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Social media chatter is consumed with the question of whether the unreleased "Dualat" will ever be screened because of its uncompromising depiction of the realities of Malaysian politics. Hafiz Marzukhi and Sharaad Kuttan ask if our censorship board will give the film the green light.

On February 13 the Federal Court ruled on the long-running "Bin Abdullah" case in which working-class parents are fighting for the right for their child - deemed 'illegitimate' by the state - to have his father's name. Complex legal and social issues emerge in this and similar cases. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Nizam Bashir, a Constitutional expert and lawyer for the family.

On February 13 the Federal Court ruled on the long-running "Bin Abdullah" case in which working-class parents are fighting for the right for their child - deemed 'illegitimate' by the state - to have his father’s name. Complex legal and social issues emerge in this and similar cases. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Nizam Bashir, a Constitutional expert and lawyer for the family.

On February 13 the Federal Court ruled on the long-running "Bin Abdullah" case in which working-class parents are fighting for the right for their child - deemed 'illegitimate' by the state - to have his father's name. Complex legal and social issues emerge in this and similar cases. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Nizam Bashir, a Constitutional expert, and lawyer for the family.

It started as the Wuhan virus, then mutated into COVID-19 but it remains marked by its origins in China. Who is control of the narrative? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak time Professor Woo Wing Thye, China expert and Research Professor in Sustainable Development, Sunway University.

As one of the largest economic engines in the world, slow down in production has dramatic impact across the world. What should we brace ourselves for? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak time Professor Woo Wing Thye, China expert and Research Professor in Sustainable Development, Sunway University.

Did China truly learn the lessons from its handling of the 2003 SARS epidemic? Or is Beijing control DNA too hard to change? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak time Professor Woo Wing Thye, China expert and Research Professor in Sustainable Development, Sunway University.

Melisa Idris and Ibrahim Sani speak to Datuk Dr Rais Hussin Mohamed Ariff, CEO of EMIR Research and Dato’ Sri Jahaberdeen Mohamed Yunoos, lawyer & founder of Rakyat Penyelamat Negara (Rapera) about what is needed now to manage the frustrations and anxieties of those who are dissatisfied with the outcome of the political crisis.

Melisa Idris and Ibrahim Sani speak to Datuk Dr Rais Hussin Mohamed Ariff, CEO of EMIR Research and Dato? Sri Jahaberdeen Mohamed Yunoos, lawyer & founder of Rakyat Penyelamat Negara (Rapera) about the formation of the new cabinet under the administration of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

Melisa Idris and Ibrahim Sani speak to Datuk Dr Rais Hussin Mohamed Ariff, CEO of EMIR Research and Dato’ Sri Jahaberdeen Mohamed Yunoos, lawyer & founder of Rakyat Penyelamat Negara (Rapera) about the importance of getting the ‘political optics’ right.