Morning Brief

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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Jill Shah from Bloomberg News gives us her take on how sanctions are impacting the ultra rich in Russia and how they intend to preserve their wealth as governments and members of society try to track them down and seize their assets. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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Our country’s international borders are reopening with relaxed restrictions come April 1st and will this be a boost for the tourism sector? Yap Lip Seng, CEO of Malaysian Hotels Association shares his views, and it may not be as straightforward as we think. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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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

Jill Shah from Bloomberg News gives us her take on how sanctions are impacting the ultra rich in Russia and how they intend to preserve their wealth as governments and members of society try to track them down and seize their assets. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Our country’s international borders are reopening with relaxed restrictions come April 1st and will this be a boost for the tourism sector? Yap Lip Seng, CEO of Malaysian Hotels Association shares his views, and it may not be as straightforward as we think. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Talks to save the Iran Nuclear Deal or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA, and to bring Iran back into the deal’s compliance began in the beginning of 2021, but has been facing many obstacles. Just before the weekend, it was announced by the EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell that the talk in Vienna has been suspended due to external factors. Dr. James Dorsey, Senior Fellow, Middle East Institute of National University of Singapore helps us to understand what has taken place and if a deal will be eventually struck. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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Oil prices increased more than 40% on a year to date basis and the Malaysian government's oil subsidies have skyrocketed to RM2bn just for the month of January alone. The government is studying a more targeted fuel and cooking oil subsidy mechanism. But will a targeted fuel and cooking oil subsidy mechanism effective in optimising our resources? Dr. Juita Mohamad, Director of Economics and Business and Acting Research Director of Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) shares her perspective with us. Image credit:

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Despite the omicron wave, will retail sales do better in 2022? What are the catalysts that we should keep an eye out for? Tan Hai Hsin, Managing Director at Retail Group Malaysia tells us his views. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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Oil prices increased more than 40% on a year to date basis and the Malaysian government's oil subsidies have skyrocketed to RM2bn just for the month of January alone. The government is studying a more targeted fuel and cooking oil subsidy mechanism. But will a targeted fuel and cooking oil subsidy mechanism effective in optimising our resources? Dr. Juita Mohamad, Director of Economics and Business and Acting Research Director of Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) shares her perspective with us. Image credit: