Felda announced this week that it is planning to make a mandatory takeover offer to FGV's minority shareholders, at an offer price of RM1.30 per share. The move has raised questions over Felda's intentions, as well as whether FGV's listing status will be maintained. We ask P. Gunasegaram, Editorial Consultant at The Vibes, to give us his take on the issue, as well as some background on the relationship between Felda and FGV.

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Last week, Fitch Ratings downgraded Malaysia's sovereign rating from A- to BBB+ with a stable outlook, a move which shocked many who expected the rating agency to take a more lenient stance in light of the global pandemic. The result? It may be more costly now for Malaysia to borrow funds. Having spoken to both Fitch Ratings and the Finance Ministry, we now reach out for a third view, speaking with Dr Ong Kian Ming, Bangi MP and former Deputy Minister of International Trade, for his take on the matter.

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With the announcement of a Covid-19 vaccine now in emergency use in several countries, and just approved in the US, many believe that this is the beginning of the end for the pandemic. But the rollout of these vaccines may not be so simple. We speak to Benjamin Cowling, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at the University of Hong Kong, about vaccine regulations, storage, and how much it will take to achieve herd immunity.

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Felda announced this week that it is planning to make a mandatory takeover offer to FGV's minority shareholders, at an offer price of RM1.30 per share. The move has raised questions over Felda's intentions, as well as whether FGV's listing status will be maintained. We ask P. Gunasegaram, Editorial Consultant at The Vibes, to give us his take on the issue, as well as some background on the relationship between Felda and FGV.

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Three artificial islands, a RM43 billion price tag and announced by now-disgraced former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak in 2014, the Melaka Gateway could not have had a more auspicious start.

But all has unravelled. Dr Francis Hutchinson, Senior Fellow at the ISEAS-Yusuf Ishak Institute, unpacks Malaysia's latest white elephant.

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Soon about to debut in the public markets, Airbnb might be valued as much as $42b in a year in which tourism and travel were decimated. Why come out now? And is it worth the money?

Howard Yu, Professor of Management and Innovation at IMD, analyses.

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Human Rights Day is celebrated every 10th December but in this post-Covid-19 era, has this issue being ignored? Dato' Mah Weng Kwai, Commissioner of SUHAKAM, tells us the importance of debating the Suhakam report in Parliament and whether the Perikatan Nasional government has engaged with them.

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Three artificial islands, a RM43 billion price tag and announced by now-disgraced former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak in 2014, the Melaka Gateway could not have had a more auspicious start.

But all has unravelled. Dr Francis Hutchinson, Senior Fellow at the ISEAS-Yusuf Ishak Institute, unpacks Malaysia's latest white elephant.

Image Credit: Prehistorik / Shutterstock.com

Soon about to debut in the public markets, Airbnb might be valued as much as $42b in a year in which tourism and travel were decimated. Why come out now? And is it worth the money?

Howard Yu, Professor of Management and Innovation at IMD, analyses.

Image Credit: Shutterstock.com

Human Rights Day is celebrated every 10th December but in this post-Covid-19 era, has this issue being ignored? Dato' Mah Weng Kwai, Commissioner of SUHAKAM, tells us the importance of debating the Suhakam report in Parliament and whether the Perikatan Nasional government has engaged with them.

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