Morning Brief

We ask Ben Cowling from Hong Kong University on the surge of cases in Europe and whether it will spread to Asia with the rise of Delta plus and also dissect some of the scientific breakthroughs and medical advancements in therapeutics. 

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The Sarawak state legislative assembly was dissolved on November 3rd, paving the way for polls to be held before January 2nd. However, over 100,000 young Malaysians could be disenfranchised as Undi18 would not have kicked in yet. Will GPS’ strategy of rushing the elections backfire? We discuss the likely campaign issues and political dynamics ahead of state polls with political commentator Dr. James Chin.

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We ask Ben Cowling from Hong Kong University on the surge of cases in Europe and whether it will spread to Asia with the rise of Delta plus and also dissect some of the scientific breakthroughs and medical advancements in therapeutics. 

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A week after its announcement and with the market's and people's reaction to it, Wong Chen, Subang MP, offers an opposition take on Budget 2022.

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We ask Wai-Shin Chan, Global Head of Climate Change Centre and ESG Research of HSBC on how investors in Asia are framing ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) in their portfolios and how will COP26 impact investment strategies.

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Nigel Wong, Honorary Secretary-General, The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) helps us unpack how Budget 2022 will support the tourism industry, the current recovery trajectory and the outlook for next year.

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A week after its announcement and with the market's and people's reaction to it, Wong Chen, Subang MP, offers an opposition take on Budget 2022.

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We ask Wai-Shin Chan, Global Head of Climate Change Centre and ESG Research of HSBC on how investors in Asia are framing ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) in their portfolios and how will COP26 impact investment strategies.

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Nomination day in Melaka is drawing near but existing political alliances may not hold. Will this state election see 3-cornered fights?  Professor Dr. Azmi Hassan, political analyst at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia tells us whilst giving us his view as to who the winner will be.

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Dr. Ali Izadi-Najafabadi, APAC Research Head, BloombergNEF givss us a quick update on the developments of COP-26 in Glasgow and how far the commitments made so far are in helping the world achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

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