Morning Brief

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is in the midst of calling for an investigation on Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), the government entity tasked for the 5G rollout in Malaysia. Part of the review will be on the tender process which was perceived to not be done in a transparent manner. New Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil also assured that the current 5G rollout will still continue. How will Malaysia's 5G initiative pan out with all these delays and especially when the country is already behind regionally? For answers, we speak to Alexander Wong, Managing Editor and Co-Founder of SoyaCincau.

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Segambut MP, Hannah Yeoh, as the newly appointed Minister of Youth and Sports has said that she will not introduce new programmes or policies but instead work with what is already in place. We speak to Haresh Deol, Editor of the online portal twentytwo13.my as to what her priorities will be nonetheless and whether sports in the country needs a shake up.

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Indonesian lawmakers have ratified changes to its colonial-era criminal code that impose bans on insulting the President and state institutions, views that contradict state ideology, protests without a permit, sex outside marriage and non-marital cohabitation. Dr Ross Tapsell, Senior Lecturer at Australian National University tells us why the government wants to impose these laws and what it means for civil liberties in the 3rd largest democratic country in the world.

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With growing calls from all quarters to relook and even pull out from the CP-TPP that was ratified by the Dato Sri Ismail Sabri administration, Professor Rajah Rasiah from Universiti Malaya outlines the challenges and complexities that come with this controversial agreement.

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With growing calls from all quarters to relook and even pull out from the CP-TPP that was ratified by the Dato Sri Ismail Sabri administration, Professor Rajah Rasiah from Universiti Malaya outlines the challenges and complexities that come with this controversial agreement.

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Jerald Joseph, Director of Pusat KOMAS and former SUHAKAM commissioner outlines the policies and personnel actions that the new Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution must prioritise.

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A year ago, global manufacturing activity took a huge hit no thanks to supply chain bottlenecks that were exacerbated by Covid induced factory shutdowns. This reversed in early 2022 with recovery in demand and the revenge shopping phenomenon. However, with rising inflation and a global economic slowdown, can Asia Pacific still see strong manufacturing activity as financial conditions tighten? For answers, we speak to Sung Eun Jung, Senior Economist, Oxford Economics.

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Klang Valley residents have had to endure long commutes on roads and on trains. Is this due to our flawed transportation model? What should the priorities of our new Minister of Transport be? We ask Dr Rosli Khan, Transport Consultant, that question.

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Klang Valley residents have had to endure long commutes on roads and on trains. Is this due to our flawed transportation model? What should the priorities of our new Minister of Transport be? We ask Dr Rosli Khan, Transport Consultant, that question.

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This week marks the first working week for Dato' Sri Anwar Ibrahim's administration, in the new reality where Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional are on the same rather than opposing sides of the aisle. The PH-BN cooperation is also being displayed in the Padang Serai and Pulau Tioman by-elections. Will this fragile alliance survive the Umno party elections? Political analyst Dr. Azmi Hassan weighs in.

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