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The subtle shifts in the position of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak, a significant bloc in Parliament, regarding who they might support as Prime Minister. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Professor James Chin, Director of the Asia Institute, University of Tasmania, Australia.

Today the nation witnessed two important speeches, one by the Interim Prime Minister, Dr Mahathir Mahathir and leader of the Pakatan Harapan coalition, Anwar Ibrahim. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to journalist and political commentator, Zurairi AR, Journalist, Malay Mail Online for a reading of the speeches.

About 80-100 people comprising representatives of NGOs, activists, university student association leaders, and members of the public, gathered for a peaceful "leaderless" demonstration yesterday, dubbed 'Demokrasi Mati, Ayuh Turun ke Jalan' (Democracy is Dead, Let's Go to The Streets). Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Fadiah Nadwa Fikri, lawyer and activist, to find out why the organisers of the demonstration characterises the current crisis as "the death of democracy".

At the time of crisis all our institutions are being tested, not least the media. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan ask Gayathry Venkiteswaran, Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham Malaysia if the media can take the blame for much of the crisis.

How do we define "the Rakyat"? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Fadiah Nadwa Fikri, lawyer and activist, to reflect on how 'the Rakyat' is understood and represented.

It isn't just political parties and MPs who are the stakeholders in this current political crisis. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Bersih 2.0's Thomas Fann on how the electoral reform NGO views the current crisis, the attempt to set up a "backdoor government", calls for a snap election and more.

In the months leading up to the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan government, counter-narratives were being shaped in opposition to what Malaysia Baharu stood for - democracy, institutional reform, etc - that expressed Malay anxieties. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Ahmad Fuad Rahmat, Assistant Professor, School of Media, Languages and Culture, University of Nottingham Malaysia who has been observing shifts in ground sentiment.

If the Pakatan Harapan government is not re-established what reforms would stand and what could be reversed. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Bersih 2.0's Thomas Fann on how the electoral reform NGO views the current crisis, the attempt to set up a "backdoor government", calls for a snap election and more.

Is there a generational dimension in the reception of this crisis? Do young people care about the machinations of the political elite? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to political analyst Dr Sharifah Syahirah Syed Sheikh on her observations of the competing narratives of the crisis.

Our guest was at Sheraton Hotel PJ on Sunday along with Datuk Seri Azmin Ali and Zuraida Kamaruddin, Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah and Baru Bian, among others. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to activist, former ISA detainee Hisham Rais about his role in the plot for bring down the Pakatan Harapan government.