Morning Brief

The MySejahtera saga continues with uncertainty over the ownership of the app. Foong Cheng Leong, Intellectual property and information technology lawyer helps us untangle this complex web, reminding us of the importance of contracts. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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Gary Ng from Natixis helps us unpack the latest economic challenges that China is facing as Shanghai, its major financial and trading hub, faces a staggered two-phase eight day lockdown for its 25 million citizens. Image credit: Unsplash.com

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With PKR having set their elections for May, calls for reformation within the party have been louder especially as GE15 is just around the corner. Although former Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli has announced that he intends to run for the deputy president role, he'll be going head-on with several other candidates who are also eyeing for the same position. What should we expect out of the May polls? Dr. Hamidin Abdul Hamid, Senior Fellow at Ilham Centre shares his thoughts with us. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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The MySejahtera saga continues with uncertainty over the ownership of the app. Foong Cheng Leong, Intellectual property and information technology lawyer helps us untangle this complex web, reminding us of the importance of contracts. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Gary Ng from Natixis helps us unpack the latest economic challenges that China is facing as Shanghai, its major financial and trading hub, faces a staggered two-phase eight day lockdown for its 25 million citizens. Image credit: Unsplash.com

With PKR having set their elections for May, calls for reformation within the party have been louder especially as GE15 is just around the corner. Although former Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli has announced that he intends to run for the deputy president role, he'll be going head-on with several other candidates who are also eyeing for the same position. What should we expect out of the May polls? Dr. Hamidin Abdul Hamid, Senior Fellow at Ilham Centre shares his thoughts with us. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

The Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has been reviewing the government’s role in administering the MySejahtera app, putting forth a recommendation in December 2021 that the government should take over administering the app and should not pay additional costs. We discuss the governance issues that have arisen on the MySejahtera app since then with PAC Chairman YB Wong Kah Woh. Image credit: Alen thien/Shutterstock.com

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This week Israel played host to a historic meeting with four Arab countries as well as the US in the Negev desert. The UAE, Bahrain and Morocco normalised ties with Israel in 2020 as part of the Abraham Accords brokered under President Trump. Among the issues on the agenda include developments on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, as well as the impact of plunging wheat prices on the Arab world. We discuss the significance of the meeting and broader geopolitical dynamics in the Middle East against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine with expert Dr. James Dorsey. Image credit: EPA-EFE

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The 2021 Securities Commission Annual Report was filled with a myriad of details which included the growth of the Asset management industry, the value of private equity deals and even the governance of related party transactions. Dr. Liew Chee Yoong, Research Fellow, Center for Market Education highlights the noteworthy points of the report. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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The ownership of the MySejahtera app used by 38 million users has come under intense scrutiny over the past few days. Who is Entomo? Who is MySJ Sdn Bhd? Who is the true owner of the app? We ask Boo Su-Lyn, Editor-in-Chief of CodeBlue, the author of several articles that unveiled many details of this important issue to help us understand this debacle. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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