Current Affairs

Dr Mustafa clarifies the mood, tone and possible resolution, of the freshly begin talks Malaysia and Singapore are conducting, where territorial disputes, air rights and water purchase are concerned.

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Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok says the French embassy in Malaysia is coordinating a programme involving the Institute of Higher Studies for Science and Technology in France on understanding the palm oil industry, the results of which will be tabled in the French National Assembly. We discuss with Yu Leng the dialogues that Malaysia will be having with France on palm oil to address misconceptions.

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Human Resources Minister M. Kulasegaran launched Malaysia’s first National Wage Index (NWI) yesterday. However, the implementation of the index is not compulsory and functions more as a guide.

We ask the opinions of Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan, President of the Malaysia Employers Federation, MEF and Abdul Halim Mansor, the President of the Malaysia Trade Union Congress, MTUC about how the national wage index would impact businesses and workers.

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Given current local employment opportunities and wage levels, many more Malaysians may soon choose to migrate for a chance at better wages and an improved quality of life.

We spoke to Oh Ei Sun for more insights on the issue.

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Warisan has accepted the fact that Bersatu will be expanding into Sabah, despite their prior agreement not too. Nevertheless, with UMNO support waning down, there is a gap to be filled, and Bersatu might just fit the bill.

We speak to Dr Arnold Puyok from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak on this latest development

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With the Indonesian elections just a couple of months away, the two hopefuls, incumbent Joko Widodo, and opposition leader, Prabowo Subianto, face off in a lively debate in a bid for public support. The Presidential candidates put forth their views on the most pressing matters, such as agriculture, infrastructure and energy. We speak to Keith Leong about both Jokowi and Prabowo’s policy proposals.

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A global spotlight has been put on the recent arrest of Maria Ressa, an acclaimed journalist in the Philippines. Ressa is chief executive of Rappler, a news site known to have been critical of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Because of that, the cyber-libel charges against her have raised questions about government encroachment on media freedom.

We speak to Rappler journalist Gemma B. Mendoza about the significance and implications of Ressa’s arrest.

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Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman is on an Asian tour this week, beginning in Pakistan, followed by stops in China and India. We discuss how Saudi Arabia and the crown prince have been mitigating the fallout from the Jamal Khashoggi murder, and the current state of play in Malaysia - Saudi bilateral relations.

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We spoke to N. Surendran, Lawyers for Liberty advisor, who has came out to say that Lawyers for Liberty shed evidence of judiciary interference after the shocking revelation by Court of Appeal judge, Justice Datuk Hamid Sultan Abu Backer on some members of the judiciary have been working with private parties to defraud public funds.

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We speak to independant pollster and the programme director of Merdeka Center Ben Suffian to get his take on the candidates that are being field for the Semenyih By-Elections and also some insights into the sentiments of the Semenyih voters as well as his take on the recent Umno MPs jumping over to Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia

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