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The massive flooding in the Klang Valley and elsewhere this week has shone a spotlight on insurance coverage in the face of natural disasters. We speak to PIAM President Antony Lee on how insurance players are adapting to increasing climate change risk. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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he global aviation industry was buoyed by the reopening of borders earlier in the year, but the new Omicron variant has thrown a spanner into the recovery path. We speak to Shantanu Gangakhedkar of Frost & Sullivan on the outlook for travel and aviation in the coming year. Image credit: Pixabay.com

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The massive flooding in the Klang Valley and elsewhere this week has shone a spotlight on insurance coverage in the face of natural disasters. We speak to PIAM President Antony Lee on how insurance players are adapting to increasing climate change risk. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

he global aviation industry was buoyed by the reopening of borders earlier in the year, but the new Omicron variant has thrown a spanner into the recovery path. We speak to Shantanu Gangakhedkar of Frost & Sullivan on the outlook for travel and aviation in the coming year. Image credit: Pixabay.com

With SMEs already struggling from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, we ask Chin Chee Seong from SME Association of Malaysia how are they handling this flood and what assistance do they need. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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Fikri Faisal from the Centre unpacks the gaps in the government's response to the floods and what lessons can we avoid in the future to avoid such disasters from occurring again. Image credit: EPA-EFE

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Bank Indonesia has projected GDP growth to be more than 4.5% in the fourth quarter of the year, after growth slowed the previous quarter due to pandemic restrictions. To support the nation’s economic recovery efforts, the central bank has also kept interest rates at a record low of 3.5 per cent for now. Is the worst over for the Indonesian economy as we head in 2022? Economist Wellian Wiranto weighs in. Image credit: Bloomberg

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Fikri Faisal from the Centre unpacks the gaps in the government's response to the floods and what lessons can we avoid in the future to avoid such disasters from occurring again. Image credit: EPA-EFE

Bank Indonesia has projected GDP growth to be more than 4.5% in the fourth quarter of the year, after growth slowed the previous quarter due to pandemic restrictions. To support the nation’s economic recovery efforts, the central bank has also kept interest rates at a record low of 3.5 per cent for now. Is the worst over for the Indonesian economy as we head in 2022? Economist Wellian Wiranto weighs in. Image credit: Bloomberg

Following GPS's stunning victory in Sarawak's state election, Dr James Chin, Professor of Asian Studies, University of Tasmania helps us understand what this will mean for the state and for federal politics in the immediate future.

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