Trump, The Convicted Felon And What It Means For US Elections

After two days of deliberation by a jury of 12 New Yorkers, Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records to pay hush money ahead of the 2016 election. John Zogby, pollster and Founder of Zogby Strategies tells us what impact this will have on his reelection ch…

Relooking At Taxes For State Development

The Penang government has proposed for a comprehensive review of tax revenue distribution, advocating for a 20% return of collected taxes to enhance local development. Dr. Tricia Yeoh, CEO, Institute of Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) tells us if there is a formula by which states are grant…

South African Polls Does Not Bode Well For ANC

As South Africans voted in the most hotly contested elections in 30 years with the ruling party, the African National Congress expected to lose their majority. Dr. Dirk Kotze, Professor of Political Science, University of South Africa tells us who are the political parties involved, what are the pr…

Transparency Imperative In Government Procurement

The uproar over the awarding of a demand responsive transit (DRT) pilot project in Selangor to Asia Mobiliti, whose co-founder is the husband of Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh has put the spotlight on gaps in the government procurement process. Pushpan Murugiah, CEO of C4 weighs in on the re…

Taiwan's Controversial Bill Stirs Protest In Streets And Parliament

Protests have been taking place outside Taiwan's parliament  drawing up to tens of thousands of demonstrators to voice their opposition to contested reforms  backed by the opposition Kuomintang and the Taiwan People’s Party. Brian Hioe, Co-Founding Editor of New Bloom Magazine explains why this bil…

Full Transparency For MAHB Deal Would Assuage Concerns

The proposed deal to take Malaysia Airport Holdings (MAHB) private has sparked debate from both proponents and detractors. M. Shanmugam, Contributing Editor with the Edge helps us discern whether this is a good deal for shareholders and national stakeholders.  Image Credit: MAHB Facebook

Contradictions In Madani Govt Media Freedom Commitment

National-level celebrations for HAWANA 2024 (National Journalists Day) were held in Kuching, Sarawak over the weekend. During the event, comments by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on the relevance of World Press Freedom Index rankings raised questions about the government's commitment to f…

Can Trees Happily Coexist In Urban Klang Valley?

On Saturday, some parts of Kuala Lumpur and PJ were also hit by a storm which caused many trees to fall causing damage although this time, no loss of life. We speak to Lim Yi Wei, Assemblywoman of Kampung Tunku as to whether there is enough funding at the state level to ensure that these trees are …

The Unexpected Japan, Korea and China Summit

Leaders from China, Japan, and South Korea convened for their first trilateral meeting in over four years with a focus on trade and security. William Pesek, Columnist, Nikkei Asia tells us what implications this summit has against the backdrop of increasing tensions between US and China. Image C…

What's In Store For Modi's Third-Term?

The general elections in India are winding towards the end, and surprising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s target of more than 400 seats for his coalition appears to be a harder goal to achieve than expected. We speak to Dr Rahul Mishra, Associate Professor with the Jawaharlal Nehru University on wh…