Morning Brief

Prof Datuk Dr. Denison Jayasooria, Co-Chair of the Malaysian CSO SDG Alliance discusses where Malaysia is strong and lacking in meeting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, and the consequences of not meeting its commitments.

For Malaysia's Voluntary National Review (VNR) 2021, click here.

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Grant Bowers, senior vice president, and portfolio manager with Franklin Templeton dissects the performance of US equities to date and his outlook on which sectors will continue to perform and outperforming for the rest of 2021.

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Prof Datuk Dr. Denison Jayasooria, Co-Chair of the Malaysian CSO SDG Alliance discusses where Malaysia is strong and lacking in meeting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, and the consequences of not meeting its commitments.

For Malaysia's Voluntary National Review (VNR) 2021, click here.

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Grant Bowers, senior vice president, and portfolio manager with Franklin Templeton dissects the performance of US equities to date and his outlook on which sectors will continue to perform and outperforming for the rest of 2021.

Fire season is starting up once again in parts of North America, just two weeks after a heatwave which killed hundred across the Pacific Northwest and western Canada. Some of the hottest temperatures on earth have been recorded over the weekend. So for some insight into the climate effects and what governments have to do to manage the consequences of extreme climate change, we speak to Zeke Hausfather, Director of Climate and Energy of the Berkeley Earth.

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With a weakening economy and the accumulation of government debt to provide more assistance to the most in need, we speak to P Gunasegaran from the Vibes about what can be done to strike the right balance between maintaining fiscal discipline and providing more aid to the rakyat as the government contemplates to increase its GDP to debt ceiling to 65%.

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With a weakening economy and the accumulation of government debt to provide more assistance to the most in need, we speak to P Gunasegaran from the Vibes about what can be done to strike the right balance between maintaining fiscal discipline and providing more aid to the rakyat as the government contemplates to increase its GDP to debt ceiling to 65%.

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Fire season is starting up once again in parts of North America, just two weeks after a heatwave which killed hundred across the Pacific Northwest and western Canada. Some of the hottest temperatures on earth have been recorded over the weekend. So for some insight into the climate effects and what governments have to do to manage the consequences of extreme climate change, we speak to Zeke Hausfather, Director of Climate and Energy of the Berkeley Earth.

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After nearly 20 years, the exit of US troops from Afghanistan is underway, scheduled to be completed by the end of August. While this is a move long in the making, questions remain over whether a lack of US forces will once again allow for the Taliban to seize control of the country, and if Afghanistan's economy can survive the removal of military spending. We speak to Michael Kugelman, Deputy Director of the Wilson Centre for some insight.

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This week we watched videos of thousands of Covid-19 positive individuals queuing up to get assessed at Stadium Melawati and the Bandar Mahkota Cheras CACs (Covid-19 Assessment Centres). Dr Ahmad Munawwar Helmi Salim, Covid-19 Task Coordinator, at Imaret (Islamic Medical Association of Malaysia Response and Relief Team) discusses improvements to reduce the burden on CACs and the healthcare system.

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