Morning Brief

It seems like every other month, company databases are being breached and our personal details are sold on the dark web. Is our PDPA Act strong enough or is this an enforcement issue of the existing laws? Kenny Lam, Partner, RDS Law, joins us to share his thoughts on the state of cyber security and data protection in the country.

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The Luxury sector continues to be recession proof for the world’s richest person, LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault. And with China reopening, will the good times continue to roll or will the boom end? Deborah Aitken, Senior Equity Analyst for Global Luxury Goods Bloomberg Intelligence, gives us her insights on the industry moving forward.

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The Penang South Islands reclamation project recently received Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) approval from the Department of Environment, to the dismay of fishing community associations and environmental activists who have long protested the mega development. We speak to Mageswari Sangaralingam of Sahabat Alam Malaysia on the implications of the project for marine biodiversity.

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Regional banks in the US play a significant role in the economy serving small town communities which went unnoticed until the failure of SVB bank. Herman Chan, senior analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence tells us the health of these regional banks and if there should be regulatory changes.

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The Penang South Islands reclamation project recently received Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) approval from the Department of Environment, to the dismay of fishing community associations and environmental activists who have long protested the mega development. We speak to Mageswari Sangaralingam of Sahabat Alam Malaysia on the implications of the project for marine biodiversity.

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India is set to overtake China as the world’s most populous country, reaching 1.43 billion people by the end of the month. We discuss what these demographic shifts mean for policymakers with Sanghmitra Singh from the Population Foundation of India.

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The 2016 Companies Act was arguably a game changer for Malaysian standards of corporate governance, demanding more accountability from company directors and specifying their duties. But what are the standards expected to ensure good corporate standards?

Ranjit Singh, founding partner of Ranjit Singh & Yeoh tells us.

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The 2016 Companies Act was arguably a game changer for Malaysian standards of corporate governance, demanding more accountability from company directors and specifying their duties. But what are the standards expected to ensure good corporate standards?

Ranjit Singh, founding partner of Ranjit Singh & Yeoh tells us.

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Continuing our two part episode focusing on scams, Ooi Beng Cheang of FPAM comes on the show again this time to talk about online scams. He shares tips on how to spot online phishing scams, what to do when you're caught in one and what you can do if you fall for one.

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President Joe Biden has officially declared that he is running for re-election in 2024, setting up a potential showdown with erstwhile rival Donald Trump. We discuss the variables in the presidential race with Prof. Robert Shapiro of Columbia University.

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