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On the economic front, Malaysia faces several challenges -- from sluggish growth in the last quarter, to the impact of COVID-19 -- all of which have caused distress to the business environment. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan continue this discussion of the newly minted government’s policy options with P.Gunasegaram, Editor-in-Chief, Focus Malaysia.

We trawl the news today for the most interesting stories from Covid-19 to the Bunkface controversy and the endless trolling of the newly-minted PN+GPS Cabinet. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan bring you the issues of the day.

Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan discuss their main takeaways from Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s new cabinet line-up.

Bridget Welsh, Honorary Research Associate of the Asia Research Institute at University of Nottingham Malaysia shares her main takeaways from Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s new cabinet line-up, with Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan.

Oh Ei Sun, fellow at the Singapore Institute of International Affairs shares his main takeaways from Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s new cabinet line-up, with Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan.

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has launched an investigation on former Minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor. This was after it was revealed in court that the former cabinet minister was once worth around RM900 million. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan ask why the UMNO politician wasn’t happy with the revelation and what the optics are of his "pocket money" comment.

The political developments over the last week revealed the underbelly of Malaysian politics. How do young people understand the crisis, and will they be turned off from future political participation? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Qyira Yusri and Tharma Pillai, co-founders of the youth empowerment organisation #Undi18.

Eschewing despair, our guests have launched several initiatives to keep engaged with local politics. From The 111 Initiative, #UndiSaksama, #MyHutan and #Senate18, Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Qyira Yusri and Tharma Pillai, co-founders of the youth empowerment organisation #Undi18.

While the political crisis coming from the fall of the Pakatan Harapan government is apparently over, issues continue to challenge the current Administration of Muhyiddin Yassin. The announcement of a two-month postponement of Parliament today has raised issues. Hafiz Marzukhi and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Constitutional lawyer GK Ganesan for his views on the Standing Orders. We also touch base with former PKR deputy Youth chief Dr Afif Bahardin who resigned as Penang State Exco today.

Before the political crisis, an issue of public concern was the attempt to degazette parts of the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve by the government of Selangor. The main concern was the destruction of the environment as well as the cultural heritage of the local Orang Asli communities of the area in favour of large-scale property development. Today, a coalition of NGOs calling itself the Protect the Selangor Forests Coalition handed in a public petition to the Selangor govt. Hafiz Marzukhi and Sharaad Kuttan speak to coalition spokesperson, Faizal Parish, Director of Global Environment Centre.