Morning Brief

Tamma Febrian from Fitch Ratings guides us to how digital banks are transforming the landscape of the banking sector, how profitable will they be, and how it will impact the incumbent traditional banks.

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The Election Commission has decided that polling day for the Malacca state election will be held on November 20th, with nomination day set for November 8th. As the various coalitions negotiate on their candidates for the 28 seats at stake, we discuss the political dynamics within Pakatan Harapan and Perikatan Nasional, and which side has the upper hand with political commentator Dr. Oh Ei Sun.

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The courts have given permission to several high profile figures undergoing trials for the temporary return of their passports for travel abroad, including former Prime Minister Datuk Sri Najib Razak and his spouse, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor as well as Umno President Datuk Seri Zahid Hamidi.

These decisions are raising eyebrows, given that all three are facing corruption charges - does this set an unwanted precedent? We discuss how the law operates in these scenarios with criminal lawyer Goh Cia Yee.

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Fahmi Fadzil, MP for Lembah Pantai sheds light on the complex challenges of urban developments in KL and shares with us the issues his residents want the government and DBKL to fix urgently.

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Christina Zhu from Moody's Analytics explains how China's Q3 GDP numbers have lost its steam due to recently reporting an economic growth of just 4.9% as the energy crisis, Covid-19, and the property crisis looms large.

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The courts have given permission to several high profile figures undergoing trials for the temporary return of their passports for travel abroad, including former Prime Minister Datuk Sri Najib Razak and his spouse, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor as well as Umno President Datuk Seri Zahid Hamidi.

These decisions are raising eyebrows, given that all three are facing corruption charges - does this set an unwanted precedent? We discuss how the law operates in these scenarios with criminal lawyer Goh Cia Yee.

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Christina Zhu from Moody's Analytics explains how China's Q3 GDP numbers have lost its steam due to recently reporting an economic growth of just 4.9% as the energy crisis, Covid-19, and the property crisis looms large.

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Jerald Joseph from SUHAKAM explains whether Malaysia's election to the United Nations Human Rights Council is an opportunity to bolster its human rights credentials at home.

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Patrick Diamond from Queen Mary University of London helps unpack a Covid-19 report by UK MPs highlighting the country’s failure to do more to stop the virus from spreading early in the pandemic.

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Global supply chain disruptions are expected to last until at least next year. And according to Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong, Malaysia has not been spared. Alvin Chua, President, Federation of Malaysian Freight Forwarders tells us the issues on the ground whilst giving us his opinion on the Bumi equity issue for his industry.

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