Morning Brief

All eyes will be on political newcomer MUDA as they make their debut in the Johor state elections. MUDA is contesting 7 seats in the Johor state elections, including going head-to-head with PKR in Larkin. We check in with VP Zaidel Baharuddin on the progress of their campaign and expectations for the polls. Image Credit: Twitter.com/Syed Saddiq

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A survey conducted by business consultancy Forrester revealed that Malaysian businesses were losing momentum in digital transformation, despite the pandemic accelerating the shift to digitalization. How might this impact ambitions to become a high-income nation by 2030 built on the digital economy? We speak to principal analyst Achim Granzen on the findings of the survey and what policy areas should be emphasized to help businesses back on track. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com

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Asian rivals India and China often find themselves on opposing ends of the geopolitical table, but they both abstained from voting at the United Nations on the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Political expert Dr. Pradeep Taneja contrasts the positions of the two countries. Image Credit: YashSD/Shutterstock.com

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EPF CEO, Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah has recommended that Malaysia implement a living wage as that would raise the EPF savings rate. But what would be the challenges of implementing this? Firdaos Rosli, Chief Economist at MARC Ratings tells us while weighing in on the decision by Bank Negara Malaysia to keep the OPR at 1.75%. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com

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EPF CEO, Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah has recommended that Malaysia implement a living wage as that would raise the EPF savings rate. But what would be the challenges of implementing this? Firdaos Rosli, Chief Economist at MARC Ratings tells us while weighing in on the decision by Bank Negara Malaysia to keep the OPR at 1.75%. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com

Asian rivals India and China often find themselves on opposing ends of the geopolitical table, but they both abstained from voting at the United Nations on the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Political expert Dr. Pradeep Taneja contrasts the positions of the two countries. Image Credit: YashSD/Shutterstock.com

A survey conducted by business consultancy Forrester revealed that Malaysian businesses were losing momentum in digital transformation, despite the pandemic accelerating the shift to digitalization. How might this impact ambitions to become a high-income nation by 2030 built on the digital economy? We speak to principal analyst Achim Granzen on the findings of the survey and what policy areas should be emphasized to help businesses back on track. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com

The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) declared a 6.1% dividend for conventional savings and 5.65% dividend for shariah savings for 2021 which was even better than pre-pandemic times. Pankaj C Kumar, Business Commentator tells us whether this figure was better expectations and what are the challenges to replicate this performance in the years ahead. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com

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The Russian invasion of Ukraine has set in motion seismic shifts in EU and German foreign policy, including the direct arming of weapons to countries in conflict. We discuss the reasons and implications of increasing militarization in Europe with Dr. Frederick Kliem of RSIS. Image Credit: EPA-EFE

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The 6th assessment report issued this week by the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) gave a grim prognosis on the impact of global warming, warning that temperatures were rising faster than our capacity to adapt. We speak to Ahmad Afandi of ISIS Malaysia on the state of Malaysia's preparedness to mitigate and adapt to climate change risks. Image Credit: Frederick Hornung/Shutterstock.com

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