Morning Brief

We ask Dr. Oh Ei Sun of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs  on whether the unprecedented move by ASEAN to  bar Myanmar’s military chief General Min Aung Hlaing from attending the ASEAN summit will spur the junta to seek a resolution to the political crisis in Myanmar. 

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Oil prices have rallied from the bleak pandemic period, but the recovery is not even across the industry, with many in the oil & gas services and equipment sector (OGSE) struggling to stay afloat. At the same time there is a global shift to sustainable energy, which does pose an existential threat to the sector overall in the long-term. Is the Malaysian industry prepared for this eventuality, and will this be reflected in this year’s budget? We ask Sharifah Zaida Nurlisha of the Malaysia Oil & Gas Services Council (MOGSC) on what the OGSE sector needs.

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Dr Azmil Tayeb, a Political Scientist from Universiti Sains Malaysia. explains if electronic voting is the way forward and whether it is secure enough and can it replace paper ballots and the purple ink on our thumb?

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James Dorsey from S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies explains recent tension between Turkey and the West as President Erdogan has been putting pressure to expel ten ambassadors from the EU and the US over the detention of activist Osman Kavala. 

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Dr Azmil Tayeb, a Political Scientist from Universiti Sains Malaysia. explains if electronic voting is the way forward and whether it is secure enough and can it replace paper ballots and the purple ink on our thumb?

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James Dorsey from S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies explains recent tension between Turkey and the West as President Erdogan has been putting pressure to expel ten ambassadors from the EU and the US over the detention of activist Osman Kavala. 

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As the economy reopens under the National Recovery Plan, retailers are attempting to catch up for lost revenue in the remaining few months of the year. With Budget 2022 being tabled this Friday, we ask Tan Hai Hsin of Retail Group Malaysia what retailers need from the government to tide them through this challenging year whilst promoting recovery.

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Singapore recently launched its Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VTLs), which allows for quarantine-free travel between certain countries. Malaysia is also looking to reopen Langkawi to foreign tourists in mid-November. How soon could we see further restrictions on international travel lifted? We discuss the scenarios with aviation analyst Brendan Sobie.

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With an acceptance that we have to live with Covid 19, what policies and strategies should Malaysia adopt? Is a National Testing policy key to this?  Dr. Vinod Balasubraniam, Senior Lecturer and Co-Lead, Infection and Immunity Research Strength, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine & Health Sciences tells us his views.

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With an acceptance that we have to live with Covid 19, what policies and strategies should Malaysia adopt? Is a National Testing policy key to this?  Dr. Vinod Balasubraniam, Senior Lecturer and Co-Lead, Infection and Immunity Research Strength, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine & Health Sciences tells us his views.

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