Morning Brief

Malaysia’s 5G roll-out appears to have hit a speedbump, as this week it was revealed in a report by Reuters that no telco carriers have signed up to the 5G network to date. Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), the state-owned entity in charge of the 5G deployment later clarified that negotiations are on-going and are expected to be concluded in early 2022. What do these developments reveal about Malaysia's readiness to roll-out 5G services? We discuss the challenges with Alexander Wong, Managing Editor of SoyaCincau.

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Malaysia’s 5G roll-out appears to have hit a speedbump, as this week it was revealed in a report by Reuters that no telco carriers have signed up to the 5G network to date. Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), the state-owned entity in charge of the 5G deployment later clarified that negotiations are on-going and are expected to be concluded in early 2022. What do these developments reveal about Malaysia's readiness to roll-out 5G services? We discuss the challenges with Alexander Wong, Managing Editor of SoyaCincau.

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri recently concluded a 3-day visit to Indonesia, where the two countries announced a vaccinated travel lane arrangement and investment agreements worth RM12.8 billion. We discuss what the visit means for bilateral ties moving forward, including the potential appointment of the next Malaysian Ambassador to Indonesia with analyst Muhd Sinatra of ISIS Malaysia.

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Can the palm oil sector automate to overcome the labour shortages that have been exacerbated by the closing of borders from Covid 19? Dr Ahmad Parveez Ghulam Kadir, Director-General, of the Malaysian Palm Oil Board gives us his assessment of Budget 2022 and the outlook for CPO prices.

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Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin recently acknowledged that absorbing all 10,000 contract medical doctors into permanent service may not be possible. Why has this issue persisted for so long and what will it take to resolve the issues at play to all sides' satisfaction? We discuss the situation with Dr. Khoo Yoong Khean, Managing Editor of the Malaysian Medical Gazette.

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China is seeing its inflation indicators trend upwards - its factory-gate prices grew at the fastest pace in 26 years last month, while consumer inflation is rising faster than expected. In addition, the economy is feeling the effects of a property debt bubble, energy crisis and weak domestic consumption. What does this mean for China's economic growth in the coming year? Gary Ng, economist with Natixis weighs in.

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Can the palm oil sector automate to overcome the labour shortages that have been exacerbated by the closing of borders from Covid 19? Dr Ahmad Parveez Ghulam Kadir, Director-General, of the Malaysian Palm Oil Board gives us his assessment of Budget 2022 and the outlook for CPO prices.

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China is seeing its inflation indicators trend upwards - its factory-gate prices grew at the fastest pace in 26 years last month, while consumer inflation is rising faster than expected. In addition, the economy is feeling the effects of a property debt bubble, energy crisis and weak domestic consumption. What does this mean for China's economic growth in the coming year? Gary Ng, economist with Natixis weighs in.

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Travel vaccinated lanes will reopen between Singapore and Malaysia. How critical is this travel lane. Dr Mustafa Izzuddin, Senior International Affairs Analyst, Solaris Strategies Singapore gives us his answer while weighing in on the current ties between the two governments.

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One year out from the 2022 midterm elections, according to multiple polls, a majority disapprove of the way President Joe Biden is handling his job as the President. To get some insights on the political developments taking place in the United States we speak toAdrian Ang, Research Fellow in the United States Programme S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies.

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