Bargains are emerging everywhere, and selective buying of financially healthy companies with good prospects should be considered, Dr Mark Mobius of Mobius Capital says.

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Bargains are emerging everywhere, and selective buying of financially healthy companies with good prospects should be considered, Dr Mark Mobius of Mobius Capital says.

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In conjunction with April Fool’s Day, we speak to local comedy headliners, Kavin Jay and Dr Jason Leong, on the current state of Malaysian comedy, its role in political and national discourse and the impact and implications of the MCO.

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Eng Aik Meng, CEO of TE Asia Healthcare Partners, backed by private equity giant TPG, talks about his strategy of investing in specialist hospitals and becoming the Mayo Clinic of the East. In Malaysia, TE owns CVS KL, the cardiovascular hospital in KL Sentral, and HSC Medical Centre, and soon, centres in Penang. He also discusses how CVS could assist government hospitals during this Covid-19 crisis.

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As the world is swept up in fear of the Covid-19 pandemic, it's easy to forget that many of the world's humanitarian crises still remain unresolved. One such crisis has been taking place in Syria for the past ten years. To find out more, we speak to Zairulshahfuddin Zainal Abidin of Islamic Relief Malaysia, about the humanitarian mission they're running in Idlib and Aleppo, as well as the challenges that face humanitarian organisations, when operating in a warzone.

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Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, global trade was already fragmenting courtesy of the US-China trade war.

Businesses were struggling with unpredictable tariffs and market volatility, and now contend with a pandemic that has forced countries to lockdown, ban travel, shut down manufacturing and is said to have caused the biggest drop in consumer demand since the second World War.

So how will a post Covid-19 world look for global trade and the global supply chain? Roshan Kanesan discusses with Alexander Capri.

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Since the Perikatan Nasional government came to power, there have been questions of whether the coalition will be able to remain together until the next General Election. One voice which has been raised to highlight what a coalition government should do, belongs to Dato' Seri Azalina Othman Said, UMNO Supreme Council Member, MP for Pengerang, and former Law Minister. We speak to her on her thoughts about successful coalition governments, the cohesion of Perikatan Nasional, as well as her views on what priorities should be for the new Women's Ministry.

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With the coronavirus pandemic and no vaccine, many countries including Malaysia have imposed various forms of movement control. The cost of that is an almost complete halt to most economic activity. Richard Record of the World Bank and Professor Mahendhiran Nair of Monash University tells us the policy options available to overcome the economic scar tissue that comes from this virus.

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With the coronavirus pandemic and no vaccine, many countries including Malaysia have imposed various forms of movement control. The cost of that is an almost complete halt to most economic activity. Richard Record of the World Bank and Professor Mahendhiran Nair of Monash University tells us the policy options available to overcome the economic scar tissue that comes from this virus.

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The Triple Whammy slamming Malaysia is at a level not seen since the second World War, which means a military level response is needed, says DAP Political Education Director and Dewan Negara Senator Liew Chin Tong. It’s also time for politicians to put the country first, so a bipartisan approach is required too.

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