Morning Brief

Reactions to the Wuhan coronavirus have started to trickle in from global leaders and major world economies, with China declaring a force majeure on LNG imports. We bring you the latest updates on the virus, as well as discussion on what other sectors might see an impact from the virus outbreak See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Securities Commission Malaysia has put out a checklist for shareholders to promote dialogue with their board of directors, during Annual General Meetings. Among issues to be engaged are sustainability and anti-corruption measures. Devanesan Evanson, CEO of Minority Shareholders' Watch Group shares his thoughts on the new guidelines. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malaysia's choice in siding with Pakistan in its long-standing tiff with India over Kashmir has been a double-edged sword. Most notable negative? India's threats to curtail palm-oil purchases from Malaysia. The Morning Run crew discuss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malaysia's choice in siding with Pakistan in its long-standing tiff with India over Kashmir has been a double-edged sword. Most notable negative? India's threats to curtail palm-oil purchases from Malaysia. The Morning Run crew discuss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

India’s economic growth has been slowing over the last three years. From 8% growth just three years ago, Bloomberg projects that the Indian economy will expand just 5% in the fiscal year through March - it’s worst performance since 2009. However India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is optimistic and thinks that the government’s growth targets for 2021 are within reac...

Bukit Gassing Assemblyman Rajiv Risyakaran claims the MACC has delayed probing allegations of corruption and abuse of power within the Petaling Jaya City Council. We speak to Rajiv himself to get details on the report he made to MACC, and discuss what could be needed to ensure the public that the MACC is taking action on all corruption cases- not just the big ones. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Malaysia's 2019 trade numbers have declined 2.5% to RM1.8 trillion in 2019, on the back of lower exports and imports. And now, with the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry expects Malaysia's external trade to remain modest, with a challenging global environment expected in 2020. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malaysia's 2019 trade numbers have declined 2.5% to RM1.8 trillion in 2019, on the back of lower exports and imports. And now, with the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry expects Malaysia's external trade to remain modest, with a challenging global environment expected in 2020. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shares of AirAsia have continued on a downward trend on the back of allegations of its involvement in bribery in relation to the company’s purchase of Airbus aircrafts. The Morning Run crew unpacks all the reports that have come out subsequent to the revelations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shares of AirAsia have continued on a downward trend on the back of allegations of its involvement in bribery in relation to the company’s purchase of Airbus aircrafts. The Morning Run crew unpacks all the reports that have come out subsequent to the revelations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tommy Xie, Head of Greater China Research at OCBC Bank in Singapore tells us the impact the shutdown of provinces and cities in China has on the broader economy. He says that the pace of the rebound will depend on how soon the virus peaks but nonetheless the government will be be pursuing both monetary and fiscal measures to boost the economy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tommy Xie, Head of Greater China Research at OCBC Bank in Singapore tells us the impact the shutdown of provinces and cities in China has on the broader economy. He says that the pace of the rebound will depend on how soon the virus peaks but nonetheless the government will be be pursuing both monetary and fiscal measures to boost the economy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Voting is underway at the Iowa caucuses, with all eyes on the Democratic race to see who will come out with the momentum to carry them through the election season. To shed some light on what's happening, we speak to Professor Robert Shapiro, Professor of Government at Columbia University, about who might win the caucus, and what we can expect from the race going forward. See omnystudio.com/listene...

Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad is planning to revoke contracts, approved permits (APs) and licences re-sold to third parties. APs cover a wide range of goods, not just cars. G25 member and former Secretary-General at the Ministry of Finance, Tan Sri Sheriff Kassim, thinks all APs should be reviewed as they are misused and is a form of tariff, which have increases the cost of imports. See...

Executive Chairman Datuk Kamarudin Meranun and CEO Tan Sri Tony Fernandes will relinquish their executive positions and become non-independent, non-executive board members of AirAsia for two months. Dr Muhammad Mohan, President of Transparency International Malaysia weighs in on what else AirAsia should do amidst graft allegations involving executives related to AirAsia and Airbus. See omnystudio....

Executive Chairman Datuk Kamarudin Meranun and CEO Tan Sri Tony Fernandes will relinquish their executive positions and become non-independent, non-executive board members of AirAsia for two months. Dr Muhammad Mohan, President of Transparency International Malaysia weighs in on what else AirAsia should do amidst graft allegations involving executives related to AirAsia and Airbus. See omnystudio....

Prime Minister and acting Education Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad has revived the possibility of teaching Science and Maths in English, to mixed responses. For some initial thoughts and comparisons to previous English-medium policies in the past, we got in touch with Harry Tan, Secretary-General of the National Union of the Teaching Profession, for some of the main considerations if the govern...

Prime Minister and acting Education Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad has revived the possibility of teaching Science and Maths in English, to mixed responses. For some initial thoughts and comparisons to previous English-medium policies in the past, we got in touch with Harry Tan, Secretary-General of the National Union of the Teaching Profession, for some of the main considerations if the govern...

In a long-running bribery campaign, Airbus SE used their $300 million annual budget to illegally sway government officials and other decision makers on airplane sales. The UK court document names Air Asia Group and AirAsia X where officials were allegedly bribed with US$50 million to secure lucrative contracts to supply aircraft . The funds were supposedly used to sponsor an unnamed sports team jo...

In a long-running bribery campaign, Airbus SE used their $300 million annual budget to illegally sway government officials and other decision makers on airplane sales. The UK court document names Air Asia Group and AirAsia X where officials were allegedly bribed with US$50 million to secure lucrative contracts to supply aircraft . The funds were supposedly used to sponsor an unnamed sports team jo...

Recently a survey came out from the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute that showed a majority of respondents from 7 out of 10 ASEAN countries preferred China over the US. Dr Tang Siew Mun, Head, ASEAN Studies Centre of ISEAS breaks down the findings of the survey but reminds the necessity for Asean to be a united block while weighing in on consequences of China's dominance in the region. See omnystudio.c...

Recently a survey came out from the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute that showed a majority of respondents from 7 out of 10 ASEAN countries preferred China over the US. Dr Tang Siew Mun, Head, ASEAN Studies Centre of ISEAS breaks down the findings of the survey but reminds the necessity for Asean to be a united block while weighing in on consequences of China's dominance in the region. See omnystudio.c...

Bersatu was established back in 2016, but are only holding their first elections 4 years later in 2020. We ask Amir why this is so, what he's paying attention to and whether he sees any cracks in Bersatu's party unity leading up to the party polls. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bersatu was established back in 2016, but are only holding their first elections 4 years later in 2020. We ask Amir why this is so, what he's paying attention to and whether he sees any cracks in Bersatu's party unity leading up to the party polls. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Wuhan virus has cast a shadow on the prospects on the growth on Asean economies. We speak to Lee Ju Ye, Economist at Maybank Kim Eng in Singapore to find out which country is most vulnerable and the significance of the Chinese economy to the global economy versus 2003 when there was the SARS epidemic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.