Morning Brief

A Khazanah Research Institute survey has revealed that women in Kuala Lumpur spend 1.4 hours more unpaid homemaking each day than men and with around 2.4 million housewives in the country not in any formal employment, they aren't covered by any form of social protection. Anis Farid, Research Project Manager, Women's Aid Organisation, tells us unpaid care work transcends gender and is also under-reported, suggesting that social protection efforts need to be more wide ranging.

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Another round of water cuts was announced on Sunday affecting 650,000 users in Penang and Kedah. Why does a country blessed with ample rainfall still suffer from water cuts and poor distribution of clean piped water? Datuk Ir Abdul Kadir Mohd Din, the immediate Past President of Malaysian Water Association give us his views on how stakeholders should manage and protect our water management assets.

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Turkiye’s presidential race will head into a run-off on 28 May, after neither President Recep Tayyip Erdogan nor opposition challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu won more than 50% of the vote. We discuss the outcome of Sunday’s elections and who holds the upper hand leading into the run-off with Dr. James Dorsey of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies.

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The Unity Government came together for a show of strength. Even the usual hardline youth wings sang the same tune. Will this be enough for the grassroots and upcoming state elections? To get an analysis on the show, we speak with Dr Azmi Hassan, Senior Fellow, Nusantara Academy of Strategic Research

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Thailand politics has been far from stable over the last decade, with an ongoing cycle of elections, protests and coups. Could the outcome of Sunday’s general election bring an end to the uncertainty? We discuss the initial results with Dr. Greg Raymond of the Australian National University

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The Unity Government came together for a show of strength. Even the usual hardline youth wings sang the same tune. Will this be enough for the grassroots and upcoming state elections? To get an analysis on the show, we speak with Dr Azmi Hassan, Senior Fellow, Nusantara Academy of Strategic Research

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Malaysia’s GDP expanded 5.6% in the first quarter of 2023 compared to a year ago, mainly thanks to domestic demand. But as export continues to see some moderation, can this expansion continue?

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The Malaysian Bar in an Extraordinary General Meeting on Wednesday declared a motion of no-confidence against the Attorney General for failing to defend the judiciary, among other resolutions adopted. We hear from Bar Secretary General Anand Raj on why the Bar has taken this stance and what it hopes to see moving forward.

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The Malaysian Bar in an Extraordinary General Meeting on Wednesday declared a motion of no-confidence against the Attorney General for failing to defend the judiciary, among other resolutions adopted. We hear from Bar Secretary General Anand Raj on why the Bar has taken this stance and what it hopes to see moving forward.

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Indonesia chaired the first ASEAN Summit of the year this week in the Labuan Bajo. Unsurprisingly, the prolonged conflict situation in Myanmar was one of the key issues in the spotlight, however the lack of progress on resolving the crisis continues to have an impact on ASEAN’s credibility as an institutional actor. Is there political will for a different approach? We discuss the outcomes of the meeting with Thomas Daniel of ISIS Malaysia.

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