Morning Brief

It is now possible to register as an organ donor on the MySejahtera app. It is hoped that this effort will encourage more people to do so, especially with Malaysia having a low transplantation rate and more than 10,000 people still waiting for organ transplants. Dr Hasdy Haron, senior clinical organ donation manager at the National Transplant Resource Centre helps us dispel some common misconceptions and confusion on this.

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The overnight policy rate is now at 2.5% after a 25bps hike by Bank Negara Malaysia. Was this expected and what could be gleamed from the MPC statement? Julia Goh, Senior Economist at UOB Malaysia gives us her answers whilst telling us how high the OPR could reach and can we achieve BNM GDP target for 2022.

Palm oil prices have been on the decline from the highs earlier this year, with November futures down 10% on a year-to-date basis, hovering around RM3600 ringgit. What's behind the downward trend and what's the outlook for palm oil markets heading into 2023? We get sector analysis from Alvin Tai of Bloomberg Intelligence.

It is now possible to register as an organ donor on the MySejahtera app. It is hoped that this effort will encourage more people to do so, especially with Malaysia having a low transplantation rate and more than 10,000 people still waiting for organ transplants. Dr Hasdy Haron, senior clinical organ donation manager at the National Transplant Resource Centre helps us dispel some common misconceptions and confusion on this.

At the biggest product launch of the year, Apple unveiled a new lineup of products. Will this be a game changer for earnings? Daniel Ives, Managing Director from Wedbush Securities gives us his views whilst telling us his views on the tech sector and his top buys.

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The government signaled that they're considering introducing a lemon law to protect used car buyers in the event of defect issues or fraud. We speak to auto journalist Daniel Fernandez on why Malaysia needs lemon laws to regulate the car market.

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Masks are Now Optional In Malaysia after almost 3 years but still required in hospitals, public transportation and nursing homes, However premise owners can also determine independently whether they’d prefer people to keep their masks on in that location. Dr Vinod Balasubramaniam, Senior Lecturer and Co-Lead, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine & Health Sciences gives us his first impressions of this change in law.

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Masks are Now Optional In Malaysia after almost 3 years but still required in hospitals, public transportation and nursing homes, However premise owners can also determine independently whether they’d prefer people to keep their masks on in that location. Dr Vinod Balasubramaniam, Senior Lecturer and Co-Lead, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine & Health Sciences gives us his first impressions of this change in law.

At the biggest product launch of the year, Apple unveiled a new lineup of products. Will this be a game changer for earnings? Daniel Ives, Managing Director from Wedbush Securities gives us his views whilst telling us his views on the tech sector and his top buys.

The government signaled that they're considering introducing a lemon law to protect used car buyers in the event of defect issues or fraud. We speak to auto journalist Daniel Fernandez on why Malaysia needs lemon laws to regulate the car market.