Morning Brief

Russia has become the world's most heavily sanctioned country following international response to its invasion of Ukraine. What has the impact been on the economy thus far, and what options do Russian authorities have to cushion the fall-out? We discuss this with economist Tatiana Orlova. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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Malaysia’s rental market has long been viewed as lacking proper regulation to safeguard both tenants and landlords.

The absence of specific rules on rental tenancy means that contract law becomes the default means of settling disputes, but is a Residential Tenancy Act, the solution? Siva Shanker, CEO of Estate Agency, Rahim & Co gives us his view. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Russia has become the world's most heavily sanctioned country following international response to its invasion of Ukraine. What has the impact been on the economy thus far, and what options do Russian authorities have to cushion the fall-out? We discuss this with economist Tatiana Orlova. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

At the start of the Ukraine war, President Vladimir Putin ratcheted tensions by threatening to use nuclear weapons. Should this threat be taken seriously, and how should the West be reaping? Pavel Povdig, Senior Researcher in the WMD Programme at UNIDIR, lets us into this opaque world of nuclear arms. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

MCA will be looking to redeem the party in this Johor elections and they are contesting in 15 seats. One of their agenda is to lessen the economic burden of people in Johor but how will MCA carry this out and has it accurately judged the mood of the people? Dr. Pamela Yong, Deputy Secretary General of MCA, shares their strategies with us. Image Credit: Gwoeii/Shutterstock.com

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Ahmad Nawfal Mahfodz, PAS candidate for Parit Yaani, shares with us PAS's strategy to wrest more seats from its current one seat as the Johor state election looms. Image credit: Harris Hamdan/Shutterstock.com

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As we celebrate International Woman's day, we examine the effectiveness of policies In Malaysia to empower and elevate the role of women in society. Anis Farid, Research and Advocacy Officer at the Women's Aid Organisation, gives us a channel check on this. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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With the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the National People’s Congress (NPC) convening in Beijing, we ask Peiqian Liu, China Economist from NatWest Markets, whether China's GDP growth target of 5.5% for 2022 is too optimistic? Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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Anne Abraham, the Chairperson and Founder of LeadWomen, tells us about women representation in leadership roles and also about what needs to be done to encourage more women participation in top positions in the corporate world. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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As we celebrate International Woman's day, we examine the effectiveness of policies In Malaysia to empower and elevate the role of women in society. Anis Farid, Research and Advocacy Officer at the Women's Aid Organisation, gives us a channel check on this. Image credit: Shutterstock.com