Current Affairs

Karim Raslan, regional analyst and head of KRA group, tells us the impact of Indonesia Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati's resignation and why it is a political solution to a political problem.

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This is China's first time hosting the expo, and it's the largest the world has ever seen. Tens of billions of dollars have been spent on the event and on infrastructure. More than 70-100 million visitors are expected.

James Miles, China correspondent for the Economist spoke. Having visited the Expo himself, he talked about the Expo thus far, the organisers' difficulties and the Shanghai dream.

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In conjunction with World Press Freedom Day on May 3, we took a look at the state of press freedom in Malaysia and how the situation can be improved. Masjaliza Hamzah, Executive Officer of the Centre for Independent Journalism spoke.

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The United Kingdom general election of 2010 starts today. The governing Labour Party will be looking to secure a fourth consecutive term in office and to restore support lost since 1997. Merril Stevenson, Britain Editor of The Economist in London spoke.

May the best party win!

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Khatijah Rahmat, political observer of national politics and byelections, describes the atmosphere at Hulu Selangor, and what ultimately won the contest for Barisan Nasional, and what was different in this by-election.

This Hulu Selangor by-election saw a keen contest between P Kamalanathan on the Barisan Nasional ticket and Datuk Zaid Ibrahim for Parti Keadilan Rakyat. Kamalanathan defeated Zaid with a 1,725 vote majority.

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As it's Earth Day, we ran a special focus on how emerging markets are leading the way, with unique innovations that help save the world!

This was in collaboration with The Economist, who this week released a Special Report on Innovation in Emerging Markets.

Adrian Wooldridge, Management Editor of the Economist in London spoke.

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Tuan Syed Mudzhar, CEO of Inokom talks about the 2010 National Automotive Policy and how it affects local automakers.

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