Morning Brief

With newly appointed deputy prime minister and senior minister, and UMNO withdrawing the party's support for Perikatan Nasional. We ask Dr. Hamidin Abd Hamid, Research Fellow, Ilham Centre what does Ismail Sabri's appointment means, and will we be seeing UMNO MPs leaving.

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Siobhan Das, CEO of AMCHAM gives her perspective on how significant the EMCO impact will have on Malaysia's global position in the supply chain as well as the trading and manufacturing hub.

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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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Members of Parliament have mixed views on the reopening of the august house on 26 July, with one of the concerns being whether 5 days is adequate to properly debate issues facing the country. We hear from Dato Sri Alexander Nanta Linggi, Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, and the MP for Kapit on his expectations for the parliamentary sitting.

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As Penang will transition to Phase Two of the Movement Control under the National Recovery Plan (PPN) today, we speak to Datuk Seri Lee Kah Choon, Director of InvestPenang and the special investment advisor to the Chief Minister of Penang on how has the lockdown impacted the state and what are the recovery plans.

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What are the rules with regards to reconvening Parliament during an emergency? Constitutional Lawyer, Dato’ Malik Imtiaz Sarwar, tells us while weighing in on what a hybrid Parliament might look like.

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What are the rules with regards to reconvening Parliament during an emergency? Constitutional Lawyer, Dato’ Malik Imtiaz Sarwar, tells us while weighing in on what a hybrid Parliament might look like.

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Indonesia is facing the worst Covid-19 crisis in the region, as daily new infections climb beyond 25,000 cases.

The surge in cases has placed the healthcare system under enormous pressure, with hospitals in some cities reporting a shortage of oxygen supply. Correspondent Resty Woro Yuniar describes the situation on the ground, and how the Jokowi government is responding.

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What are the rules with regards to reconvening Parliament during an emergency? Constitutional Lawyer, Dato’ Malik Imtiaz Sarwar, tells us while weighing in on what a hybrid Parliament might look like.

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