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As one of the largest economic engines in the world, slow down in production has dramatic impact across the world. What should we brace ourselves for? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak time Professor Woo Wing Thye, China expert and Research Professor in Sustainable Development, Sunway University.

Did China truly learn the lessons from its handling of the 2003 SARS epidemic? Or is Beijing control DNA too hard to change? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak time Professor Woo Wing Thye, China expert and Research Professor in Sustainable Development, Sunway University.

Melisa Idris and Ibrahim Sani speak to Datuk Dr Rais Hussin Mohamed Ariff, CEO of EMIR Research and Dato’ Sri Jahaberdeen Mohamed Yunoos, lawyer & founder of Rakyat Penyelamat Negara (Rapera) about what is needed now to manage the frustrations and anxieties of those who are dissatisfied with the outcome of the political crisis.

Melisa Idris and Ibrahim Sani speak to Datuk Dr Rais Hussin Mohamed Ariff, CEO of EMIR Research and Dato? Sri Jahaberdeen Mohamed Yunoos, lawyer & founder of Rakyat Penyelamat Negara (Rapera) about the formation of the new cabinet under the administration of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

Melisa Idris and Ibrahim Sani speak to Datuk Dr Rais Hussin Mohamed Ariff, CEO of EMIR Research and Dato’ Sri Jahaberdeen Mohamed Yunoos, lawyer & founder of Rakyat Penyelamat Negara (Rapera) about the importance of getting the ‘political optics’ right.

Melisa Idris and Ibrahim Sani speak to Datuk Dr Rais Hussin Mohamed Ariff, CEO of EMIR Research and Dato’ Sri Jahaberdeen Mohamed Yunoos, lawyer & founder of Rakyat Penyelamat Negara (Rapera).

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong has appointed Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as Malaysia’s new prime minister. And yet Pakatan Harapan is claiming it has the majority confidence of the House too. What are the possible next steps? Melisa Idris and Ibrahim Sani ask Wan Agyl Wan Hassan, Strategic Director for UMNO Youth’s Chief Office and  Lim Wei Jiet, Secretary-General of the National Human R...

Melisa Idris and Ibrahim Sani ask Wan Agyl Wan Hassan, Strategic Director for UMNO Youth’s Chief Office and  Lim Wei Jiet, Secretary-General of the National Human Rights Society (Hakam) about the possibility of the March 9th sitting of Parliament be deferred? 

Melisa Idris and Ibrahim Sani speak to political analyst Dr Sharifah Syahirah Syed Sheikh, about the challenges Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will face Malaysia’s new prime minister in bringing together a divided nation. 

Fresh out of a meeting with Pakatan Harapan leaders, Fahmi Fadzil, PKR Communications Chief and Lembah Pantai MP speak to Melisa Idris and Ibrahim Sani to give the latest updates on Pakatan Harapan’s claim of having majority confidence of the House. 

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has released a list of the 115 MPs he claims is supporting him as prime minister. Melisa Idris and Ibrahim Sani speak to Wan Agyl Wan Hassan, Strategic Director for UMNO Youth’s Chief Office and Lim Wei Jiet, Secretary-General of the National Human Rights Society (Hakam) for their opinion on what will happen next.

Parliament will convene earlier that schedule to determine who has majority support to become the next prime minister. However, if the Dewan Rakyat fails to find a majority, it will then be decided at the polls. One person urging politicians to resolve the current impasse without having to call for snap general elections is lawyer and human rights activist, Dato’ Ambiga Sreenevasan. She speaks to...

Could Malaysia have a ‘rainbow cabinet’ comprising individuals appointed on merit, and not based on party quotas or party affiliation? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to lawyer and human rights activist, Dato’ Ambiga Sreenevasan to imagine a new model of governance for Malaysia.

Seen to be part of the Azmin Ali faction of PKR, whose defection from the party, lead to the end of the Pakatan Harapan, we ask our guest what the way forward is. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Tian Chua, PKR vice-president and former ex-Batu MP.

Much ink has been spilled on how to resolve the current political crisis from UMNO-PAS’ National Unity government (minus DAP), to Tun Dr Mahathir’s non-party government, to a Pakatan Harapan-lead minority government. What values underscore each of these options? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to lawyer & human rights activist, Dato' Ambiga Sreenevasan, and Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, MP for Se...

The subtle shifts in the position of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak, a significant bloc in Parliament, regarding who they might support as Prime Minister. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Professor James Chin, Director of the Asia Institute, University of Tasmania, Australia.

Today the nation witnessed two important speeches, one by the Interim Prime Minister, Dr Mahathir Mahathir and leader of the Pakatan Harapan coalition, Anwar Ibrahim. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to journalist and political commentator, Zurairi AR, Journalist, Malay Mail Online for a reading of the speeches.

About 80-100 people comprising representatives of NGOs, activists, university student association leaders, and members of the public, gathered for a peaceful "leaderless" demonstration yesterday, dubbed 'Demokrasi Mati, Ayuh Turun ke Jalan' (Democracy is Dead, Let's Go to The Streets). Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Fadiah Nadwa Fikri, lawyer and activist, to find out why the organisers...

At the time of crisis all our institutions are being tested, not least the media. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan ask Gayathry Venkiteswaran, Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham Malaysia if the media can take the blame for much of the crisis.

How do we define "the Rakyat"? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Fadiah Nadwa Fikri, lawyer and activist, to reflect on how 'the Rakyat' is understood and represented.

It isn't just political parties and MPs who are the stakeholders in this current political crisis. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Bersih 2.0's Thomas Fann on how the electoral reform NGO views the current crisis, the attempt to set up a "backdoor government", calls for a snap election and more.

In the months leading up to the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan government, counter-narratives were being shaped in opposition to what Malaysia Baharu stood for - democracy, institutional reform, etc - that expressed Malay anxieties. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Ahmad Fuad Rahmat, Assistant Professor, School of Media, Languages and Culture, University of Nottingham Malaysia who has bee...

If the Pakatan Harapan government is not re-established what reforms would stand and what could be reversed. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Bersih 2.0's Thomas Fann on how the electoral reform NGO views the current crisis, the attempt to set up a "backdoor government", calls for a snap election and more.

Is there a generational dimension in the reception of this crisis? Do young people care about the machinations of the political elite? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to political analyst Dr Sharifah Syahirah Syed Sheikh on her observations of the competing narratives of the crisis.

Our guest was at Sheraton Hotel PJ on Sunday along with Datuk Seri Azmin Ali and Zuraida Kamaruddin, Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah and Baru Bian, among others. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to activist, former ISA detainee Hisham Rais about his role in the plot for bring down the Pakatan Harapan government.