Morning Brief

Zouhair Mohd Rosli, Senior Researcher, DM Analytics explains the Cik Kiah Index to help us understand varying inflation experience and contrasts with DOSM's consumer price index which increased by 2.8% y-o-y in May this year, the highest rate of inflation since July 2017

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The President of the European Council, Charles Michel announced that Ukraine and Moldova have been granted candidate status to the European Union. However how soon can formal membership be accorded and what is the process? Dr Frederick Kliem, Research Fellow at S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies tells us its an arduous path ahead.

We ask Wong Chin Huat how does a political funding bill ensure great transparency and a better state of politics for the country amid frustration over the lack of progress to legislate political funding on both sides of the aisle

On Wednesday, the Pakatan Harapan presidential council gave the government an ultimatum to announce a plan to tackle cost of living issues within 24 hours, otherwise the coalition will take to the streets. How is PH strategizing to regain flagging voter support ahead of widely expected general elections? We discuss the developments with political analyst Dr. James Chin.

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Aside from supply tightness resulting from the war in Ukraine and the ensuing US and EU ban on Russian oil, refining capacity is another reason for brent crude prices above USD110. We explore why refiners are not expanding their capacity and what does sustainability mean for valuations with Horace Chan, Senior Analyst, Bloomberg Intelligence.

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Since the onset of the crisis in Sri Lanka, observers have drawn parallels with the structural economic issues in Malaysia that could lead us down a similar path. Once a jewel of South Asia, what went wrong in the economic development story of Sri Lanka, and what are the biggest lessons that Malaysia can learn? Independent writer P. Gunaseram weighs in.

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The Pakatan Harapan Presidential Council gave the government an ultimatum to fully announce a plan to address the issue of subsidies and cost of living within 24 hours, or face street demonstrations. Does the opposition coalition have an alternative solution to the country's inflation woes? We follow-up on the statement with PKR Communications Director Fahmi Fadzil.

On Wednesday, the Pakatan Harapan presidential council gave the government an ultimatum to announce a plan to tackle cost of living issues within 24 hours, otherwise the coalition will take to the streets. How is PH strategizing to regain flagging voter support ahead of widely expected general elections? We discuss the developments with political analyst Dr. James Chin.

Aside from supply tightness resulting from the war in Ukraine and the ensuing US and EU ban on Russian oil, refining capacity is another reason for brent crude prices above USD110. We explore why refiners are not expanding their capacity and what does sustainability mean for valuations with Horace Chan, Senior Analyst, Bloomberg Intelligence.

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Since the onset of the crisis in Sri Lanka, observers have drawn parallels with the structural economic issues in Malaysia that could lead us down a similar path. Once a jewel of South Asia, what went wrong in the economic development story of Sri Lanka, and what are the biggest lessons that Malaysia can learn? Independent writer P. Gunaseram weighs in.

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