Morning Brief

Adrian Pereira, Director of North South Initiative, expands on the implications of Malaysia formally ratifying the International Labour Organisation forced labour convention, also known as Protocol 29 or P29. Image credit: Pixabay.com

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Krystal Tan, economist with ANZ Bank, expands on the triple whammy of rising Covid cases, inflation, and geopolitical risks, which will likely send Thailand into a back-to-back current account deficit this year, the first time since 1997. Image credit: Zephyr_p/Shutterstock.com

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The Minister for Women, Family and Community Development, Datuk Seri Rina Harun recently said the government did not intend to legislate against child marriage, opting for other measures to curb the practice. We speak to women's rights activist and lawyer Meera Samanther on why legislative reform is necessary alongside poverty reduction efforts to protect children, especially girls. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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Adrian Pereira, Director of North South Initiative, expands on the implications of Malaysia formally ratifying the International Labour Organisation forced labour convention, also known as Protocol 29 or P29. Image credit: Pixabay.com

Krystal Tan, economist with ANZ Bank, expands on the triple whammy of rising Covid cases, inflation, and geopolitical risks, which will likely send Thailand into a back-to-back current account deficit this year, the first time since 1997. Image credit: Zephyr_p/Shutterstock.com

The Minister for Women, Family and Community Development, Datuk Seri Rina Harun recently said the government did not intend to legislate against child marriage, opting for other measures to curb the practice. We speak to women's rights activist and lawyer Meera Samanther on why legislative reform is necessary alongside poverty reduction efforts to protect children, especially girls. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

2022 has had an ominous start with the war in Ukraine uprooting the optimism that this was the year of global economic recovery. Julia Goh, Senior Economist at UOB tells if global growth will be impacted by the war and the subsequent price shocks that have followed as a consequences. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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On the face of it, the amended Employment Act does seem to improve workers' rights since there is an increase in length of paternity and maternity leave. However, Donovan Cheah, partner at Donovan & Ho gives us the details of this Act and its shortcomings. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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Aaron Tang, Country Manager at Luno Malaysia weighs the pros and cons of adopting crypto as legal tender and helps us understand how easy is it for a country to implement, as well as whether Malaysia is ready for such a move in the first place. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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On the face of it, the amended Employment Act does seem to improve workers' rights since there is an increase in length of paternity and maternity leave. However, Donovan Cheah, partner at Donovan & Ho gives us the details of this Act and its shortcomings. Image credit: Shutterstock.com