Morning Brief

The Morning Run crew sink their fangs into yet another government payments provider, this time unimaginatively named 'MyPay'. CEO Nick Liew talks up his company's services and defends its independence and track record. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hong Kong's international aiport is experiencing disruption for the second straight day as protesters continue to block outgoing gates in a dramatic si-in. So how will China respond to this? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The government is in the midst of consulting with stakeholders, on a bill to establish the Independent Police Complaints of Misconduct Commission, after tabling the bill last month. We speak to Datuk Seri M. Ramachelvam, Co-Chairperson of the Bar Council's IPCMC Task Force, about police pushback, the current version of the bill, and the government's engagement with stakeholders. See omnystudio.com...

00:05 - With 46 E-wallet players in Malaysia, are we ready to go cashless soon? We ask this question and also if there are too many players in this space fighting for market share with traditional banks also trying to get a slice of this pie. 08:18 - Dream Edge has been announced as the anchor company for the third national car but is this a government funded initiative or not? We discuss this and...

Trump's pause in tariffying tendencies has cheered markets and will be good for the Christmas shopping season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hong Kong airport is once again up and running, after another round of protests caused it to grind almost to a standstill yesterday. The peaceful rally was the latest move to disrupt transportation by pro-democracy protesters, following weeks of violent clashes with police, as well as subway and airport disruptions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The government will discontinue the hiring of foreign workers beginning this year until 2021 for service sub-sectors. This proposal was put forward by the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs and was agreed upon by the joint committee of the Home Ministry as well as Human Resources Ministry on foreign worker management.  We speak to Dr. Mohd Yusof Saari, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of...

With disruption being the name of the game and traditional companies being challenged especially on the digital front, we ask if Board of Directors needs to be changed, moving from regulatory, supervisory and strategic oversight to being more agile and challenging the norms. We speak to Erik P.M. Vermeulen, Professor at Tilburg University in The Netherlands for his views on this. See omnystudio.co...

The US-China Trade War looks as if it's here to stay. The Evening Edition's Lee Chwi Lynn speaks to Matt Goodman, Senior VP of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, about where the trade war will go from here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Inflight connectivity is the next great frontier for the aviation sector, particularly as more tourists are expected to take to the skies. For more insight, we speak to Chris Rogerson, Asia Pacific Vice President of Inmarsat Aviation, about what internet connectivity could mean for airlines, and consumers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We attempt to decipher the recent announcement by the Works Minister that the decision of the take over of the four highway concessions will be at month end after the Ministry of Finance specifically offered to take the Gamuda highway assets earlier. Also, the  Ministry of Transportation holds Grab to it's promise to reimburse specific drivers an additional 5 percent fee. See omnystudio.com/l...

The Malaysian Department of Insolvency has revealed, some 95,000 Malaysians declared Bankruptcy between 2014 and 2018, after failing to honour borrowings with lenders. What are the main causes of this insolvency, and how do we mitigate this problem? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

According to the Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) the haze from Indonesian fires is expected to stay due to the southwest monsoon winds. Their latest monitoring showed that there is still a slight haze in the peninsula and west Sarawak following an increase in hotspots in Riau, Southern Sumatra and Kalimantan. For a deeper insight on this issue we speak to Dr Helena Varkkey, Department of I...

Peck Boon Soon, Chief ASEAN Economist at RHB Research Institute tells us that Indonesia's economic growth is sustainable despite the external headwinds with private consumption strong whilst fiscal policies are in place to support the economy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Peck Boon Soon, Chief ASEAN Economist at RHB Research Institute tells us that Indonesia's economic growth is sustainable despite the external headwinds with private consumption strong whilst fiscal policies are in place to support the economy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With volatile markets, Gold continues to shine as a safe haven asset hitting a 6 year high. We talk to    Howie Lee, Economist at  OCBC Bank in Singapore as to whether the precious metal can continue appreciate in these precarious times. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Malaysia Competition Commission has launched its Market Review on the Food Sector, covering market structure and competitiveness of 5 key sectors, including beef, round cabbage, and sawi. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Singapore bank results beat street expectations in the second quarter despite the macroeconomic headwinds but to find out if this sector will remain an outperformer in the coming quarters ahead, we speak to Thilan Wickramasinghe, Senior Banking Analyst at Maybank  Kim Eng Singapore whilst finding out what his top buy is. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Singapore bank results beat street expectations in the second quarter despite the macroeconomic headwinds but to find out if this sector will remain an outperformer in the coming quarters ahead, we speak to Thilan Wickramasinghe, Senior Banking Analyst at Maybank  Kim Eng Singapore whilst finding out what his top buy is. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Singapore bank results beat street expectations in the second quarter despite the macroeconomic headwinds. To find out if this sector will remain an outperformer in the coming quarters ahead, we speak to Thilan Wickramasinghe, Senior Banking Analyst at Maybank    Kim Eng Singapore whilst finding out what his top buy is. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malaysia's illegal vaping market has apparently doubled in size, and estimates say that together with illicit cigarettes the two now account for 70% of total consumption in Malaysia.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malaysia's illegal vaping market has apparently doubled in size, and estimates say that together with illicit cigarettes the two now account for 70% of total consumption in Malaysia.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Donald Trump's latest tariff hit on China will lead to more risk and uncertainty for global growth. Fitch thinks that it is hard to even forecast what the economic situation might be. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Donald Trump's latest tariff hit on China will lead to more risk and uncertainty for global growth. Fitch thinks that it is hard to even forecast what the economic situation might be. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.