Current Affairs

The naming of Dr Maszlee Malik as education minister has gotten mixed views.

We speak to two separate people- one for and another against his appointment.

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We speak to Datuk Akhbar to give us his thoughts and what sort of interesting issues he’d like to see Datuk Seri Mohd Shukri take on as new chief of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

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The conclusion of GE14 in Penang saw the Pakatan Harapan coalition winning 37 state seats out of the total 40.

The state's new Chief Minister, DAP’s Chow Kon Yeow was sworn in last week along with 10 state exco members.

To get an idea of how the state will be moving forward, we speak to Zairil Khir Johari, Penang State Executive Councillor for Public Works, Utilities, and Flood Mitigation.

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Amid calls to investigate former Prime Minister Najib Razak, there are also demands that other cases of flagrant corruption be pursued. One figure mired in allegations of corruption is the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak, Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud. He was Chief Minister of Sarawak from 1981 to 2014, seen to still be a power-broker. Today we explore if the newly minted Pakatan Rakyat government has the political will to pursue individuals like Taib.

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Tun Mahathir’s administration wasted no time in reopening investigations into 1MDB.

International media aside, one of the first local media organization to break the story was business publication The Edge. As a result the publication had its license suspended for 3 months.

Group CEO and Publisher Ho Kay Tat shares his sentiments on 1MDB developments over the past week.

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YB Elizabeth Wong, Selangor State Assemblywoman for Bukit Lanjan discusses the new Selangor state executive council and what to expect next from the Selangor government.

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As the Pakatan Harapan government begins to take shape, will the administration fulfill its pledge to ensure 30% women's representation in leadership roles?

We speak to Juana Jaafar, one of the drafters of the open letter to the Prime Minister appealing for 30% women's representation in Cabinet and Ivy Josiah, both long-time women's rights activists, on the need for women leaders to be visible and present at the table.

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Nurul Izzah Anwar, MP for Pematang Pauh, fields questions about the looming pardon for Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his potential ascension to the premiership, media freedoms, government ownership of media entities and her insights into the country’s new cabinet. 

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We continue news coverage and analysis post-GE14 with Eric Paulsen from Lawyers for Liberty.

We talk about the need to:

- remove public prosecutorial role from the A-G role

- promote public confidence in the A-G's office and to remove the appearance of bias

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We continue news coverage and analysis post-GE14 with Gayathry Venkiteswaran from University of Nottingham Malaysia. She talks about the new media landscape and the future of the Anti-Fake News Act

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