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Top 5 at 5: Malaysia From A Different Angle

Ross Tapsell, Director, Australian National University’s Malaysia Institute

05-Dec-24 17:00

Top 5 at 5: Malaysia From A Different Angle

The Malaysian Institute of the Australian National University (ANU) and IDEAS Malaysia recently held a joint-conference aimed at understanding Malaysia from a comparative lens beyond the context of national policies. We speak to Ross Tapsell, director at the ANU's Malaysia Institute for his insights to how we can have a better grasp of Malaysia’s issues.

· Did Tun Dr Mahathir cheat Batu Puteh?: Batu Puteh RCI has accused Dr Mahathir of deceiving the Cabinet in 2018 to allow the sovereignty of Batu Puteh to be transferred to Singapore with no opposition. We discuss this case with lawyer New Sin Yew.
· FashionValet co-founders charged: Datin Vivy Yusof and Datuk Fadzaruddin Shah Anuar have been charged with a criminal breach of trust for an alleged embezzlement of RM8 million of funds meant for FashionValet. We reached out to criminal lawyers Goh Cia Yee and Rajsurian Pillai to unpack what a ‘criminal breach of trust’ means.
· The fall of the French government: French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has been voted out of his position by 331 MPs after just 3 months in his position, putting President Emmanuel Macron in a tough position as he scrambles to find a replacement amidst an ongoing political gridlock. We hear a clip from the Morning Brief featuring Benjamin Barton, the head of School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Nottingham Malaysia on what triggered the vote, and what's next for France.
· Popek Popek Parlimen: Today in the Dewan Rakyat, updates on the development of flood management infrastructure, the use of the US Dollar in Malaysian trade and the suspension of Pendang MP Datuk Awang Hashim.

Image Credit: The Observer MY, Shutterstock

Produced by: Alia Zefri, Sharaad Kuttan, Alena Nadia, Sudais Ferhard, Sneha Harikannan

Presented by: Sharaad Kuttan, Kam Raslan


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Tags:  batu puteh rciThe Malaysian Institute of the Australian National Universitypopek popek parlimenFashionValetembezzlementfrench politicsbatu putehFrench government





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