea; Nathan Naidu, Equity Research Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, dissects for us their recent quarterly results and their timeline to full year profitability

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