From drink-driving to MACC scandal, is Malaysia's justice system bending to public pressure or finally getting serious?

Synopsis: Every fourth Friday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the hottest political and trending talking points, alternating between its Malaysia and China bureaus.

For our April episode, ST's Malaysia bureau chief Shannon Teoh and host Zurairi A.R. are joined by Latheefa Koya, executive director of Lawyers for Liberty and former chief commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

Highlights (click/tap above):

3:10 Why has a spate of fatal drink-driving crashes sparked a national debate – and why did one Klang case change everything?

5:44 Is the drink-driving crackdown masking a deeper racial and class divide in Malaysian society?

8:26 Is a murder charge for drink-driving legally sound – or is the Attorney General bowing to public pressure?

12:57 Does the Islamic "diyat" mechanism have any place in Malaysia's road safety debate?

14:17 How can an anti-corruption body be weaponised as a corporate mafia – and what powers make that possible?

20:41 Why does MACC parade suspects in orange shirts – and what does the humiliation tactic actually achieve?

25:15 Is Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's expected non-renewal of MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki a genuine reckoning – or just the bare minimum?

35:11 What energy-wasting habit will our guests absolutely refuse to give up, no matter what the authorities say?

Read more:

Malaysians are again up in arms over drink-driving, but this time it's for a different reason: https://str.sg/e3Gz 

Why Malaysia PM Anwar's invoking a 'Zionist bogeyman' and a plot to topple the government: https://str.sg/rSwE 

What fuel crisis? Why Malaysians are losing patience with their leaders' mileage: https://str.sg/H4H3 

Read Zurairi A.R.’s articles: https://str.sg/DCfr 

Read Shannon Teoh's articles: https://str.sg/wzyK 

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Host: Zurairi A.R. (zurairi@sph.com.sg)  

Produced and edited by: Fa’izah Sani

Executive producer: Ernest Luis

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