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Datuk Aishah Ahmad, President of the Malaysia Automotive Association discusses the challenges faced by the automotive sector hit by the lockdowns, global chip shortage and rising raw materials, and if car prices will go up.

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Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has chosen to remain as Prime Minister despite calls from Umno for his resignation. James Chin, Professor of Asian Studies at the University of Tasmania discusses Umno’s possible move if Tun Mahathir Mohamad will return to active politics after Pejuang's registration, and how Malaysia can be saved.

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Datuk Aishah Ahmad, President of the Malaysia Automotive Association discusses the challenges faced by the automotive sector hit by the lockdowns, global chip shortage and rising raw materials, and if car prices will go up.

Image Credit: Abdul Razak Latif / Shutterstock.com

The number of suicide cases involving teenagers has been rising, and the pandemic is adding more pressure on the mental health of young people. Even more worryingly, children as young as 6 have also shown an awareness of taking one’s life, in part due to the depiction of suicide in popular media. What are the warning signs we can look out for and how do we strengthen measures to help emotionally distressed children and youth? We discuss this with consultant psychologist Dr. Dhanya Pillai.

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Khoon Goh, Head of Asia Research at ANZ Bank, talks about why he wasn't surprised at BNM keeping rates at 1.75%, the factors behind the Ringgit's weakness and Malaysia's expected 2021 growth rates.

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Japan's decision to proceed with the Olympic Games has divided global opinion when framed against the slow pace of its vaccine rollout and continuing spikes in Covid cases.

Jonathan Berkshire Miller, the Senior Fellow, Japan Institute of International Affairs, discusses.

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Khoon Goh, Head of Asia Research at ANZ Bank, talks about why he wasn't surprised at BNM keeping rates at 1.75%, the factors behind the Ringgit's weakness and Malaysia's expected 2021 growth rates.

Image Credit: Ismail Sadiron Pictures / Shutterstock.com

The number of suicide cases involving teenagers has been rising, and the pandemic is adding more pressure on the mental health of young people. Even more worryingly, children as young as 6 have also shown an awareness of taking one’s life, in part due to the depiction of suicide in popular media. What are the warning signs we can look out for and how do we strengthen measures to help emotionally distressed children and youth? We discuss this with consultant psychologist Dr. Dhanya Pillai.

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In the latest edition of the EIU’s Return to Normalcy Index, Malaysia ranks at the bottom of 50 countries after the government reimposed lockdowns across the nation. We discuss what needs to be done for Malaysia to achieve pre-pandemic normalcy sooner rather than later with Waqas Adenwala of EIU.

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The UAE is blocking an extension of the OPEC+ deal to gradually increase oil production until the end of 2022, arguing that its quota is unfair. As a result, oil prices have hovered at multi-year highs, but how sustainable is this trend? We discuss the outlook for oil markets and whether we’ll ever see a return to USD100 per barrel levels with Salih Yilmaz of Bloomberg Intelligence.

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