Synopsis: Every second and fourth Friday of the month, The Straits Times' Insight editor Grace Ho takes a hard look at political and social issues of the day with her expert guests.

In Part Two, she takes a closer look at how the Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) scheme works, and how it could evolve over time. 

In the studio to share their experiences are two former NMPs: Anthea Ong, also the editor of a new book called The Nominated Member Of Parliament Scheme: Are Unelected Voices Still Necessary In Parliament?; and Nicholas Fang, managing director of Blackdot Research.

Highlights (click/tap above):

0:40 Whether NMPs discuss and divide up the topics among themselves

4:15 Should NMPs talk about any topic or only those they are familiar with?

9:23 Nerve-wracking as well as fun moments in the House

15:55 Anthea's and Nicholas' memorable experiences as NMPs

20:30 What changes they would like to see to the NMP scheme

Listen to Pt 1 here: https://str.sg/wjkW

Read the article here: https://str.sg/wH9A

Produced by: Grace Ho ([email protected]), Ernest Luis, Hadyu Rahim and Eden Soh

Edited by: Hadyu Rahim

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