Morning Brief

Subsidies are weighing heavily on government budgets and plans to rationalise subsidies for both fuel and electricity are in motion. Join our conversation with Associate Professor Dr Ahmed Razman Abdul Latiff, MBA Program Director , PUTRA Business School on targeted subsidy removals, and how implementing it on a phase approach will minimise the risk of unintended consequences.

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Subsidies are weighing heavily on government budgets and plans to rationalise subsidies for both fuel and electricity are in motion. Join our conversation with Associate Professor Dr Ahmed Razman Abdul Latiff, MBA Program Director , PUTRA Business School on targeted subsidy removals, and how implementing it on a phase approach will minimise the risk of unintended consequences.

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As temperatures are set to soar, what should businesses and the government do to ensure that the safety, welfare and productivity of workers are upheld? We discuss policies to mitigate the effects of heat waves with Dr Abed Onn, Vice-President of the Academy Of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Malaysia

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The G7, an informal grouping of the world’s seven richest nations, convened in Hiroshima over the weekend with a surprise visit by Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky. We discuss their communique in detail with William Pesek, columnist at Nikkei Asia.

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There has been a flurry of rhetoric over the Jill Ireland case on use of the word Allah by non-Muslims. We break down the legal issues in this matter with constitutional lawyer Dato’ Malik Imtiaz.

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Malaysia is doing better than average in terms of reducing trade barriers compared to her Asia Pacific peers. We rank 45th out of 88 countries in the International Trade Barrier Index by Washington DC-based think tank the Tholos Foundation in partnership with Malaysia’s Centre for Market Education. CME's Carmelo Ferlito tells us what the study shows us.

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There has been a flurry of rhetoric over the Jill Ireland case on use of the word Allah by non-Muslims. We break down the legal issues in this matter with constitutional lawyer Dato’ Malik Imtiaz.

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The World Meteorological Organisation is now predicting that the world is more likely to break the key temperature limit of 1.5⁰C between now and 2027, and judging by the heatwave we are experiencing now, it's not hard to imagine that it is likely. Ahmad Afandi, Senior Analyst at the Institute of Strategic & International Studies (ISIS Malaysia), explains what can be done to counter this and whether or not it's too late.

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Malaysia ended the SEA Games on a dismal note recording its worst performance in the history of the games. What does this say about the state of our sports industry? We get reactions from Haresh Deol, Editor of the news portal twentytwo13.my

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Malaysia ended the SEA Games on a dismal note recording its worst performance in the history of the games. What does this say about the state of our sports industry? We get reactions from Haresh Deol, Editor of the news portal twentytwo13.my

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