Morning Brief

Democracy and press freedom has taken another hit after China forcefully closed down HK's anti-govt paper Apple Daily.

Michael Frank, the Senior Analyst of Public Policy, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), discusses its ramifications.

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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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Democracy and press freedom has taken another hit after China forcefully closed down HK's anti-govt paper Apple Daily.

Michael Frank, the Senior Analyst of Public Policy, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), discusses its ramifications.

The G7 has created momentum for global tax reform, following their historic agreement for broad changes in the international corporate tax regime, including a 15% minimum tax rate. And while the majority of Eurozone countries are expected to benefit from the changes, an Oxford Economics report has singled out Luxembourg, Hungary, Ireland, and the Netherlands as among those that could be negatively impacted. We discuss the findings of the report with Ricardo Amaro.

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Dr Vinod Balasubramaniam, Senior Lecturer and and Co-Lead, Infection and Immunity Research Strength from the Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine & Health Sciences , shares with us the efficacy of mixing vaccines but also raises concerns on the rise of sporadic cases, the lack of testing and the reality of us moving out from Phase 1

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Shopping malls and retail industries nationwide are appealing to the government to reopen the sector by July, or risk 50% of retail businesses closing down for good. We speak to Sarkunan Subramaniam of Knight Frank on how the current lockdown is affecting the market for commercial properties, as well as policy measures that could alleviate the financial burdens of both landlords and tenants.

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Dr Vinod Balasubramaniam, Senior Lecturer and and Co-Lead, Infection and Immunity Research Strength from the Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine & Health Sciences , shares with us the efficacy of mixing vaccines but also raises concerns on the rise of sporadic cases, the lack of testing and the reality of us moving out from Phase 1

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The G7 has created momentum for global tax reform, following their historic agreement for broad changes in the international corporate tax regime, including a 15% minimum tax rate. And while the majority of Eurozone countries are expected to benefit from the changes, an Oxford Economics report has singled out Luxembourg, Hungary, Ireland, and the Netherlands as among those that could be negatively impacted. We discuss the findings of the report with Ricardo Amaro.

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Sri Murniati, Senior Manager with the Public Finance unit at IDEAS - The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs, discusses the gargantuan public cost from a country that continues to suffer from endemic corruption.

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The construction sector is under scrutiny as causing workplace clusters of Covid-19 infections, with the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) revealing that a third of operational sites are flouting SOPs. We discuss the reasons behind this and what’s being done to address violations, as well as the state of the construction sector overall and the forms of support needed CIDB chief Dato’ Ahmad Asri Abdul Hamid.

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