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In 2018, our guest had warned that the PH coalition should not roll out institutional and policy reforms "too far, too fast" or they would face an 'authoritarian backlash'. Is this crisis the backlash he warned of? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to William Case, Professor, and Head of the School of Politics, History and International Relations at the University of Nottingham Malaysia.

How should Malaysian politics evolve and what norms should establish to make democracy for everyone and not just the political elite? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Bersih 2.0's Thomas Fann and former ISA detainee Hisham Rais.

Who will emerge as a significant player in the dissolution of the Pakatan Harapan government? Ibrahim Sani and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Bridget Welsh, Honorary Research Associate, Asia Research Institute, University of Nottingham Malaysia.

What were the options before Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Pakatan Harapan politicians as the faced defections? What about voters? Ibrahim Sani and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Faisal Moideen, Lawyer & Managing Partner of Moideen & Max and Lim Wei Jiet, Secretary-General, National Human Rights Society (Hakam).

Was it the factionalism in PKR that finally broke the Pakatan Harapan government? And could this crisis have been averted? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to YB Fahmi Fadzil, MP of Lembah Pantai and Communications Chief for PKR, for more clarity on the rapidly-developing political crisis in the country.

Was one of the problems of the Pakatan Harapan government its inability to represent more Bumiputera interests and how will this be represented in the future government? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Ibrahim Suffian, Programme Director, Merdeka Center.

Is this week's economic stimulus in jeopardy, following the fall of the Pakatan Harapan government? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to YB Dr Ong Kian Ming, MP of Bangi and former Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry, for more clarity on the rapidly-developing political crisis in the country.

To better understand the TVET system in Malaysia, Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Dato' Sri Ganes from the International Vocational Training Association, a global network of vocational educators.

Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Dato' Sri Ganes from the International Vocational Training Association, about the efforts needed to make TVET the main choice of education and career for students.

Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Dato' Sri Ganes from the International Vocational Training Association, about efforts to encourage an industry-led TVET system, and learning from policy successes of other countries.

The Judicial Appointments Commission was established based on the Judicial Appointments Commission Act 2009 (Act 695) following a crisis of confidence in the bench. Today Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Datuk Mah Weng Kwai, Member of Judicial Appointments Commission.

In the number and quality of dissenting judgments is one measure of the quality of our judiciary. What are the indicators of the health of the Bench? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Datuk Mah Weng Kwai, Member of Judicial Appointments Commission.

How does the judiciary strengthen itself? Is diversity part of the answer? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Datuk Mah Weng Kwai, Member of Judicial Appointments Commission.

Universal Health Care is the starting point of ensuring that Malaysians develop resilience in the outbreaks of disease. Currently, we spend less the 5 percent of our GDP when it ought to be around 10 percent. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Dr Khor Swee Kheng, physician and global health expert, currently based at Oxford University.

While COVID-19 is not yet a pandemic but rather a health crisis of international concern, there are lessons to learn for the future. Dr Khor Swee Kheng, physician and global health expert, currently based at Oxford University, explains that a range of experts, in a "all-of-science" approach might be what we need. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to him.

Can the fear that populations express at the mention of an epidemic be harnessed for good? Perhaps, if we keep a balance between new good habits and alarm. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Dr Khor Swee Kheng, physician and global health expert, currently based at Oxford University.

A recent act of censorship of art has put the National Art Gallery (Balai Seni Negara) under increasing scrutiny. Competence and transparency of this state-funded institution is now in question. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Kathy Rowland, Managing Editor of ArtsEquator.com , an online magazine on art and culture, for the broader context this incident.

Multiple Oscar winning South Korean film Parasite puts the Asian nation's cultural policy in the spotlight again. But was this more a case of quiet genius of one man? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan ponder the question.

Recent remark by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, calling for US President Donald Trump's resignation earned a quick rebuke from the US Embassy. Coming after remarks about Indian domestic affairs that strained relations with the Asian giant, questions have been raised about the trust of the government’s approach to foreign affairs. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Oh Ei Sun, Fellow...

Reforming Malaysia’s electoral system will create a level playing field for all political parties. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Tan Sri Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman, chairman of the Electoral Reform Committee (ERC) about the need to engage voters, political parties, and the government, in order to see these reforms through.

Earlier this week British media reported that AirAsia and AirAsiaX were among those who allegedly received bribes from airliner manufacturer, Airbus. With top AirAsia board members on leave, what will the ensuing local investigations tell us about corporate governance in Malaysia. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to P Gunasegaram, Editor-in-Chief of Focus Malaysia.

US President Donald Trump presented his long-awaited Middle East peace plan, to Israeli fanfare and Palestinian outrage. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Guy Burton, Adjunct Professor, Vesalius College in Brussels about the design of the plan what it tells us about the balance of power in the region.

Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Murali Ram and Rexy Prakash Chacko, co-authors of newly-launched book 'Creating Future-Proof Cities, How to Navigate the Climate Crisis'. They discuss the use of technology is responding to the climate crisis and the success stories of cities taking the right steps to prepare for the future.

Melisa Idris speaks to Datuk Satinah Syed Salleh Council Member of the National Education Advisory Council for the 2018 to 2020 session about the importance of the English language in education reform.

The World Health Organization has acknowledged that China is in the midst of a medical emergency, but said it was too early to declare the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). It has described the global risk from the virus as High. What does it take for governments and global agencies to coordinate outbreak response policies? Melisa Idris and Ibrahim Sani speak to...