Morning Brief

The northeast monsoon is expected to begin this month and last until March next year, and with it, the risk of floods and landslides disrupting major transport routes once again. Dr. Choy Peng Ng, Associate Professor,  Department of Civil Engineering, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia tells us what changes need to be done to ensure safety on the roads.

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Malaysia’s political scene is heating up again, this time with Khairy Jamaluddin's possible return to Umno, two years after his sacking. Meanwhile, Bersatu's continued internal dissent continues to make headlines. Dr Azmi Hassan from the Nusantara Academy for Strategic Research breaks down how this may or may not reshape the balance of power.

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Over the past two years, AI-linked firms have driven much of the global equity rally, while earnings from other sectors have lagged behind. Do the recent tech earnings flash any signs that the AI rally might be over? Dan Ives, Managing Director, Wedbush Securities gives us his perspective whilst giving us his top tech buy ideas.

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The string of crimes involving underaged perpetrators is still fresh in our minds, as well as the government’s, because they are mulling several measures to regulate online games, as well as the installation of CCTVs in schools. Sharmila Sekaran, Chairperson, Voice of the Children - this is a local NGO that advocates for children’s rights - gives us her perspective on whether these measures will be effective.

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The 19th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) wraps up as Malaysia hands over the chair to the Philippines. With regional defence and cyber threats on the agenda and US support offered on South China Sea issues, can ASEAN maintain its core value of centrality? We’ll discuss this with Chong Ja Ian, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore.

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Malaysia is on the cusp of becoming an aged society, and it’s happening faster than many expected. Are we ready for this silver tsunami? Questions we pose to Philip O’Keefe, Professor of Practice at the University of New South Wales and Director of the Ageing Asia Research Hub at the Centre for Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), lead author of a recently release report by the World Bank entitled, “Should Malaysia Expand Its Social Pension?”

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• Yesterday, Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump met on the sidelines of the APEC Summit in South Korea for their long awaited trade talks - and parted ways in what both sides are calling a breakthrough. Sarah Tan, Economist, Moody's Analytics gives us her perspective on the outcome from the meeting and what it means for both their economies.

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Markets were disappointed with the anticipated Federal Reserve Rate cut of 25 bps with declines across Asia and the US. This despite the conclusion of US-China trade talks where President Donald Trump claimed a victory of sorts. Aidan YAO, Senior Investment Strategist, Asia, Amundi tells us how investors can navigate these crosswinds and what investment strategy to adopt.

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The US government shutdown has entered its 29th day, paralysing federal agencies, delaying pay for hundreds of thousands of workers, and threatening key welfare programmes. Bryan DeAngelis, Partner & Head of the Washington Office at Penta Group, talks about the political stalemate gripping Capitol Hill as well as the economic and social fallout.

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Bursa Malaysia has filed legal action to stop MAA Group from holding an EGM  on KNM Group which is a PN17 company. We ask Dr Ismet Yusoff, CEO of Minority Shareholders Watch Group as to what this PN 17 status entails and why does Bursa intervene in cases like this.

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