Morning Brief

Despite the disappointing lack of female representation among GE15 candidates, the Prime Minister has attempted to redress the imbalance in the Cabinet. The current line-up features five ministers and eight deputies who are women, making up 24% of the total composition, which is an improvement from previous administrations. What are the important gender-responsive policies that should be looked into by the new government? We discuss policy recommendations with Anis Farid of WAO.

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The Bank of England is forecasting a recession that will last till 2024. Yet the FTSE100 has been surprisingly resilient. We ask Craig Erlam, Senior Market Analyst at OANDA whether it's time to invest in the UK and if so, what are the investment opportunities.

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has made tackling the cost of living a priority for the new government. In his first days in office, the PM set a two week deadline for the National Action Council on the Cost of Living to come up with a proposal on targeted subsidies and their implications. How should the subsidy mechanism be revised to improve effectiveness and efficiency? We get suggestions from Dr. Ahmed Razman Abudl Latiff of Putra Business School, UPM.

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has made tackling the cost of living a priority for the new government. In his first days in office, the PM set a two week deadline for the National Action Council on the Cost of Living to come up with a proposal on targeted subsidies and their implications. How should the subsidy mechanism be revised to improve effectiveness and efficiency? We get suggestions from Dr. Ahmed Razman Abudl Latiff of Putra Business School, UPM.

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Wong Yan Ke, Activist and Former President of Universiti Malaya Association of New Youth (UMANY) makes the case why it is now high time for the Higher Education Ministry to repeal the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 (AUKU), provide greater autonomy for campus elections and transparency in the appointment of vice-chancellors and managing boards.

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New Zealand has become the first country to legislate a generational end-game for smoking, with sale of tobacco products banned for those born in 2009 beginning next year. What lessons can Malaysia draw from the Kiwi experience? We speak to Tony Blakely, Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Melbourne for insights.

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Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Anwar Ibrahim has signalled that institutional reform is a core pillar of his agenda with the appointment of Dato’ Sri Azalina Othman as the Minister for Law and Institutional Reform, and Ramkarpal Singh as her deputy. The policy wishlist of reforms is no doubt a long one - what does civil society see as the most important issues to tackle? Jerald Joseph, advisor to the CSO Platform for Reform weighs in.

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The Shanghai Composite Index is down 15% year-to-date but has bounced off its October lows following the China Party Congress meeting that month. Since then, there were a slew of changes with regards to Covid-19 restrictions which were fast and abrupt. More recently China said it will remove quarantine requirements for inbound travellers from January 8. Has the Chinese economy passed its most challenging period and what sectors and stocks should investors be keeping their eyes on in 2023?

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Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Anwar Ibrahim has signalled that institutional reform is a core pillar of his agenda with the appointment of Dato’ Sri Azalina Othman as the Minister for Law and Institutional Reform, and Ramkarpal Singh as her deputy. The policy wishlist of reforms is no doubt a long one - what does civil society see as the most important issues to tackle? Jerald Joseph, advisor to the CSO Platform for Reform weighs in.

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The World Tourism Organization said that international tourism is on track to reach 65% of pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2022. To what extent is Malaysia capturing this rebound in tourism? That’s a key question for the newly appointed Minister of Tourism, Bintulu MP Dato’ Sri Tiong King Sing. What do tourism industry players need to consider in light of this? For more insights, we speak to Nigel Wong, Honorary Treasurer and Spokesperson of Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA).

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