Morning Brief

00:38 - The Finance Ministry has announced, the government has achieved its fiscal deficit target of 3.4% of the GDP, and collected RM28 billion in SST revenue. 07:07 - In transport-related news, Minister Anthony Loke says the government is targeting for commuters to save about RM100 million in public transport costs, with the expansion of the My100 pass iniative. See omnystudio.com/listener for p...

00:38 - The Finance Ministry has announced, the government has achieved its fiscal deficit target of 3.4% of the GDP, and collected RM28 billion in SST revenue. 07:07 - In transport-related news, Minister Anthony Loke says the government is targeting for commuters to save about RM100 million in public transport costs, with the expansion of the My100 pass iniative. See omnystudio.com/listener for p...

The biggest consumer electronics expo is happening right now in Las Vegas and we hear from BFM89.9's very own Jeff Sandhu, on what he's seeing over there on the ground. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ministry of Housing and Local Government is planning to mould Perbadanan PR1MA Malaysia (PR1MA)into a national housing corporation to ensure a centralised and standardised housing industry for easy monitoring and enforcement, among others. We get Carmelo's thoughts on this. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ministry of Housing and Local Government is planning to mould Perbadanan PR1MA Malaysia (PR1MA)into a national housing corporation to ensure a centralised and standardised housing industry for easy monitoring and enforcement, among others. We get Carmelo's thoughts on this. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Maria Lapiz, Head of Institutional Research at Maybank Kim Eng Thailand tells us her expectations of the Thai Equity Market for 2020 after a disappointing 2019. She explains the rationale for her top picks and why the market will be better but 2020 will not be a year to be overly optimistic either. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Taiwan set to hold presidential and legislative elections on Saturday, President Tsai Ing-Wen is expected to win a second four-year term. But who are the other candidates in this election, and what are some of the main issues that will influence voters? We speak to Professor Steve Tsang, Director of SOAS China Institute at SOAS, the University of London, for more insight. See omnystudio.com/l...

With Taiwan set to hold presidential and legislative elections on Saturday, President Tsai Ing-Wen is expected to win a second four-year term. But who are the other candidates in this election, and what are some of the main issues that will influence voters? We speak to Professor Steve Tsang, Director of SOAS China Institute at SOAS, the University of London, for more insight. See omnystudio.com/l...

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission have released 9 audio recordings featuring phone conversations between Datuk Seri Najib Razak and various high-profile individuals linked to the 1MDB scandal. We go through some of the key revelations from the 45-minute long recordings, and get insight from P. Gunasegaram, Editor-in-Chief of Focus Malaysia about the independence of our enforcement agencies....

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission have released 9 audio recordings featuring phone conversations between Datuk Seri Najib Razak and various high-profile individuals linked to the 1MDB scandal. We go through some of the key revelations from the 45-minute long recordings, and get insight from P. Gunasegaram, Editor-in-Chief of Focus Malaysia about the independence of our enforcement agencies....

Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin announced plans to mould PR1MA into a national housing corporation. Such an organisation is caught between a rock and a hard place as it needs to resolve the conflicting aims of social housing with the commercial realities of making enough money for it to be self-funding. The problem is that a self-funding property venture may need to sell h...

Merdeka Center's January Report, 'Malaysia Political Developments and Trajectories Update' expects intra-coalition factionalism to intensify, which would further erode confidence in the Pakatan Harapan administration. Already, economic concern is high on the list of contentious issues among voters, whose support of the ruling government has already begun to sour. To find out more, we speak to Ibra...

Merdeka Center's January Report, 'Malaysia Political Developments and Trajectories Update' expects intra-coalition factionalism to intensify, which would further erode confidence in the Pakatan Harapan administration. Already, economic concern is high on the list of contentious issues among voters, whose support of the ruling government has already begun to sour. To find out more, we speak to Ibra...

Gan Huan Wen, Analyst at Hong Leong Investment Bank tells us that this normally defensive sector faces a challenging time in 2020 with rising raw material cost as palm oil and coffee bean prices have jumped while consumer sentiment is weak with less disposable income all round. He also note that the valuations for this sector is not cheap and so only has 1 pick for the sector. See omnystudio.com/l...

With local authorities placing the death toll at 66, Jakarta's monsoon flooding is the worst that the city has seen in years. For more insight, we speak to Enrico Tanuwidjaja, Economist at UOB Indonesia, about the projected economic damage from the flooding, and how badly it has affected day-to-day life in Jakarta. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With local authorities placing the death toll at 66, Jakarta's monsoon flooding is the worst that the city has seen in years. For more insight, we speak to Enrico Tanuwidjaja, Economist at UOB Indonesia, about the projected economic damage from the flooding, and how badly it has affected day-to-day life in Jakarta. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

China posted the lowest economic growth in three decades at 6 percent. Brock Silvers, Managing Director, Adamas Asset Management says if China's pump priming measures are sufficient and the risks involved. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

China posted the lowest economic growth in three decades at 6 percent.  Brock  Silvers,  Managing  Director, Adamas Asset Management says if China's pump priming measures are sufficient and the risks involved. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad's CEO Raja Azmi Raja Nazuddin has stepped down, with two years left on his contract, to pursue 'other opportunities'. We discuss his replacement, relations between MAHB and AirAsia, and the state of the aviation industry heading into 2020. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we move closer to the Kimanis by-election set for January 18th, we continue our discussion with the issues that could influence the election outcome. To do that, we speak to Bridget Welsh, Honorary Research Associate at the University of Nottingham Asia Research Institute, about the what each of the election candidates brings to the table, and how these polls will reflect on the ruling governme...

As we move closer to the Kimanis by-election set for January 18th, we continue our discussion with the issues that could influence the election outcome. To do that, we speak to Bridget Welsh, Honorary Research Associate at the University of Nottingham Asia Research Institute, about the what each of the election candidates brings to the table, and how these polls will reflect on the ruling governme...

Datin Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim, Chairperson, for Parents Action Group For Education (PAGE) Malaysia tells us what lessons we can learn from past appointments of Ministers of Education. She also weighs in on the politician vs. professional debate as to who should fill this new post and also what should the priorities be if want Malaysian students to be globally competitive. See omnystudio.com/listen...

Datin Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim, Chairperson, for Parents Action Group For Education (PAGE) Malaysia tells us what lessons we can learn from past appointments of Ministers of Education. She also weighs in on the politician vs. professional debate as to who should fill this new post and also what should the priorities be if want Malaysian students to be globally competitive. See omnystudio.com/listen...

00:21 - Nominations for the Kimanis by-election closed on Saturday, confirming a straight fight between Parti Warisan Sabah and Barisan Nasional. 06:41 - Climate change is in the spotlight, with bushfires in Australia and floods in Jakarta underscoring the importance of the issue. In line with that, Bank Negara Malaysia has issued a discussion paper on Climate Change and Principle-based Taxonomy,...

00:21 - Nominations for the Kimanis by-election closed on Saturday, confirming a straight fight between Parti Warisan Sabah and Barisan Nasional. 06:41 - Climate change is in the spotlight, with bushfires in Australia and floods in Jakarta underscoring the importance of the issue. In line with that, Bank Negara Malaysia has issued a discussion paper on Climate Change and Principle-based Taxonomy,...