Morning Brief

Hong Kong is struggling to contain the omicron wave after being the poster child of handling the Covid crisis. Michael Frank, Senior Analyst of Public Policy at Economist Impact tells us what the situation is like on the ground and why things went so wrong. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

The final piece of connectivity in the Kuala Lumpur public transport system, or MRT3, has been recently resuscitated with limited information from the government. While waiting for more details to be shared by the government and the open tender in May, we ponder on what can be improved upon to ensure that the project is future-proofed. Chung Yi Fan, Independent Transport Policy Analyst shares his analysis on this. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Following the disastrous Johor, Melaka, and Sarawak state elections, we ask Rafizi Ramli what he plans to do to transform the fortunes of PKR as he vies for the no. 2 post. Image credit: https://rafiziramli.com/

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FBI agent, Eric Van Dorn testified in the US courts alleging that fugitive financier Low Taek Jho had stolen USD1.42 billion from bond transactions that Goldman Sachs arranged for 1MDB while former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak also allegedly received USD756 million dollars from the same bond deal. P. Gunasegaram, Independent Writer and Consultant tells us if any of these revelations were new and why the ex- PM still has his fans. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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We think of plastic pollution when we say ocean pollution, but a recent report by the Economist Impact titled “The Invisible Wave” also highlights the problem of chemical pollution to the marine environment. How much awareness of and action on ocean preservation is there in the Asia Pacific region? Charles Goddard, Editorial Director with Economist Impact tells us more. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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With the PM launching the GLC open day with much fanfare, Dr Nungsari A. Radhi provides his assessment on the clarity of the role of GLCs and GLICs in nation building and driving more investments into the country. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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FBI agent, Eric Van Dorn testified in the US courts alleging that fugitive financier Low Taek Jho had stolen USD1.42 billion from bond transactions that Goldman Sachs arranged for 1MDB while former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak also allegedly received USD756 million dollars from the same bond deal. P. Gunasegaram, Independent Writer and Consultant tells us if any of these revelations were new and why the ex- PM still has his fans. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

We think of plastic pollution when we say ocean pollution, but a recent report by the Economist Impact titled “The Invisible Wave” also highlights the problem of chemical pollution to the marine environment. How much awareness of and action on ocean preservation is there in the Asia Pacific region? Charles Goddard, Editorial Director with Economist Impact tells us more. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

With the PM launching the GLC open day with much fanfare, Dr Nungsari A. Radhi provides his assessment on the clarity of the role of GLCs and GLICs in nation building and driving more investments into the country. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Despite winning 10 out of 14 seats, questions still arise as to whether DAP has lost the support of their traditional voter base and whether the PH coalition is weak. Syahredzan Johan, Political Secretary to Lim Kit Siang, DAP helps us answer these questions. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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