Morning Brief

 Mervyn Lau, a lawyer at the Tommy Thomas law firm with expertise in competition law, discusses MyCC’s reposed RM87 million fine on Grab.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We often use the term “B40” as a shorthand for poor or low-income households. The Khazanah Research Institute (KRI) recently released a report which suggests we should rethink using the term “B40” as a shorthand for poor or low-income households. KRI propose to demarcate different categories of households by factoring in location, household sizes and consumption levels. We...

We often  use the term “B40” as a shorthand for poor or low-income households. The Khazanah Research Institute recently released a report which suggests we should rethink using term “B40” category as a shorthand for poor or low-income households. KRI proposed demarcation different categories of households by factoring in location, household sizes and consumption l...

 On 2 October, Singapore's new "Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act" came into act, which stipulates that any government minister is able to decide what is a “false statement of fact.” The government can then order platforms to remove false statements which are “against the public interest” and issue corrections. It may also order internet provi...

 On 2 October, Singapore's new "Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act" came into act, which stipulates that any government minister is able to decide what is a “false statement of fact.” The government can then order platforms to remove false statements which are “against the public interest” and issue corrections. It may also order internet provi...

Kiichi Murashima, Chief Economist at Citigroup Global Markets Japan, analyses the impact of the government hike in consumption tax on the economy, consumption, business confidence and government revenue. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kiichi Murashima, Chief Economist at Citigroup Global Markets Japan, analyses the impact of the government hike in consumption tax on the economy, consumption, business confidence and government revenue. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At the UN Climate Action Summit, we saw a lot of governments and companies pledge their commitment to their environment-related goals. MESTECC Minister Yeo Bee Yin said that the government is looking to review its carbon emissions commitments under the 2016 Paris Agreement. At the CIMB Cooler Earth Sustainability Summit, CIMB also launched its renewable energy financing for SMEs in Malaysia. ...

The Housing and Local Government Ministry is looking to introduce new plastics recycling policy to hopefully improve our plastic waste management while helping to boost the country’s economy. Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said that the policy will take  inputs from the industry into consideration as she wants Malaysia to tap into and capitalise on the worldwide plastic recycling industry...

Finance Minister, Lim Guan Eng, indicated the direction of the upcoming Budget 2020 by saying that one cannot take sides between development expenditure and managing debts. Despite having a fiscal deficit, Malaysia has enjoyed a current account surplus and Guan Eng said development expenditure must continue. While focusing on restoring the country’s fiscal health, Budget 2020 will give empha...

Finance Minister, Lim Guan Eng, indicated the direction of the upcoming Budget 2020 by saying that one cannot take sides between development expenditure and managing debts. Despite having a fiscal deficit, Malaysia has enjoyed a current account surplus and Guan Eng said development expenditure must continue While focusing on restoring the country’s fiscal health, Budget 2020 will give emphas...

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has joined the ranks of those racing to the bottom of the barrel, with its third interest rate cut in five months. To discuss the Australian economy, potential stimulus measures, and what more the RBA can do, we speak to Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst for Asia-Pacific at OANDA. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has joined the ranks of those racing to the bottom of the barrel, with its third interest rate cut in five months. To discuss the Australian economy, potential stimulus measures, and what more the RBA can do, we speak to Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst for Asia-Pacific at OANDA. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

China's National Day celebration kicked off with a parade featuring the latest additions to its military arsenal—several intercontinental ballistic missiles. For more on this, and how developments in Hong Kong will affect Beijing and vice versa, we speak to Andrew Mertha, Director of the China Studies Programme at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, for his insi...

Consumers are more demanding, so we asked Charles Allen, Global Retail Research Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, what are the challenges that retailers face and the need to have a multi-pronged approach to win the retail game. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MCMC has announced that it is going to start its rollout of 5G demonstrations, a testing period which will go on for the next 6 months. Altel, Celcom, Digi, edotco, Maxis, Petronas, TM and U-Mobile are going to be investing RM 116 million, rolling out 55 5G use cases across 32 sites and six states. They are testing out 5G use in 9 different verticals: agriculture, education, entertainment/med...

MCMC has announced that it is going to start its rollout of 5G demonstrations, a testing period which will go on for the next 6 months. Altel, Celcom, Digi, edotco, Maxis, Petronas, TM and U-Mobile are going to be investing RM 116 million, rolling out 55 5G use cases across 32 sites and six states. They are testing out 5G use in 9 different verticals: agriculture, education, entertainment/med...

One of the biggest dilemmas facing employers today is how to deal with a new generation of employees coming into the workforce. Millennials and Gen Z-ers often have different priorities and ways of approaching rewards; we speak to Brian Sim, Managing Director and Country Head, Kelly Services, for more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new Californian law wants to give more protection to ride-sharing drivers by classifying them as employees. It will be no easy route for drivers as Uber is preparing to argue that drivers aren't core to their business. It might also muddy the lines between gig wages and what are effectively higher union costs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new Californian law wants to give more protection to ride-sharing drivers by classifying them as employees. It will be no easy route for drivers as Uber is preparing to argue that drivers aren't core to their business. It might also muddy the lines between gig wages and what are effectively higher union costs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A World Bank report has suggested that Malaysians' income could rise as much as 26% if women have equal access to economic opportunities. Seeing as this would mean a RM9,400 more in annual income per capita, we speak to Achim Schmillen, Senior Economist for Social Protection & Labour at the World Bank Group, on the barriers to achieving gender parity in this issue, as well as the current...

A majority of property developers said they were affected by the current economic scenario in the first half of 2019 with fewer launches held, while the number of unsold units remained high. The main reason cited for unsold lots were buyers’ end-financing issues, followed by unreleased Bumiputera units and low demand/interest. As a way to help boost property sales, REHDA has proposed that th...

A majority of property developers said they were affected by the current economic scenario in the first half of 2019 with fewer launches held, while the number of unsold units remained high. The main reason cited for unsold lots were buyers’ end-financing issues, followed by unreleased Bumiputera units and low demand/interest. As a way to help boost property sales, REHDA has proposed that th...

The FTSE Russell World Global Bond Index review was announced and Malaysia was kept in but remained on the watch list. To find out the impact of this on markets, we spoke to Winson Phoon, Head of Fixed Income Research at Maybank Kim Eng, who said that there was some relief but that more initiatives were likely to be needed by Bank Negara. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

India unveiled an unexpected corporate tax cut last week, in a move to arrest their falling GDP growth, which touched a six-year low of 5% in the second quarter of 2019. We speak to Ross Cameron, Portfolio Manager/Analyst for Emerging Markets Equities at Northcape Capital, about Indian equities, the biggest winners of the tax cut, and whether at the end of the day it will be enough to save th...