Morning Brief

Last week, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim signalled that Malaysia may re-establish a dedicated Ministry of Law. Could the establishment of this Ministry speed up the pace of institutional and legal reforms? We discuss with criminal lawyer Goh Cia Yee. 

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Boeing is reportedly close to securing a landmark order of up to 500 aircraft from China, potentially its first major breakthrough in the country in years. Shukor Yusof, Founder and Primary Analyst at Endau Analytics, shares his view on Boeing’s prospects amid strained US-China ties, Asia’s aviation outlook and the future of the Boeing-Airbus duopoly.

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Dr. Renard Siew, Sustainability and Climate Change Specialist, discusses the significance of Malaysia’s first large-scale battery storage project, MyBeST. Designed to store solar-generated electricity, MyBeST is a critical step in enhancing grid stability and advancing the nation’s transition toward a low-carbon economy.

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The prospects for a Palestinian two-state solution appear increasingly bleak as Israel presses ahead with its military campaign to seize control of Gaza City while advancing a major settlement project that would sever the West Bank from East Jerusalem. Dr. James Dorsey, Adjunct Senior Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, weighs in on how international powers are responding and what could halt this devastating war.

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Singapore’s investment giant, Temasek Holdings, is reportedly mulling a major overhaul in a bid to improve returns and efficiencies. Dr Elsa Satkunasingam, Director and Senior Lecturer, Executive Education, Iclif Executive Education Center, Asia School of Business tell us what are the gold standards for sovereign funds.

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Woon Tai Hai, Advisor and Chair of Research at the National Tech Industry Association Malaysia (PIKOM), discusses the role of kill switches and highlights the careful balance required in implementing the National AI Action Plan, especially when it comes to regulation, ethics, and governance.

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Putrajaya has decided to reopen foreign worker quota applications for selected sectors and subsectors to meet immediate industry need, sparking debate over its timing and implications. Adrian Pereira, Executive Director of the North South Initiative NGO talks to us about the shortcomings of Malaysia's migrant workers policies and how to improve them.

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China’s infrastructure sector is facing headwinds due to a policy shift away from large-scale projects and toward consumption and technology, while also grappling with financial constraints and a property market downturn. We get an outlook of the sector from Denise Wong, Equity Analyst, Bloomberg Intelligence.

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The statistics are very telling - Malaysia has nearly 11,000 patients currently waiting for life-saving transplants, and while over 400,000 Malaysians have pledged to donate their organs, only 46 posthumous donations were recorded last year. Dr Hasdy Haron, Deputy Director of the National Transplant Resource Centre (NTRC), outlines the challenges.

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The public outcry over Zara Qairina’s death underscores the urgent need to safeguard children who face criminal charges. Dr. Farah Nini Dusuki, the Children’s Commissioner at the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam), stresses that under the Child Act 2001, the protection of minors is non-negotiable even when they are accused of serious offences.

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