The Breakfast Grille

2024 will see the introduction of several new taxes like capital gains tax, luxury tax as well as the increase in the sales and service tax. We speak to Veerinderjeet Singh, a tax advisor, Vice Chair of the International Tax Commission, the International Chamber of Commerce and adjunct professor at University of Monash as to it's implementation and if its actually time for a holistic revenue of the entire taxation system.

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To date, of the five licences for digital banks granted by Bank Negara, one has officially launched, while two others recently got the greenlight to start operating. That leaves two more, including the KAF Investment Bank-led consortium that comprises Carsome, Jirnexu and MoneyMatch. Thariq Ahmad is the Deputy CEO of KAF IB, breaks down where their digital bank is heading and if they can meet the BNM deadline to be up and running by the end of Q1.

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Human rights violations took on a new level in 2023 as the Russia-Ukraine war and the Sudan civil war spilling over from the previous year, while Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip following the Hamas attack on October 7th, made things worse. Tirana Hassan, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, talks about the challenges the New York-based NGO experienced in their work documenting human rights violations worldwide.

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It has been close to 3 years since the restructuring of Malaysia Aviation Group. We ask Group Managing Director, Captain Izham Ismail on whether the group is on the road to sustainable profitability, what are the unresolved legacy issues and his succession plan.

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2023 was not the best year for Farm Fresh as margins took a hit, but is 2024 the year of recovery with lower input prices? Their Managing Director, Loi Tuan Ee shares with us whether the worst is over, why the RM100 million move into ice cream and if competition is going to be a challenge to their dominance as Malaysia's largest integrated dairy producer.

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The Ministry of Works (KKR) is commonly known as the overseer of roads and highways, but their mandate spans all public infrastructure development. We hear from Dato' Sri Alexander Nanta Linggi about the role that KKR plays in achieving Ekonomi Madani, and get status updates on the upgrading being carried out on the nation's major highways. 

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Robert Walters is a prominent name in global recruitment that set up its Malaysian presence 17 years ago. What are the trends that could impact the Malaysian labour market in 2024? We speak to Ai Rene Tan, Country Manager for Malaysia at Robert Walters on the findings of their recent salary survey and how the company is navigating economic headwinds.

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Veritas Technologies, a company involved in the enterprise data management business, may not be a familiar name but it has 91% of the Fortune 100 companies on its client roster. Country Director, Sandy Woo shares the importance of data security, how they support businesses in ensuring it is stored securely and how they differentiate themselves from big players like Amazon and Microsoft.

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Organisational consulting firm, Korn Ferry has been in the business of talent for decades. Country Managing Director, Anthony Raja Devadoss shares with us his expectations of the job market, what sectors are hiring, why do companies engage their recruitment services despite the existence of digital platforms as well as what percentage increments employees should look out for.

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In our Bi-Annual Market Outlook, we see if it's time for Asean markets to rerate after a rather tepid performance in 2023. Christopher Leow, CEO and CIO of Principal Asset Management, Singapore and Anand Pathmakanthan, Head of Regional Equity Research, Maybank Investment Banking Group join our panel to answer that question whilst taking a deeper dive on the buys ideas for the region.

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