Morning Brief

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.

With the government forming a Special Task Force on Jihad Against Inflation, Dr Shankaran Nambiar, Head of Research, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research outlines what is necessary to tackle inflation in the immediate and longer term

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25 years have passed since the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis and with global equity markets in freefall with central bankers desperately trying to manage inflation, are we looking at a repeat? Will currencies come under pressure and which countries are vulnerable? Jeff Ng, Senior Currency Analyst at MUFG gives us a history lesson whilst giving us his view of what to expect for the rest of 2022.

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Sevan Doraisamy, Executive Director, SUARAM gives his perspective how will these new appointments of SUHAKAM will impact the human rights progress in Malaysia and what are the steps forward from now on

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With the government forming a Special Task Force on Jihad Against Inflation, Dr Shankaran Nambiar, Head of Research, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research outlines what is necessary to tackle inflation in the immediate and longer term

25 years have passed since the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis and with global equity markets in freefall with central bankers desperately trying to manage inflation, are we looking at a repeat? Will currencies come under pressure and which countries are vulnerable? Jeff Ng, Senior Currency Analyst at MUFG gives us a history lesson whilst giving us his view of what to expect for the rest of 2022.

Sevan Doraisamy, Executive Director, SUARAM gives his perspective how will these new appointments of SUHAKAM will impact the human rights progress in Malaysia and what are the steps forward from now on

Dr. Firdausi Suffian, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, UiTM Sabah unpacks the economic challenges facing Sabah and gives his perspective on the right diversification economic model it needs to adopt to drive greater growth and to substantially reduce its poverty level

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With a new Chief Executive in Hong Kong, William Pesek, columnist with Nikkei Asia argues that the the current political dynamics will have a negative impact the trajectory of Hong Kong’s growth and will threaten it's position as an economic powerhouse in Asia

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Dr Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow, Singapore Institute of International Affairs analyses the recent rift between DAP and Warisan as he unpacks what this means for Pakatan Harapan as GE15 looms.

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