It’s been a wild week in Malaysian politics and that’s saying something. From Law Minister Takiyuddin Hassan’s blunder in Parliament, PN clashing with the Monarch, Parliament being postponed and then postponed again and later barricaded altogether, to more numbers game. All of this taking place against the backdrop of more than 200 daily COVID-19 deaths. So, it’s a mess. But what does any of it mean to us, the common folk? Oh Ei Sun joins us to share his insights.



Image source: Muhyiddin Yassin Facebook, EPA-EFE, Takiyuddin Hassan Facebook 

It&rsquo;s been a wild week in Malaysian politics and that&rsquo;s saying something. From Law Minister Takiyuddin Hassan&rsquo;s blunder in Parliament, PN clashing with the Monarch, Parliament being postponed and then postponed again and later barricaded altogether, to more numbers game. All of this taking place against the backdrop of more than 200 daily COVID-19 deaths. So, it&rsquo;s a mess. But what does any of it mean to us, the common folk? Oh Ei Sun joins us to share his insights.

Image source: Muhyiddin Yassin Facebook, EPA-EFE, Takiyuddin Hassan Facebook&nbsp;

As they say, democracy doesn't begin and end at the ballot box. On Beyond the Ballot Box, we speak to politicians and analysts and explore burning issues and questions surrounding our fluid and ever-changing political scene.

As they say, democracy doesn't begin and end at the ballot box. On Beyond the Ballot Box, we speak to politicians and analysts and explore burning issues and questions surrounding our fluid and ever-changing political scene.

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