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Consider This: Indigenous People (Part 3) - Orang Asli Issues Addressed?

7 mins; August 11, 2020

Consider This: Urban Design (Part 1) - Remaking Cities After Covid-19

12 mins; August 05, 2020

Consider This: Urban Design (Part 2) - Need for a Radical Rethink?

14 mins; August 05, 2020

Consider This: SRC Trial (Part 2) - How Will UMNO Pivot Post-Verdict?

13 mins; July 28, 2020

SRC Trial (Part 1) - Pakatan or Perikatan Victory?

10 mins; July 28, 2020

Singapore (Part 1) - PAP, Its Own Worst Enemy?

8 mins; July 24, 2020

Singapore (Part 2) - Bracing for Generational Change

8 mins; July 24, 2020

Singapore (Part 3) - Pandemic Polls, Double-Edged Sword?

7 mins; July 24, 2020

Sarawak Day (Part 1) - Foundations of Malaysia

7 mins; July 22, 2020

Sarawak Day (Part 2) - New Normal Celebrations

5 mins; July 22, 2020

Sarawak Day (Part 3) - Marginalised in the National Narrative?

12 mins; July 22, 2020

Covid-19 (Part 1) - Job Losses Double Every Month

5 mins; July 22, 2020

Labuan (Part 2) - Can Sabah Do Better on Development?

8 mins; July 22, 2020

Labuan (Part 3) - Development Plans vs Ground Realities

9 mins; July 22, 2020

Covid-19 (Part 1) - Have We Become Less Careful?

9 mins; July 21, 2020

UEC Recognition (Part 2) - What Did the Taskforce Achieve?

9 mins; July 21, 2020

UEC Recognition (Part 3) - What Remains A Stumbling Block?

9 mins; July 21, 2020

Local Government (Part 1) - Restoring Elections?

8 mins; July 17, 2020

Local Government (Part 2) - Ratepayers Solidarity, Not Racial Politics?

9 mins; July 17, 2020

Local Government (Part 3) - Participation Without Elections Possible?

9 mins; July 17, 2020

Parliament (Part 1) - Boomers Out, Youth In?

8 mins; July 14, 2020

Causeway (Part 2) - Bilateral Talks Lead to Partial Opening

10 mins; July 14, 2020

Causeway (Part 3) - Recession Woes, Jobs Impact

8 mins; July 14, 2020

Parliament (Part 1) - Speaker's Removal Makes History

8 mins; July 13, 2020

Parliament (Part 2) - Missed Opportunities in the Reform Agenda

8 mins; July 13, 2020

Parliament (Part 3) - Slim Majority Poser for PN's Legislative Agenda

9 mins; July 13, 2020

Rukun Negara (Part 1) - Celebrating the 50th Anniversary

8 mins; July 10, 2020

Poverty (Part 2) - Is the Government Back-Tracking on Commitments?

8 mins; July 10, 2020

Poverty (Part 3) - Overall Progress But Incomplete Says UN Rapporteur

7 mins; July 10, 2020

Migrant Doco (Part 1) - Can Government learn from Corporate PR?

9 mins; July 08, 2020

Migrant Doco (Part 2) - Economic Anxieties Driving Xenophobia?

8 mins; July 08, 2020

Migrant Doco (Part 3) - Legal Protections for Media?

8 mins; July 08, 2020

Senate (part 1) - Providing Thought Leadership?

9 mins; July 08, 2020

COVID-19 (Part 2) - Disabled Included Public Health Response?

10 mins; July 08, 2020

Inclusivity (Part 3) - Where Next for Advocates?

8 mins; July 08, 2020

Press Freedom (Part 1) - Malaysiakini Loses First Round, Next Date July 13

8 mins; July 02, 2020

Youth (Part 2) - How Deep is the Discontent?

7 mins; July 02, 2020

Youth (Part 3) - Sabah's Realities Always Been Tougher?

8 mins; July 02, 2020

Higher Education (Part 1) - Industry Consolidation or Job Preservation?

8 mins; July 02, 2020

Party-Hopping (Part 2) - Defining the "Voters Mandate"?

9 mins; July 02, 2020

Party-Hopping (Part 3) - Keeping Elected Reps Responsible to Voters

8 mins; July 02, 2020

Rebirth (Part 1) - Police Ordered to Probe Book Cover Artwork

8 mins; June 30, 2020

Pakatan Plus (Part 2) - Sabahan PM, What Do Voters Want?

9 mins; June 29, 2020

Pakatan Plus (Part 3) - PM Designate a Numbers Game?

7 mins; June 29, 2020

World Refugee Day (Part 1) - Celebrated with Prejudice or Pragmatism?

7 mins; June 22, 2020

Youth Unemployment (Part 2) - Long-standing Structural Problems

9 mins; June 22, 2020

Youth Unemployment (Part 3) - Blind Spots in Policy Formulation.mp4

8 mins; June 22, 2020

Contract Work (Part 3) - A Global Trend Impacting Malaysia?

11 mins; June 20, 2020

Snap Polls (Part 2) - Are We Prepared for a General Election?

9 mins; June 20, 2020

Chini By-Election (Part 1) - New SOPs, Guidelines for Safety

7 mins; June 20, 2020

Chini By-Election (Part 1) - No-Contest Good for Democracy?

