WTF: 2023 Winners And Losers

29-Dec-23 09:30

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The Morning Run crew condenses the top conversations from the week and keeps you clued in on the stories you might have missed. In the last episode of 2023, we highlight some of the winners and losers of the year: the banking sector meltdowns, China’s property crisis, the abolishment of the death penalty, and Michelle Yeoh.

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Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning, Anwar Mahbob

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning, Anwar Mahbob

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Categories: economy, property, culture, film, Law/Activism

Tags: what's the focus: 2023, death penalty abolishment, suicide act, mothers statelessness, malaysian book seizures, banking, credit suisse, silicon valley bank, china property crisis, Johor property market, michelle yeoh,

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