Morning Brief

Following public furore over reports of millions of ringgit in MACC Chief Tan Sri Azam Baki's share trading account, the public is now rightly asking why conflict-of-interest obligations in public markets don't apply to civil service.

As a primer, Devanesan Evanson, CEO, Minority Shareholders Watch Group, explains the corporate governance rules on conflict of interest in Bursa Malaysia. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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Malaysia's five digital banks are expected to be announced soon, with the narrative now shifting to market strategy and path to profit. Vincent Fong, Chief Editor, Fintech News Malaysia, discusses. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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As India experiences another wave of Covid, Pradeep Taneja from the University of Melbourne gives his perspective on how prepared are authorities for the present Covid-19 surge, and how has the management of the pandemic impacted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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Khor Yu Leng, political economist from Segi Enam Advisers explains the rationale, or lack of, behind the exorbitant increase in costs to recruit domestic helpers. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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Malaysia's five digital banks are expected to be announced soon, with the narrative now shifting to market strategy and path to profit. Vincent Fong, Chief Editor, Fintech News Malaysia, discusses. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

As India experiences another wave of Covid, Pradeep Taneja from the University of Melbourne gives his perspective on how prepared are authorities for the present Covid-19 surge, and how has the management of the pandemic impacted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Khor Yu Leng, political economist from Segi Enam Advisers explains the rationale, or lack of, behind the exorbitant increase in costs to recruit domestic helpers. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

2021 was a blockbuster year for cryptocurrencies, with both Bitcoin and Ethereum reaching new highs in November, even if it didn’t last long. However the asset class continues to be characterised by extreme volatility, making entry into mainstream markets difficult. We discuss the outlook for cryptocurrencies in the new year with Varun Mittal, Chief Growth Officer, Singlife with Aviva. Image credit: Unsplash.com

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The severe flooding occurring across multiple states this monsoon season is a reckoning of our environmental policies. Many environmentalists argue that deforestation and excessive logging are the main reasons for these flooding disasters, and that both federal and state governments need to step up conservation efforts. Forestry researcher Lim Teck Wyn walk us through the gaps in the present land management policies, and argues for the implementation of the ecological fiscal transfer (EFT) between federal and state governments to strengthen forest conservation. Image credit: EPA-EFE

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Prices of daily essentials are on a rising trend due to supply chain shortages and inflationary pressure. This put undue hardship on some segments of society but are price controls the solutions. Professor Geoffrey Williams, economist, Malaysia University of Science and Technology tells us. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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