Current Affairs

Sreekant Pillai, lawyer and a political candidate for the Malaysian Civil Liberties Movement, tells why he decided to go into politics, the challenges he anticipates, causes he would fight for, and about his father, MGG Pillai, prominent journalist.  

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Dr Lim Teck Ghee, activist and Director of Centre for Policy Initiatives, and Romil Shamsudin, parent and private equity fund manager, discusses the gaps in History textbooks and how History is being taught, and whether it should be compulsory to pass History in SPM. Romil also talks about how he's teaching his kids about history and Teck Ghee has written extensively on this topic in www.cpiasia.net

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Hata Wahari, President of the National Union of Journalists Malaysia, and senior journalist who is facing a domestic inquiry by his employer, Utusan Malaysia tells us about speaking up against partisan reporting and fanning racial sentiments, and repealing the Printing Presses and Publications Act.

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We discussed why and how KLIA is lagging as a regional aviation hub.

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This is on the debt crisis in Europe, the political problems weighing on Belgium, and implications of the debt crisis on Malaysia.

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The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) economist Daniel Martin spots black swans, and tells us what it's watching out for in terms of economies and politics for China, Singapore and Indonesia. Looking at The World in Figures, he compares Msia's GDP versus Kazakhstan's and Singapore's. More crucially, he considers how Malaysia's ruling party can address the non-Malay malaise while not angering their constituency. He ends with his hopes for the region in 2011.

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This is part of a week-long special that takes a stab at a first draft of the future. Topics and events that will set the agenda in the coming year are discussed by select experts.

OCBC Bank Singapore Economist Gundy Cahyadi examines the China effect, the strength of Malaysia's domestic consumption patterns, and our economy's growth rate. He concludes with comments on the widely-anticipated general elections next year.

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This is part of a week-long special that takes a stab at a first draft of the future. Topics and events that will set the agenda in the coming year are discussed by select experts.

Asiamoney Brokers Poll 2010 5th ranked analyst in Malaysia, RHB Research Head Lim Chee Sing talks about his preferred sectors, chosen counters, and the shape of the market to come. He lets us in on his investment strategy for 2011.

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Government subsidy cuts resulting in higher petrol and sugar prices have contributed to higher cost of living. Despite this, private consumption remains robust, and lifestyle brands like San Francisco Coffee are beneficiaries as consumers trade down on basics and trade up for branded goods. We spoke with Lee Heng Guie, Chief Economist at Cimb, Muhammad Sha'ani Abdullah, the Secretary-General of Fomca, and Chun Saw, an auto designer in his mid-20s. 

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Dr Ong Kian Ming, political analyst and lecturer at the Faculty of Economics and Policy Sciences, UCSI University, tells us when to expect the general elections, its possible outcome and what impact the "third force" could have.

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