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Abrar Anwar, Managing Director, and CEO of Standard Chartered Malaysia discusses steps to strengthen cybersecurity capabilities including the move to cloud-based banking and working with fintechs to stay nimble. This report is in collaboration with Standard Chartered Malaysia.

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Green bonds have been gaining traction in the past few years but just how sustainable is this growth? The Morning Run speaks to Cedric Rimaud, ASEAN Programme Manager with the Climate Bonds Initiative, about this, but also the challenges going forward, the role of green bonds in the sustainable agenda, and concerns over greenwashing.

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The audit debacle between engineering firm Serba Dinamik and external auditor KPMG has turned the spotlight once again onto Malaysia's corporate governance standards. Particularly, this has raised questions over the role of independent directors in cases like these, and whether that role is changing as minority shareholders make their voices heard more than ever. We speak to David Berry, Deputy President at the Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance to find out more.

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Countries around the world are scrambling to get their populations inoculated against the Covid-19 virus. But many less economically developed countries are still struggling with their rollouts, and are reliant on the Covax facility, run by the World Health Organisation. We speak to Benjamin Cowling, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology from the University of Hong Kong for an update on the collective effort to vaccinate the world.

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Countries around the world are scrambling to get their populations inoculated against the Covid-19 virus. But many less economically developed countries are still struggling with their rollouts, and are reliant on the Covax facility, run by the World Health Organisation. We speak to Benjamin Cowling, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology from the University of Hong Kong for an update on the collective effort to vaccinate the world.

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RHB Bank and Boost under Axiata are forming a consortium to apply for a digital banking license. Vincent Fong, Chief Editor at Fintech News discusses the merits of this deal, and how traditional banks will survive in this new landscape.

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Marhalim Abbas, defence writer discusses the government’s response to China sending 16 military aircrafts toward Malaysia, and how else could we stand up against the superpower.

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Marhalim Abbas, defence writer discusses the government’s response to China sending 16 military aircrafts toward Malaysia, and how else could we stand up against the superpower.

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Countries around the world are scrambling to get their populations inoculated against the Covid-19 virus. But many less economically developed countries are still struggling with their rollouts, and are reliant on the Covax facility, run by the World Health Organisation. We speak to Benjamin Cowling, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology from the University of Hong Kong for an update on the collective effort to vaccinate the world.

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The Pakatan Harapan Presidential Council issued a statement yesterday saying the RM5 billion direct fiscal injection under the Pemerkasa+ aid package is inadequate. They proposed instead a RM45 billion aid package to soften the impact of a total lockdown- so we speak to Subang MP Wong Chen, about what that plan would look like.

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