Current Affairs

With expectations of a joint agreement signing between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi running on high, we speak to David Heidelberger from the Foreign Policy Association who is on the ground covering the story to discuss the possible outcomes of this summit.

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Pakistan and India are facing their worst conflict in almost half a century.

On Wednesday, an Indian military jet was shot down over disputed Kashmir territory and an Indian fighter pilot was captured by Pakistani forces.

This follows India’s “pre-emptive strike” on a terrorist training camp in Pakistan on Tuesday, in response to a suicide attack on Indian police earlier this month.

Both sides are escalating tensions, where will this go? We speak to geopolitical analyst Ankit Panda for some insight.

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The Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, took to Instagram yesterday to announce that he is stepping down, which was then rejected by the President.

We ask James about the background here and how it got here.

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US President Donald Trump and Korean leader Kim Jong Un are poised to meet for a second time in Hanoi, Vietnam this week, 8 months on from their first summit in Singapore. We discuss expectations for the summit with David Heidelberger of the Foreign Policy Association, who is covering the story on the ground.

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British Prime Minister Theresa May has vowed that she will quit as leader before the next election in 2022. But it appears she may have changed her mind. On a recent trip to Egypt, May said “There is still a domestic agenda I want to get on and deliver,” hinting at a bid to stay on in government. We speak to Patrick Diamond, Associate Professor of Public Policy at Queen Mary University of London for thoughts on her prospects, and more broadly on the looming Brexit deadline.

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The anti-vaccination movement is gaining momentum and to combat it, the government is considering making immunisation vaccination mandatory. Over the weekend, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad said the Health Ministry will consider a proposal to make immunisation vaccination compulsory. We speak to Azrul Khalid from the Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy for his thoughts.

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We ask Jahabar for his thoughts on the Malaysian Media Council proposal, specifically whether there’s a need for it, what he’d like to see and the challenges the council faces

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Danielle Wood, discusses Australia's policy headaches with her young increasingly sidelined by the wealth, home ownership and wage gap.

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Sirul Azhar refugee application in Australia was declined and the extradition request from Malaysia will depend on the decision from the parliament to abolish the death penalty sentence in Malaysia. Sirul Azhar who was convicted of Altantuya murder fled to Australia since since 2015.

Latheefa Koya gave her insights as to the current situation on the abolishment of the death penalty in Malaysia.

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After a period of speculation about the fate of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng has now come out to say that talks are “in the last mile.” He adds that he is optimistic about an outcome that is favourable to Malaysia, most notably in terms of negotiating a less hefty price tag. We speak to former diplomat and commentator on Malaysia-China relations, Datuk Dennis Ignatius, about how the talks might pan out as well as about the state of Malaysia’s current relationship with China.

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