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Trump’s Heavy-Handed Tactics

01-Aug-25 09:30

Trump’s Heavy-Handed Tactics

The juicy stories on What’s The Focus (aka WTF) this week include: Trump muscling the EU in tariff talks, rakyat-friendly measures in Malaysia’s 13th Malaysia Plan, what the Big Mac Index says about the value of the ringgit, and whether whipping an effigy is a crime or just a fiery expression of opinion.

Produced by: Philip See, Elaine Boey, Wong Shou Ning

Presented by: Philip See, Elaine Boey, Wong Shou Ning


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Categories:  marketseconomypoliticscontroversiesgovernment

Tags:  whippingeffigytrumpeueuropean uniontariffs13MP13th Malaysia Planringgitringgit malaysia





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