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We continue our conversation about the consequences of suspending Parliament and other state legislatures under the state of Emergency. Will states comply with the demands of the Federal Executive? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Datuk Teng Chang Khim, Selangor State Exco and Former Speaker of the Selangor Assembly.

The surprised declaration of a nation-wide Emergency has left the public asking if this was motivated by the political interest of the current government or the needs of the public health crisis. Tonight Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to prominent economist and former senior United Nations official, Jomo Kwame Sundaram.

Does Parliamentary oversight impair an efficient public health programme? What other chilling effects will the Emergency declaration bring despite assurances given. 
Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Tricia Yeoh,  CEO of the think tank, Institute for Democracy & Economic Affairs.

On January 1st, the prime ministers of Malaysia and Singapore issued a joint statement that the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail project had been terminated after they failed to agree on changes to terms of the project that been tabled by Malaysia following the change of government here in 2018. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Wan Agyl Wan Hassan, Transport and Rail Planner and Former Head of Policy & Planning Division for Operation Group, SPAD.

The termination of the KL-Singapore High Speed Rail projects, after the governments of both countries said they could not come to an agreement. What impact will the cancellation have at both ends of the track? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Walter Theseira, Associate Professor of Economics, Singapore University of Social Sciences.

On January 1st, the prime ministers of Malaysia and Singapore issued a joint statement that the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail project had been terminated after they failed to agree on changes to terms of the project that been tabled by Malaysia following the change of government here in 2018. Tonight we ask what is the true cost of the cancellation. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Cheong Sze Hoong Zac, Committee Member, Transit Malaysia.

A petition was read out in Parliament today, urging the Dewan Rakyat to expedite the tabling of the Sexual Harassment Bill. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Kasthuri Patto, DAP MP of Batu Kawan, who tabled a motion of appeal for the attention of Speaker Art Harun on a new anti-sexual harassment law, for tabling in Parliament at the next sitting in March.

A petition was read out in Parliament today, urging the Dewan Rakyat to expedite the tabling of the Sexual Harassment Bill. The petition was an appeal from 512 Malaysians calling for the Dewan Rakyat to debate the bill. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Nisha Sabanayagam, Programme and Operations Manager, AWAM.

Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) showed despite more than a third of Malaysians having had experienced stalking, existing laws in Malaysia do not adequately help those at the receiving end. But do we understand where the lines ought to be drawn. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Yu Ren Chung, Deputy Executive Director, WAO.

The UK has become the first country to approve the Pfizer-Bio-n-Tech Covid-19 vaccine -- making the first 800 thousand doses available next week. While this is being hailed as the harbinger of the pandemic’s end, it has come with costs -- costs that many are willing to overlook in exchange for a promised return to normality. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Sanjeev Krishna, Professor of Molecular Parasittology and Medicine, Institute of Infection and Immunity in London.