Consider This

What do the results of the 6 state elections tell us about democracy in Malaysia, and what lessons should politicians and voters take away from the aftermath? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to UMNO’s Wan Agyl Wan Hassan, and political analysts Dr Syaza Shukri and Ibrahim Suffian.

To mark the culmination of 14 days of official campaigning across six states, on the eve of polling day, we bring you a comprehensive wrap-up on this special one-hour episode of Consider This, guided by the analysis of political commentator, Dr Bridget Welsh, Honorary Research Associate at the University of Nottingham Malaysia’s Asia Research Institute.

August 9th marks the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, and this episode of #ConsiderThis focuses on inclusive education for Orang Asli students, and how to close the gap between indigenous students and the mainstream students. Melisa Idris speaks to Dr Suria Selasih Angit, Assistant Professor, School of Education, University of Nottingham Malaysia.

On this special one-hour episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to three candidates contesting in the upcoming Selangor State Elections: Dr Afif Bahardin the Perikatan Nasional candidate for Taman Medan, Abe Lim the MUDA Candidate for Bandar Utama, and Rajiv Rishyakaran the Pakatan Harapan Candidate for Bukit Gasing.

The National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR) makes clear the case for change but what is needed for the transition to be sustainable and inclusive without sacrificing energy security and reliability? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Dr Alizan Mahadi from ISIS Malaysia, and Ayu Abdullah from Energy Action Partners.

On this episode of #Consider This we look at two initiatives that seek to highlight the importance of every ballot in the upcoming state polls. The first is an election simulation calculator from Kini News Lab — an interactive article that allows people to predict the outcome of the state elections by using GE15 data to show what could’ve happened if there were concurrent state elections last November. The second is Bersih’s #VoteLokal campaign to raise voter awareness and encourage a high turnout on August 12th. Melisa Idris speaks to Andrew Ong, Journalist at MalaysiaKini, and 
Thomas Fann, Chairperson of Bersih.

Following the first meeting by the Cabinet Committee on the Eradication of Drugs recently, the Government will soon revise its present approach to drug dependency to include medical intervention, treatment, and rehabilitation in recognising that drug abuse disorders are a medical condition. On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Dr Sangeeth Kaur and Professor Vicknasingam B. Kasinather.

The Cabinet has agreed to review the Sedition Act so it can only be used to protect the royal institution from acts of provocation. What are the implications of such a move, and how do we as a country learn to navigate discourse on 3R issues? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to constitutional lawyer Nizam Bashir and Karen Cheah, President of the Malaysian Bar.

570 candidates will be contesting the 245 state seats for the August 12th polls but only 71 of the candidates are women. That’s a meagre 12.5%, meaning one woman for every 7 male candidates. On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to political analysts Arinah Najwa Ahmad Said and Mujibu Abd Muis.

Recently there have been claims the Dual Language programme, which offers students the choice of learning Science and Mathematics in English, is slowly being diminished in DLP schools with no explanation to stakeholders. If this is true, what is at stake? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Datin Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim, Elisa Ismail, and Dr Adelina Asmawi.