Pressing Matters

On this episode of Pressing Matter, Philip See speaks to Sue Lin Wong, a correspondent from the Economist about her podcast series the Prince which chronicles the life of Xi Jin Ping and gives us a good glimpse of the machinations of China’s Communist Party

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Philip See speaks to James Gomez, director of the Asia Centre as we discuss the Centre’s most recent report Internet Freedoms in Malaysia: Regulating Online Discourse on Race, Religion, and Royalty as we have a conversation on how the online universe has created a unique set of challenges on ensuring internet freedom.

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Philip See speaks to Tom Westbrook, Chief Correspondent, Asia Markets from Reuters on all the biggest business stories of 2022.

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The dust may have settled post-GE15, but another election looms on the horizon: the UMNO party elections, which must be held within 6 months of the general elections. What clues can we glean from the upcoming UMNO General Assembly on the strategic direction, election dates, and most importantly, who will helm Malaysia’s oldest political party? Long-time political observer and columnist Mohsin Abdullah weighs in.

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In the final episode of 2022, we look back at some of the key international headlines of the past 12 months. The outbreak of the war in Ukraine in February dominated news headlines for most of the year. Meanwhile elections across Europe and the death of the UK's longest serving monarch highlighted issues of polarisation and diversity gaps in society.

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In the year-end spirit of reflection and renewal, we look back at conversations during the year focusing on ways to improve the Malaysian media ecosystem. Our guests weighed in on tackling hate speech and political disinformation, reforming public service media and elevating media ethics standards through a Malaysian Media Council.

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With Malaysia’s new cabinet officially clocking in this week, what reforms and policy action are needed to strengthen media independence and integrity as well as safe guard freedom of expression? We explore some of the suggestions from civil society for the new cabinet.

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The GE15 results were disappointing for many who were hoping for a return to Pakatan Harapan governance. Nathaniel Tan of Projek #BangsaMalaysia argues that Malaysians shouldn't despair and makes a case for bridging societal divides, regardless of which coalition is in power.

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The 2022 US midterm elections last week didn’t follow the typical script. Voters usually punish the incumbent government by voting for the other side in these elections. However, contrary to expectations, Republicans did not make major gains in the House of Representatives or the Senate. What does this signal about America’s political direction? Public opinion pollster John Zogby gives us his takeaways.

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For the next two weeks, the press and public will be obsessed with all news concerning the 15th general elections that will take place on the 19th of November. How do these elections differ from previous iterations? We speak to long-time political observer and columnist Mohsin Abdullah for his insights on what could unfold this election season.

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