Morning Brief

At the opening ceremony for the 2023 legal year in Putrajaya, Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat said that she welcomes improvements or amendments to the Judicial Appointments Commission Act 2009 to ensure it is completely independent of the executive body.  Dato' Mah Weng Kwai, Former Commissioner of SUHAKAM,  who also served as Judge at the Court of Appeal gives us his opinion on this matter.

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We have reports of train services being delayed and breakdowns are frequent while trains are often packed to the brim at peak hours. In response to this,  Prasarana Malaysia will spend a total of 2.8 billion ringgit to improve train and bus services which also replacing train equipment and increasing the number of trains and buses to improve frequency. But is this 2.8 billion ringgit allocation adequate and will it solve the current public transport woes? For some answers we speak to Dr Rosli Azad, Transport Consultant.

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2022 was a challenging year for most asset classes but in this late cycle, what are the investment opportunities? Alessia Berardi, Head of Emerging Macro and Strategy Research at Amundi gives us her outlook including monetary policy direction for key central banks in light of the stubbornly high inflation.

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Nothing is certain except death and taxes, famous last words by Benjamin Franklin which is a timely reminder to discuss what are the new taxes to be aware of in 2023. We check in with Dr Veerinderjeet Singh, Immediate Past President, Malaysian Institute of Accountants to find out whilst discussing tax reform that Malaysia needs as the tabling of Budget 2023 draws close.

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Nothing is certain except death and taxes, famous last words by Benjamin Franklin which is a timely reminder to discuss what are the new taxes to be aware of in 2023. We check in with Dr Veerinderjeet Singh, Immediate Past President, Malaysian Institute of Accountants to find out whilst discussing tax reform that Malaysia needs as the tabling of Budget 2023 draws close.

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said his two-day official visit to Indonesia at the invitation of President Joko Widodo has met its objectives. Various issues were addressed including matters involving the economy and bilateral investments. Anwar also witnessed the exchange of nine MOUs involving Malaysian companies and also letters of intents. So how will Anwar improve bilateral relations between the two countries and does this reflect on Anwar’s foreign policy strategy at large? For insights, we speak to Bunn Nagara, Honorary Research Fellow, Perak Academy.

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Over the weekend, supporters of Brazil’s far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro invaded the country’s Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court. Parallels are being drawn to the 6th January attacks in the US which then begs the question, how polarised is South America's largest economy and what precipitated these attacks? Questions we pose to Clara Ferreira Marques, Columnist at Bloomberg Opinion.

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Dr. Oh Ei Sun, Principal Adviser, Pacific Research Centre gives us a run down of the political crisis taking place in Sabah after a majority of BN assemblymen led by Kinabatangan MP Datuk Bung Mokhtar, withdrew support from Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor on Friday.

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Dr. Oh Ei Sun, Principal Adviser, Pacific Research Centre gives us a run down of the political crisis taking place in Sabah after a majority of BN assemblymen led by Kinabatangan MP Datuk Bung Mokhtar, withdrew support from Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor on Friday.

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With inflation increasing by 4% year-on-year and food inflation continuing to be the main driver in November, we ask Firdaos Rosli, Chief Economist, Bank Islam Malaysia on the likely response by BNM and how will this impact the lower income group and ailing businesses.

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