Morning Brief

With an energy crisis, all time high inflation and weak currencies, is Europe and the UK in a recession already? Craig Erlam, Senior Market Analyst at OANDA tells us and if there are still nonetheless investment opportunities.

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With former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak in prison for 12 years, it is now time for all political parties to reassess their positions. How will Barisan Nasional, Pakatan Harapan and the other parties use this new development to their advantage going into the 15th General Election that must be held by next year. Dr Azmi Hassan, Senior Research Fellow, Nusantara Academy for Strategic Research, shares his thoughts.

With an energy crisis, all time high inflation and weak currencies, is Europe and the UK in a recession already? Craig Erlam, Senior Market Analyst at OANDA tells us and if there are still nonetheless investment opportunities.

Datuk Seri Najib Razak is finally in prison serving his 12-year jail sentence after just over 4 years since he was first charged for misappropriating RM42 million of SRC International funds. This was the result of judges at the KL High Court, the Court of Appeal and the Federal Court, all unanimously finding the former Prime Minister guilty. Transparency International Malaysia President, Dr Muhammad Mohan, explains that there is still a long way to go for Malaysia to completely stamp out corruption that has been so endemic.

More details continue to emerge on the Ministry of Defence's award in 2011 of a RM9 billion contract to Boustead Naval Shipyard for six littoral combat ships. PKR MP for Subang, Wong Chen, helps us sift through some of these details and how this scandal might shape the trajectory of GE15 similar to how 1MDB did for GE14.

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BFM’s news team had been present at the Federal Court since the start of the appeal last Monday until the departure of the former Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak in a black SUV that drove him to Kajang prison where he started serving his 12 year sentence. Sheryll Paul, News Writer & Producer at BFM 89.9 tells us what the situation was like on the ground.

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It has been 6 months since Russia invaded Ukraine. We talk to Denys Mykhailiuk, the Chargé d'Affaires at the Ukrainian Embassy, on the country's 31st Independence Day to find out what is the way forward and if peace is ultimately achievable.

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The SRC International corruption trial has ended with the Federal Court upholding Dato' Seri Najib Razak's 12-year prison sentence and RM210 million fine. Dr James Chin, Professor of Asian Studies at the University of Tasmania, breaks down what this means for Umno and Malaysia, with the 15th General Election just up ahead.

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More details continue to emerge on the Ministry of Defence's award in 2011 of a RM9 billion contract to Boustead Naval Shipyard for six littoral combat ships. PKR MP for Subang, Wong Chen, helps us sift through some of these details and how this scandal might shape the trajectory of GE15 similar to how 1MDB did for GE14.

It has been 6 months since Russia invaded Ukraine. We talk to Denys Mykhailiuk, the Chargé d'Affaires at the Ukrainian Embassy, on the country's 31st Independence Day to find out what is the way forward and if peace is ultimately achievable.

Image credit: Tumofiy / Shutterstock.com