Morning Brief

Will PAS' decision to stick with Perikatan backfire on them? Or will this change post elections and alliances that are formed with UMNO/BN? For insights, we speak to Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani, Deputy Managing Director from BowerGroupAsia who will also touch on PAS’ strategies and grassroots support.

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Will PAS' decision to stick with Perikatan backfire on them? Or will this change post elections and alliances that are formed with UMNO/BN? For insights, we speak to Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani, Deputy Managing Director from BowerGroupAsia who will also touch on PAS’ strategies and grassroots support.

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Government-linked companies are a standard feature of the Malaysian corporate landscape, with top posts at GLCs often politically appointed by the government of the day. However the constant change of governments over the past 4 years has seen the Prime Minister trying to secure support through political appointments at GLCs, leaving a negative impact for business and the broader economy. How do we mitigate the fall out of the GLC appointment cycle? We discuss proposals for reform with business writer P. Gunasegaram.

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There will likely be no major surprises with Xi Jinping securing a third term as party secretary general. But the more important factors - relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions and who Xi appoints to his government will be closely watched. For more understanding on this, we speak to Angeline Tan, Researcher in the Foreign Policy and Security Studies programme, ISIS Malaysia.

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As Malaysia head into GE15, the running of the country is in the hands of a caretaker government. But what are the limits of its powers? What are the remedies if it does so? Beatrice Chin, Constitutional Lawyer, gives us her answers.

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Prasarana and MRT Corp have come under fire recently for poorly maintained station facilities and unreliable train services. Why does the Kuala Lumpur public train system fall short of regional peers? We get perspectives from transport analyst Datuk Ridza Abdoh Salleh.

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UK Prime Minister Liz Truss looks set to abandon her deeply unpopular mini budget and its tax cuts after weeks of volatile financial market. We speak to Douglas McWilliams, Chief Executive and Founder of CEBR, for his views on this, and whether the Governor of the Bank of England will keep to his promise to end the bond purchasing program.

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As Malaysia head into GE15, the running of the country is in the hands of a caretaker government. But what are the limits of its powers? What are the remedies if it does so? Beatrice Chin, Constitutional Lawyer, gives us her answers.

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As we head into GE15, we can expect more disinformation to circulate. How can we be on guard against this? Munira Mustaffa, Executive Director of Chasseur Group, tells us the signs of how to distil fact from fiction.

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As we head into GE15, we can expect more disinformation to circulate. How can we be on guard against this? Munira Mustaffa, Executive Director of Chasseur Group, tells us the signs of how to distil fact from fiction.

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