Morning Brief

Living With Covid-19 In The Next Five Years: Early this month, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had said that Covid-19 would become endemic. We discuss with Dr Paul Tambyah, President of the Asia Pacific Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infection on what this means in policy response, and the readiness of any country to treat Covid as endemic.

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Long queues and waiting lists in government hospitals suggest there is a shortage of medical resources. Despite this, many contract medical officers are unable to secure permanent employment in public service. Dr Ong Siu Ching, Executive Co-chair of the Malaysian Medics International discusses their plight and options to find employment elsewhere.

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Living With Covid-19 In The Next Five Years: Early this month, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had said that Covid-19 would become endemic. We discuss with Dr Paul Tambyah, President of the Asia Pacific Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infection on what this means in policy response, and the readiness of any country to treat Covid as endemic.

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Serba Dinamik has filed a civil claim for substantial damages against its auditor KPMG who then subsequently resigned. P. Gunasegaram, Editorial Consultant, at The Vibes discusses if Serba has a strong suit against KPMG and the core issues.

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The Morning Run speaks to Dr. James Chin, Professor of Asian Studies at the University of Tasmania, about the pressure on the government to reconvene parliament and his expectations, and also the news around UMNO's leadership tussle and whether this will have longer-term implications for the party.

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We get the views of Brock Silvers, CIO at Kaiyuan Capital on Didi Chuxing’s valuation of US$65 billion, its growth prospects, and why it chose to list in the US given the anti-Chinese sentiment.

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The Morning Run speaks to Dr. James Chin, Professor of Asian Studies at the University of Tasmania, about the pressure on the government to reconvene parliament and his expectations, and also the news around UMNO's leadership tussle and whether this will have longer-term implications for the party.

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We get the views of Brock Silvers, CIO at Kaiyuan Capital on Didi Chuxing’s valuation of US$65 billion, its growth prospects, and why it chose to list in the US given the anti-Chinese sentiment.

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Small urban rivers, such as Selangor’s Klang River, are among the most polluting.

It’s part of the more than 1,000 rivers globally that account for 80 percent of plastic waste found in the ocean. So what can we do to clean up the river? What approach is needed?

Cha Ly Koh, CEO of Urbanmetry tells us.

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Following the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s decree that parliament should reconvene as soon as possible, state assemblies are making plans to reopen, some even ahead of federal parliament. We discuss the implications of the prolonged prorogation of legislative assemblies as well as the political dynamics at play with political scientist Dr Wong Chin Huat.

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