Morning Brief

We ask Dr Kati Suominen, CEO Nextrade Group on the latest progress on CPTPP, Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. While countries like Vietnam have enjoyed preferential access from this trade pact, we ask why is Malaysia late in the game and what are the concerns in ratifying this agreement.

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The findings of a Women's Aid Organisation (WAO) survey on attitudes concerning violence against women revealed a worrying lack of gender equality norms among Malaysian society. We discuss the causes behind the state of affairs and strategies to strengthen awareness on the importance of gender equality.

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Despite being the political party with the most seats in Parliament, DAP is often held up as the bogeyman for many Malay-based political parties. How genuine is DAP to reform itself to appeal to a broader voter-base? We discuss the internal dynamics at play with political commentator Dr. Oh Ei Sun.

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We ask Chong Ja Ian, Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore on how significant the virtual face-to-face summit between President Biden and President Xi is and whether it does signify the thawing of a frosty relationship between the world two largest powers. 

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The findings of a Women's Aid Organisation (WAO) survey on attitudes concerning violence against women revealed a worrying lack of gender equality norms among Malaysian society. We discuss the causes behind the state of affairs and strategies to strengthen awareness on the importance of gender equality.

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The findings of a Women's Aid Organisation (WAO) survey on attitudes concerning violence against women revealed a worrying lack of gender equality norms among Malaysian society. We discuss the causes behind the state of affairs and strategies to strengthen awareness on the importance of gender equality.

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We ask Chong Ja Ian, Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore on how significant the virtual face-to-face summit between President Biden and President Xi is and whether it does signify the thawing of a frosty relationship between the world two largest powers. 

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Malaysia will introduce foreign-source income tax beginning January 1st next year. But is there sufficient clarity in terms of how the tax will be imposed and what are the implications to Malaysian businesses and citizens? Tan Hooi Beng, Deputy Tax Lead at Deloitte helps us break down this new tabled Finance Bill.

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According to UNICEF, the doses delivered to G20 countries per capita are 15 times higher than those delivered to low-income countries. What explains this vaccine inequality and how does this impact global economic recovery? Imogen Page-Jarrett, an Analyst from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) tells us her views.

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PAS has been in the headlines recently over their opposition to Timah and gambling in Kedah but even on the political front, they have decided to ditch Umno and side with Perikatan Nasional in the upcoming Malacca election. So what is the game plan for them and will they be the kingmaker in GE15? Adib Zalkapli, Director at BowerGroupAsia helps us decipher the thinking behind this Islamic Political party.

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