Morning Brief

With Malaysia a key trading hub and a critical manufacturing hub that is tightly bound by global industry value chains, government-imposed lockdowns have significant global consequences on the semiconductor industry, impacting the car industry and chipmakers. We speak to Dato Seri Wong Siew Hai, President of the Malaysia Semiconductor Industry Association on the impact of current lockdowns to the semiconductor manufacturing industry.

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Although recent GDP results for Eurozone economies have been mixed, the overall outlook remains positive compared to other parts of the world coping with a surge in the Delta variant of Covid-19. Economist Daniela Ordonez walks us through the factors keeping Eurozone economies afloat, as well as the potential downside risks on the horizon.

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Sensing weakness in the Perikatan government, UMNO is split down the middle: stay in a shaky coalition or forge a new and possibly more lucrative one? 

Dr Hamidin Abdul Hamid, Research Fellow from the Ilham Centre discusses with us.

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Sensing weakness in the Perikatan government, UMNO is split down the middle: stay in a shaky coalition or forge a new and possibly more lucrative one? 

Dr Hamidin Abdul Hamid, Research Fellow from the Ilham Centre discusses with us.

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We speak to Previndran Singhe CEO of Zerin Properties on the current situation of commercial properties, how landlords and developers are evolving as trends such as WFH are likely to stick. We further deep dive into the dire situation of the hotel sector as we see more properties on sale.

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Short of beds and medical personnel, deaths and Covid casualties at Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah in Klang is mounting, even as the political crisis rolls on. Klang MP Charles Santiago explains. 

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The start of August marked 6 months since the military coup in Myanmar, which saw the ouster of National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the return of a junta governing body. The junta chief, General Min Aung Hlaing has extended the timeline for elections to August 2023, and also named himself as caretaker Prime Minister. Meanwhile, ASEAN is no closer to appointing a special envoy to mediate the crisis. We discuss the implications of these developments with research fellow Aaron Connelly.

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Short of beds and medical personnel, deaths and Covid casualties at Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah in Klang is mounting, even as the political crisis rolls on. Klang MP Charles Santiago explains. 

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The start of August marked 6 months since the military coup in Myanmar, which saw the ouster of National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the return of a junta governing body. The junta chief, General Min Aung Hlaing has extended the timeline for elections to August 2023, and also named himself as caretaker Prime Minister. Meanwhile, ASEAN is no closer to appointing a special envoy to mediate the crisis. We discuss the implications of these developments with research fellow Aaron Connelly.

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Last Friday, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong announced that the state of emergency will be extended in Sarawak until February 2022 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This means that the state elections will not be held until the Emergency is lifted. We discuss the political implications of the election delay, as well as how Sarawak politics figure in the tussle for power at the federal level. Dr. James Chin also cautions about the consequences of political intervention from the monarchy.

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