Morning Brief

Britain's call to rewrite the Northern Ireland protocol has once again brought post-Brexit talks with the EU to a standstill. The EU, meanwhile, says that Britain needs to respect its international obligations- particularly one which was such a key tenet of the original divorce from the EU. So where will post-Brexit negotiations go from here? We speak to Michael Gasiorek, Professor of Economics from Sussex University to find out.

Parliament will convene for the first time this year for a Special Sitting, which will run until August 2nd. It's been a bumpy ride to get to this point, and expectations for the sitting are still in flux. So we speak former Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof, to help shed some light on the issue.

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The $1.2 trillion bipartisan physical infrastructure plan in the US failed to find sufficient support in the Senate last Friday, leaving Joe Biden's key legislative priority in flux. Will he be able to get this, and other stimulus bills, passed? We speak to Adrian Ang, Research Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, to find out.

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Tan Zhai Gen, Research Manager at Asia School of Business (ASB) discusses if the Self-Employed Social Security Scheme (SESSS) under Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) and PenjanaGig initiative are adequate to cover gig workers, and in the longer-term what actions should we consider to provide comprehensive social protection and strengthen the position of these workers.

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Tan Zhai Gen, Research Manager at Asia School of Business (ASB) discusses if the Self-Employed Social Security Scheme (SESSS) under Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) and PenjanaGig initiative are adequate to cover gig workers, and in the longer-term what actions should we consider to provide comprehensive social protection and strengthen the position of these workers.

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The $1.2 trillion bipartisan physical infrastructure plan in the US failed to find sufficient support in the Senate last Friday, leaving Joe Biden's key legislative priority in flux. Will he be able to get this, and other stimulus bills, passed? We speak to Adrian Ang, Research Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, to find out.

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The Public Accounts Committee, or PAC for short, which scrutinizes public spending and is supposed to improve accountability will reconvene on the 26th of July. Its chairman, Wong Kah Woh joins us on the Morning Run to talk about their plans during these 7 days.

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A group of medical professionals has drafted a Health Emergency Action Plan (H.E.A.P), which was made public this week. It outlines several key areas and proposals for action to address the pandemic without resorting to lockdowns. We speak to one of its authors, Dato’ Dr. Amar-Singh HSS, Senior Consultant Paediatrician to find out more.

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As Disney Plus has tripled its user base y-o-y to 103 million in April, can Netflix still holds the lead in the streaming competition? We ask Geetha Ranganathan, Senior Media Analyst from Bloomberg Intelligence on the state of the movie industry.

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A group of medical professionals has drafted a Health Emergency Action Plan (H.E.A.P), which was made public this week. It outlines several key areas and proposals for action to address the pandemic without resorting to lockdowns. We speak to one of its authors, Dato’ Dr. Amar-Singh HSS, Senior Consultant Paediatrician to find out more.

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