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Tan Hooi Beng, Deputy Tax Leader at Deloitte Malaysia discusses the impact of the proposed global minimum tax on Malaysia’s attractiveness to foreign direct investors, and what foreign companies operating in Malaysia, and local companies with overseas investments need to look out for.

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Tan Hooi Beng, Deputy Tax Leader at Deloitte Malaysia discusses the impact of the proposed global minimum tax on Malaysia’s attractiveness to foreign direct investors, and what foreign companies operating in Malaysia, and local companies with overseas investments need to look out for.

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In the latest news coming out from Myanmar, the military junta is charging Aung Sun Suu Kyi for multiple charges. Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow at Singapore Institute of International Affairs discusses why ASEAN cannot afford to be complacent, and how it could step up pressure on the junta as violence spirals.

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Beginning Wednesday (June 16th), employees in key economic sectors, such as manufacturing, agriculture, plantations and retail, will be given priority access to Covid-19 vaccines under a public-private partnership known as PIKAS. The Morning Run speaks with Dato' Sri Norazman Ayob, a Deputy Secretary General at MITI, for the targets, timeline, costs, and logistics of this programme.

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Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced that the government is drafting a National Recovery Plan, to help the company out of the rut created by the Covid-19 pandemic. But what kind of measures should be in this exit plan? We speak to Tricia Yeoh, CEO of the Institute of Democracy and Economic Affairs, to find out.

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Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan, Executive Director, Malaysian Employers Federation sheds some light on the implementation of PIKAS (Public-Private Partnership Covid-19 Industry Immunisation Programme) from the employers’ perspective which enables employees of key economic sectors to be prioritised for vaccination. PIKAS will start tomorrow, 16th June.

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Dr James Dorsey, James Dorsey, Senior Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies & the Middle East Institute discusses the implications of Benjamin Netanyahu being ousted as Prime Minister of Israel and what to expect from his successors, Naftali Bennet and Yair Lapid from Yamina and Yesh Atid parties respectively.

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Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan, Executive Director, Malaysian Employers Federation sheds some light on the implementation of PIKAS (Public-Private Partnership Covid-19 Industry Immunisation Programme) from the employers’ perspective which enables employees of key economic sectors to be prioritised for vaccination. PIKAS will start tomorrow, 16th June.

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Dr James Dorsey, James Dorsey, Senior Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies & the Middle East Institute discusses the implications of Benjamin Netanyahu being ousted as Prime Minister of Israel and what to expect from his successors, Naftali Bennet and Yair Lapid from Yamina and Yesh Atid parties respectively.

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Business and consumer organizations have come together to call for a blanket loan moratorium, in order to help those hard-hit by successive lockdowns. Already, many businesses- particularly SMEs are struggling, so we speak to Datuk Wira Ameer Ali Mydin, Vice President of the Malaysia Retail Association to find out what more needs to be done in order for affected businesses to survive.

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