7 mins; June 18, 2020

Workers (Part 2) - Are Hospital Support Staff Getting Bad Deal?

8 mins; June 18, 2020

Contract Work (Part 3) - A Global Trend Impacting Malaysia?

11 mins; June 18, 2020

Unemployment (Part 1) - What's Not Captured in the Stats?

7 mins; June 17, 2020

Wet Markets (Part 2) - Job Opportunity that Locals Don't Want?

9 mins; June 17, 2020

Hawkers (Part 3) - Selangor Bans Foreigners from Holding Licences

9 mins; June 17, 2020

Media (Part 1) - Readers Comments, Malaysiakini Cited for Contempt

9 mins; June 16, 2020

Media (Part 2) - Philippines Democracy’s Death by a Thousand Cuts?

10 mins; June 16, 2020

Media (Part 3) - Libel Laws Used to Silence Critics?

7 mins; June 16, 2020

Education (Part 1) - UNESCO On Reopening Schools Debate

8 mins; June 15, 2020

Education (Part 2) - A Mistake to Close Schools?

7 mins; June 15, 2020

Education (Part 3) - Learning Under the Covid-19 Shadow

6 mins; June 15, 2020

RMCO (Part 1) - Social Distancing During Rush Hour?

7 mins; June 12, 2020

Schools (Part 2) - Why Start with Older Students?

11 mins; June 12, 2020

Schools (Part 3) - Teacher's Burdens, Managing Expectations

7 mins; June 12, 2020

Black Lives Matter (Part 1) - 'King of Africa' Billboard Creates Outrage

7 mins; June 10, 2020

Domestic Tourism (Part 2) - Can Cuti-Cuti Malaysia Fill the Gap?

8 mins; June 10, 2020

Domestic Tourism (Part 3) - Does Langkawi's Economy Need to Pivot?

10 mins; June 10, 2020

WHO (Part 1) - Is Malaysia A Covid-19 Success Story?

7 mins; June 08, 2020

WHO (Part 2) - Understanding the Virus?

9 mins; June 08, 2020

WHO (Part 3) - Role in Ensuring Equal Access to a Vaccine?

8 mins; June 08, 2020

Bersatu (Part 1) - Muhyiddin, Tun Dr M Make Their Move?

7 mins; June 04, 2020

Childcare (Part 2) - From MCO to Post-MCO

10 mins; June 04, 2020

Childcare (Part 3) - MCO Burdens for Centres, Staff

9 mins; June 04, 2020

US Protests (Part 1) - Yuna, Henry Golding Call Out Ignorance

8 mins; June 02, 2020

Bersatu (Part 2) - Challenges in Securing Party's Future

9 mins; June 02, 2020

Bersatu (Part 3) - Greatest Threat to Party's Existence?

6 mins; June 02, 2020

Workers' Housing (Part 1) - Good Policy, Bad Timing?

8 mins; May 29, 2020

Logging (Part 2) - Untangling State Concessions, Compensation Claim

9 mins; May 29, 2020

Environment (Part 3) - Stable Policy, Shifting Politics

9 mins; May 29, 2020

Drink Driving (Part 1) - Legal Disincentives, Personal Responsibility

7 mins; May 28, 2020

Covid-19 (Part 2) - Are Prisons Due for a Redesign?

10 mins; May 28, 2020

Covid-19 (Part 3) - Conditions at Prisons, Detention Centres

9 mins; May 28, 2020

Hari Raya (Part 1) - Crisis and the Quest for Meaning

8 mins; May 26, 2020

Hari Raya (Part 2) - Addressing Anxieties Over Innovation

9 mins; May 26, 2020

Hari Raya (Part 3) - Faith, Science and Prayer

8 mins; May 26, 2020

COVID-19 (Part 1) - Does Stigmatization Hamper Public Health Efforts?

4 mins; May 21, 2020

Unemployment (Part 2) - What the Data Tell Us About the Economy?

11 mins; May 21, 2020

Unemployment (Part 3) - Are Short-term Measures All We Need?

8 mins; May 21, 2020

COVID-19 (Part 1) - Vietnam's Success Under Scrutiny

9 mins; May 20, 2020

COVID-19 (Part 2) - Vietnam's Early Lockdown Key to Success?

8 mins; May 20, 2020

COVID-19 (Part 3) - Economic Fallout, Vietnam's Response

8 mins; May 20, 2020

Parliament (Part 1) - No Turmoil During 'Shortest' Sitting

6 mins; May 18, 2020

Parliament (Part 2) - Missed Opportunity to Pass COVID-19 Specific Laws?

11 mins; May 18, 2020

Parliament (Part 3) - PH Squander 'the People's Mandate'?

9 mins; May 18, 2020

Teachers' Day (Part 1) - Sabah's Teachers Get Creative

11 mins; May 16, 2020

Teachers' Day (Part 2) - Stepping Up in Desperate Times

7 mins; May 16, 2020

Teachers' Day (Part 3) - Is it Time to Rethink Education?

8 mins; May 16, 2020

COVID-19 (Part 1) - Protecting Environmental Gains?

7 mins; May 13, 2020

COVID-19 (Part 2) - Ecotourism, Zoos and Research

9 mins; May 13, 2020

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