Morning Brief

Sunday June 5th was World Environment Day, but how genuine are government efforts to conserve the country’s natural heritage? This question comes up as yet another urban green lung, the Shah Alam Community Forest is under threat. We speak to Alicia Teoh of the SACF Society on why it's imperative to preserve the forest area and its rich ecosystem. For more information visit shahalamforest.org.

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The streaming industry was thrown into turmoil when Netflix reported its first quarterly drop in subscribers in its last earnings report and warned of further subscriber losses in the near future. How will this impact the content development and growth strategy of media companies moving forward? We discuss the state of play with Geetha Ranganathan of Bloomberg Intelligence.

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Despite renewing a bilateral labour agreement in December 2021, the hiring of workers from Bangladesh has not resumed following suspension in 2018. Labour agents in Bangladesh object to the restriction of recruitment to 25 agencies selected by the Malaysian government, calling for open market access. How does this reflect on Malaysia's broader foreign labour policy? We discuss the issues at hand with economist Dr. Niaz Asadullah.

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Datuk Seri Zahid Hamidi said that the coalition is ready for GE15 but Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri who is also Umno’s vice president indicated that he is in no rush to call for a general election anytime soon. So will GE15 be held by this year and how does this split in priorities impact the internal relations of UMNO and BN moving forward? Dr. Hamidin Abdul Hamid, Senior Fellow of Ilham Centre shares his thoughts with us.

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The EU's ban on Russian oil ban is a rare show of unity among her 27 member states but economic constraints will test the limits of Western unity in future, says Dr Frederick Kliem, Research Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore.

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Despite renewing a bilateral labour agreement in December 2021, the hiring of workers from Bangladesh has not resumed following suspension in 2018. Labour agents in Bangladesh object to the restriction of recruitment to 25 agencies selected by the Malaysian government, calling for open market access. How does this reflect on Malaysia's broader foreign labour policy? We discuss the issues at hand with economist Dr. Niaz Asadullah.

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The EU's ban on Russian oil ban is a rare show of unity among her 27 member states but economic constraints will test the limits of Western unity in future, says Dr Frederick Kliem, Research Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore.

Datuk Seri Zahid Hamidi said that the coalition is ready for GE15 but Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri who is also Umno’s vice president indicated that he is in no rush to call for a general election anytime soon. So will GE15 be held by this year and how does this split in priorities impact the internal relations of UMNO and BN moving forward? Dr. Hamidin Abdul Hamid, Senior Fellow of Ilham Centre shares his thoughts with us.

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Oil markets are under pressure as events this week heightened concerns over tighter supply, just as the summer travel season begins to kick-off. The EU announced further sanctions on Russian oil imports, while Shanghai came out of a two-month lockdown, raising expectations for higher demand. How will these developments impact oil markets in the short-to-medium term? Wayne Tan of Bloomberg NEF weighs in.

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The international border of Malaysia reopened on April 1, but as travel demand rise, the hotel industry has been facing difficulties accommodating its guests due to manpower shortages. What’s driving this worker shortage issue and what are the solutions around it? Christina Toh, President of Malaysian Association of Hotels breaks it all down for us.

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