Morning Brief

00:11 - Petronas closed its full-year ended Dec 31, 2018 (FY18) stronger with PAT rising 22% to RM55.3 billion, against RM45.5 billion the year before. Higher revenue due to higher average realised prices for all key products. Petronas will deliver RM54 billion in dividend to the government, including a special dividend of RM30 billion for the FY2018 05:10 - The Housing and Local Government Minist...

The Malay Rice Millers’ Association of Malaysia has urged the government to be more concerned about their plight as they sell to one monopoly, Padiberas Nasional Bhd (Bernas). Rice millers have been suffering losses as private rice mills sell rice to Bernas at RM2,000 per tonne while the cost borne by the mills is RM2,080 per tonne. We speak to Ahmad Yazid Othman, CEO of Majlis Tindakan Ekon...

00:20 - Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren wants to break up Big Tech, calling them anti-competitive behemoths that are crowding out competition. 04:35 - As Theresa May continues her Brexit Deal fight, we talk a look at one of the key issues, the Irish border problem See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Supporters of PAS in Kelantan remain wary of the Umno-PAS partnership with their former political rivals. Younger members are open to the idea but the not same can be said for the older supporters given their history. We speak to Adib Zalkapli, Director at Bower Group Asia, Malaysia on this thoughts about this new partnership. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this International Women's Day Special, we speak to Anne Abraham of the 30% Club, and Foo Lee Mei from the Securities Commission Malaysia, for a progress report on Malaysia's efforts to achieve 30% women's representation in workplaces and senior management. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Simon Tormey discusses the existential crisis the UK finds itself in, at a time when the European Union faces its own crisis as growth slows See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:40 - The last Two Sessions congress sent shock waves as President Xi Jinping consolidated his power by removing the term limits on the presidency, we asked Chang if we should expect big decisions again this year? 07:50 - Pressure mounts for President Nicolas Maduro to step down as Venezuela’s political crisis deepens and hyperinflation plaguing the country at a rate of more than 1 million...

Grab's new funding round turns up the heat in Asia's ride hailing space as Malaysia's securities regulator introduces - and solicits public feedback to - its latest digital initiatives See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We continue our conversation about EPF's survey on the cost of living in KL from yesterday with Azam of IDEAS. There’s been a lot of reaction and discussion generated from the findings of the survey, and whether the expenditure suggestions are realistic. So we asked Azam to helps us analyse this further.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In-depth analysis of news and current affairs that matter on the international and local front. Everything you need to know to start and plan your business day. 00:00 - Beijing announced a lower growth target of 6 to 6.5 percent this year, lower than the 6.6 percent growth in 2018. What's China doing to counteract its economic slowdown? 02:35 - AT&T aims to shake up its Warner Media unit, form...