Morning Brief

Six states are heading to state elections this year. Will this be the first test for the unity government? Dr James Chin, Professor of Asian Studies, University of Tasmania gives us his views on how seats will be allocated and will there be a green wave for PH controlled states?

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How is humanitarian aid being channelled to those affected by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria? We get updates from Dato’ Dr. Ahmad Faizal Perdaus, President of Mercy Malaysia of the situation on the ground.

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Six states are heading to state elections this year. Will this be the first test for the unity government? Dr James Chin, Professor of Asian Studies, University of Tasmania gives us his views on how seats will be allocated and will there be a green wave for PH controlled states?

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Malaysia’s GDP in 2022 recorded the highest annual growth rate in more than 2 decades at 8.7%, which was higher than the median estimate of 8.6% in a Bloomberg survey. As for the last quarter of the year, the economy expanded by 7% y-o-y. The services sector recorded the highest growth in 2022 at 10.9%. Can Malaysia be shielded from a challenging global environment and what growth can we expect for 2023? For answers we speak to Woon Khai Jhek, Head of Economic Research and Senior Economist at RAM Ratings.

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived in Thailand yesterday for a two-day official visit to elevate bilateral ties between Malaysia and Thailand. The focus areas of the visit include economic cooperation, border area development and key connectivity projects crossing the land borders. Will this trip be fruitful as Anwar’s previous diplomatic visits to our neighbours? For some answers, we speak to Dr Rahul Mishra, Director at the Centre of ASEAN Regionalism

Despite Malaysia ‘s efforts to be carbon neutral by 2050, solar players had a challenging 2022 with the intense competition and rising panel prices. We speak to Sean Lim, Regional Oil & Gas Head from RHB Investment Bank for an outlook and who are the winners in this growing sector.

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived in Thailand yesterday for a two-day official visit to elevate bilateral ties between Malaysia and Thailand. The focus areas of the visit include economic cooperation, border area development and key connectivity projects crossing the land borders. Will this trip be fruitful as Anwar’s previous diplomatic visits to our neighbours? For some answers, we speak to Dr Rahul Mishra, Director at the Centre of ASEAN Regionalism

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The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) released its 2022 Democracy Index recently, which showed that despite a broad easing of pandemic-era restrictions, the status of global democracy remains at similar levels to the prior year. What impacted trends in democracy over the past year, and is the world heading in the right direction? Syetarn Hansakul of EIU shares insights from the report.

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The public healthcare system is in crisis, with many healthcare workers contemplating leaving the service. What urgent policy measures are needed to prevent the system from collapsing? Dr. Khor Swee Keng of the Malaysian Health Coalition weighs in on this debate.

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The public healthcare system is in crisis, with many healthcare workers contemplating leaving the service. What urgent policy measures are needed to prevent the system from collapsing? Dr. Khor Swee Keng of the Malaysian Health Coalition weighs in on this debate.

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