Morning Brief

With confusion over the chain of command in addressing disaster situations, we speak to Tan Sri Dr Jemilah Mahmood, Director of the Sunway Centre for Planetary Health and also the founder of Mercy Malaysia, with also more than 20 years of experience in helping governments prepare and respond to disasters on what went wrong. We also ask her how can fellow Malaysians help the community to recover. Image credit: PDRM

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Professor Datuk Dr Shamsul Amri Baharuddin, Director, Institute of Ethnic Studies (KITA) assesses how will the recent events affect the Prime Minister’s political cachet and does this change the calculations for GE15. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

With a series of studies suggesting it to be less severe, we ask Dale Fisher from the National University of Singapore on how severe the Omicron variant is and the efficacy of vaccines against this variant. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Ooi Lean Hin, Chairman of the Shipping Association of Malaysia shares with us the impact the floods have had on the shipping industry as well as the extend of the damage on Port Klang, one of Malaysia key logistics gateways. Image credit: Pixabay.com

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Apurva Sanghi, World Bank Lead Economist for Malaysia explains it economic growth projections of 5.8% by 2022 and why it urgently needs to address the widening learning gaps between students from different socioeconomic backgrounds. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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According to the Annual Transaction Trail Report by Duff & Phelps, A Kroll Business consultancy, global deal-making activity surged to a record USD4.4 trillion this year, with USD280 billion worth of activity taking place in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. How do the different countries compare in terms of deal-making activities, and which sectors drew the most investments? We discuss insights from the report with Managing Director Srividya Gopal. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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Apurva Sanghi, World Bank Lead Economist for Malaysia explains it economic growth projections of 5.8% by 2022 and why it urgently needs to address the widening learning gaps between students from different socioeconomic backgrounds. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

According to the Annual Transaction Trail Report by Duff & Phelps, A Kroll Business consultancy, global deal-making activity surged to a record USD4.4 trillion this year, with USD280 billion worth of activity taking place in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. How do the different countries compare in terms of deal-making activities, and which sectors drew the most investments? We discuss insights from the report with Managing Director Srividya Gopal. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Datuk Wira Ameer Ali Mydin tells us his side of the story as to why he forgives the looters of his store in Sri Muda. He also tells us that better coordination between individuals, corporates, NGOs and government is much needed during this crisis. Image credit: Shah Alam Police

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The government has postponed the tabling of the controversial bill to amend the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988, also known as Act 342. We speak to YB Dr. Kelvin Yii, chair of Parliamentary Select Committee on health, science and innovation to discuss concerns over the bill in its present form, and the consultation process moving forward. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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