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Opinion is divided on reopening schools, after almost 2 years lost to the pandemic. But is everything in place?  Tonight on #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris & Sharaad Kuttan speak to PAGE’s Datin Azimah Abd Rahim, PIBGN’s Assoc Prof Datuk Dr Mohamad Ali Hassan & Teach For Malaysia's Chan Soon Seng about the risks & trade-offs.

Selangor Exco is meeting today to deliberate again the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve degazettement. What will be the fate of #KLNFR?  Tonight Sharaad Kuttan & Melisa Idris ask Dr. Lim Teck Wyn, lawyer Kiu Jia Yaw & activist Meena Raman about prospects for environmental protection & justice for marginalized communities.

With less than 10 days till the start of the Langkawi travel bubble, what questions remain unanswered? Tonight on #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris & Sharaad Kuttan ask stakeholders how to ensure Langkawi’s reopening is a success.

Putrajaya is at odds with the Palace once again after the AG stated there’s no necessity for new PM to seek confidence vote. Is there room for interpretation? Tonight Sharaad Kuttan  & Melisa Idris ask lawyers Nizam Bashir & New Sin Yew as well as political analyst Assoc Prof Dr Hamidin Hamid what implications this decision might have.

Will Umno’s GE14 defeat & it’s more recent struggles within the PN coalition lead the party to recalibrate its political assumptions? Tonight on #ConsiderThis Sharaad Kuttan & Melisa Idris ask UMNO info chief Shahril Hamdan if we will see a changed UMNO now that it’s leading the Government again.

After recent revelations of the Selangor Government’s shock degazettement of #KLNFR months ago, we’re now told the decision has been postponed. Tonight on #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris & Sharaad Kuttan speak to environmentalist Faizal Parish & journalist Emmanuel Samarathisa about an increasingly murky saga.

Public outrage followed revelations Selangor Govt had degazetted 54% of Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve #KLNFR 3 months ago. Can public pressure reverse the decision? Tonight on #ConsiderThis Sharaad Kuttan & Melisa Idris speak to Elizabeth Wong, June Tan & Wong Pui Yi #AWANIenglish #MalaysiaSihat

This Merdeka Day, Sharaad Kuttan & Melisa Idris speak to legal scholar Prof Shad Saleem Faruqi who has called for a return to the Constitution’s “forgotten path of moderation, compassion & compromise”. Where have we strayed over the last half century or more? #ConsiderThis tonight at 10pm.

What have we learnt over the last 18 months and how should it shape our pandemic management going forward? Tonight on #ConsiderThis we speak to Prof Tan Sri Dr Jemilah Mahmood, previously advisor to former PM, about the lessons learned from Klang Valley’s Covid-19 crisis response.

Ismail Sabri unveiled his Cabinet lineup today—keeping 16 ministers in the same portfolio, reshuffling 10, adding 5 ‘new’ faces. Tonight on #ConsiderThis Sharaad Kuttan & Melisa Idris speak to Tricia Yeoh, Azrul Mohd Khalib & UMNO's Bastien Onn about the challenges that lie ahead for this Govt.

The Cabinet lineup will finally be revealed at 11am Friday, after much anticipation & speculation. Tonight on #ConsiderThis Sharaad Kuttan & Melisa Idris ask Bangi MP Dr Ong Kian Ming & analysts Dr Bridget Welsh & Aira Azhari if Malaysia might get the Cabinet we need to deal with the Covid-19 crisis.

The new Cabinet line-up has yet to be announced, despite expectations the Prime Minister would do so today. Tonight on #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris & Sharaad Kuttan ask analysts Assoc Prof Dr Hamidin Hamid, Shazwan Mustafa Kamal & CodeBlue's Boo Su-Lyn how the incoming Cabinet can avoid the pitfalls of the previous administration.

Sharaad Kuttan & Melisa Idris ask Datuk Dr. Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki, Hannah Yeoh & Dr. Lee Boon Chye what they’d like to see the incoming administration prioritize.

The newly minted PM is being asked to consider new approaches to managing Malaysia's triple crisis. Tonight on #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris & Sharaad Kuttan ask MCCC’s Datuk Tan Yew Sing, youth activist Qyira Yusri & political scientist Dr. Wong Chin Huat what they think is important.

With Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to be sworn in as PM9 tomorrow, next comes the formation of Cabinet. Will we see a shake-up & downsizing? Or more posts awarded for coalition stability? Tonight on #ConsiderThis Sharaad Kuttan & Melisa Idris speak to Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan & Prof James Chin about the new Government's dilemma.

With GPS playing a pivotal role in taking Umno’s Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri over the 111 line, tonight on #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris & Sharaad Kuttan ask Sarawak DCM Tan Sri James Masing, Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii & pollster Ibrahim Suffian how parties from East Msia were positioned in this crisis.

UMNO's PM nominee Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob is said to be current frontrunner in the race for the post. Will he resurrect the recently resigned PN Cabinet? Tonight on Consider This Sharaad Kuttan & Melisa Idris ask UMNO insider Shahrir Samad if what his party wants is aligned with what the county needs.

MPs have been given till 4pm Wednesday to submit their PM choice, following party leaders meeting with the YDPA. Tonight on #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris & Sharaad Kuttan speak to Jerlun MP Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir & analysts Dr Bridget Welsh & Assoc Prof Dr Hamidin Hamid if we are any closer to establishing a new govt.

After weeks of political turmoil, Muhyiddin Yassin resigned today, after 17 months as Malaysia’s 8th prime minister. The 29 members of his Perikatan Nasional cabinet also tendered their resignations. What realignments can we expect from the collapse of PN and how will parties like Bersatu need to reposition themselves?  Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow, Singapore I...

After weeks of political turmoil, Muhyiddin Yassin resigned today, after 17 months as Malaysia’s 8th prime minister. The 29 members of his Perikatan Nasional cabinet also tendered their resignations. What will emerge from the end of the PN government and how will it serve the urgent needs of the country? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Tricia Yeoh, CEO, Institute for Democracy & Econo...

After weeks of political turmoil, Muhyiddin Yassin resigned today, after 17 months as Malaysia’s 8th prime minister. The 29 members of his Perikatan Nasional cabinet also tendered their resignations. But until a new PM is appointed, Muhyiddin serves as caretaker prime minister. How will the Constitution guide us through this period? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to constitutional lawyer Ne...

The most visible aspect of diplomacy is those ‘photo-op handshake meetings’ between heads of state, ministers and officials. But beneath this top-level diplomacy is a network of unofficial activities and dialogue between think tanks, civil society organisations, academics and private citizens - that help to support and strengthen official ties. On the 17th of August, the Institute of Strategic and...

What are the reactions to the PM’s belated olive branch as PN’s vote of confidence looms. Tonight on #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris & Sharaad Kuttan ask Muar MP Syed Saddiq, analysts Dr Bridget Welsh & Dr Wong Chin Huat about Putrajaya’s latest political gambit.

Despite the vaccination surge & endless lockdowns hospitalisation & deaths from Covid-19 seem stubbornly high, driving public frustration. Tonight on #ConsiderThis Sharaad Kuttan & Melisa Idris ask virologist Dr Kumitaa Theva Das & health policies specialist Dr Khor Swee Kheng what’s working and what’s not.

Attempted suicide remains a crime in Malaysia despite calls for it to be seen as a mental illness. Tonight on Consider This Sharaad Kuttan & Melisa Idris ask Datuk Bindi Rajasegaran & Datuk Seri M. Ramachelvam about the legal & cultural barriers to decriminalisation