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With markets in a tailspin with a plethora of risks from the war in Ukraine to inflation, what is the best investment strategy to adopt? Manpreet Gill, Head of Fixed Income, Currencies & Commodities Investment Strategy at Standard Chartered Private Bank gives us his views on this as well as on oil and gold.

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Bank Negara's Monetary Policy Committee raised the overnight policy rate (OPR) by 25 basis points in June, marking the first back-to-back rate hikes since the mid-2010s. What implications will this have for the Malaysian economy? We discuss with economist Dr. Carmelo Ferlito.

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With more than 45 cabinet members resigning from Boris Johnson's government. What are the chances he will survive and who might inherit a divided Tory party? Patrick Diamond, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Queen Mary University of London gives us the answers.

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With markets in a tailspin with a plethora of risks from the war in Ukraine to inflation, what is the best investment strategy to adopt? Manpreet Gill, Head of Fixed Income, Currencies & Commodities Investment Strategy at Standard Chartered Private Bank gives us his views on this as well as on oil and gold.

Bank Negara's Monetary Policy Committee raised the overnight policy rate (OPR) by 25 basis points in June, marking the first back-to-back rate hikes since the mid-2010s. What implications will this have for the Malaysian economy? We discuss with economist Dr. Carmelo Ferlito.

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In the second quarter, resale HDB flats’ prices increased 2.6% compared with 2.4% in the first quarter

While prices for private residential properties rose 3.2%, which is an almost five times increase of the 0.7% inflation in the previous quarter. In tandem, rentals have also increased by 20-40%. We ask Alan Cheong, Executive Director of Savills Singapore why the Singapore property is so hot and will this trend continue.

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri announced that Government Linked Companies (GLCs) and Government Linked Investment Companies (GLICs) should appoint a representative from the MTUC to their board of directors, in a bid to enhance transparency and ensure workers' interests are protected. We get reactions on this move from Lya Rahman of the Institutional Investors Council Malaysia.

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Earlier this month, the government announced that employees can now apply for flexible working arrangements with their respective employers, following recent amendments to the Employment Act 1955 which will come into force on September 1st. We discuss the implications of this for the workplace with Ridhima Khanduja of Kincentric Malaysia.

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri announced that Government Linked Companies (GLCs) and Government Linked Investment Companies (GLICs) should appoint a representative from the MTUC to their board of directors, in a bid to enhance transparency and ensure workers' interests are protected. We get reactions on this move from Lya Rahman of the Institutional Investors Council Malaysia.

In the second quarter, resale HDB flats’ prices increased 2.6% compared with 2.4% in the first quarter

While prices for private residential properties rose 3.2%, which is an almost five times increase of the 0.7% inflation in the previous quarter. In tandem, rentals have also increased by 20-40%. We ask Alan Cheong, Executive Director of Savills Singapore why the Singapore property is so hot and will this trend continue.