Penang Institute Chats
Penang Institute Chats is an interview series examining the current state of affairs and trends with notable personalities. The programme is meant to encourage the culture of discussion and debate in this new Malaysian spring.
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Episodes
Monday Aug 05, 2019
Monday Aug 05, 2019
This week we have in the studio Clare Rewcastle Brown, investigative journalist and founder/editor of the Sarawak Report.
Clare addresses how the Malaysian federalism should evolve in order to avoid the corruption and excessive centralisation of power that has gripped the country for the last few decades.
All episodes are also available on our Youtube channel.
Monday Aug 05, 2019
Monday Aug 05, 2019
In this episode of Penang Institute Chats, Dato' Dr Ooi Kee Beng sits down with Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir, one of Malaysia's most famous social activists, to talk about the measures needed to substantially improve gender parity in Malaysia.
All episodes are also available on our Youtube channel.
Monday Aug 05, 2019
Monday Aug 05, 2019
Penang Institute kicks off its first chat show with Kishore Mahbubani, former dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and Prospect magazine's Top 50 World Thinkers. Today we hear his thoughts on Western domination, global governance, and freeing the Asian mind.
All episodes are also available on our Youtube channel.
Monday Aug 05, 2019
Monday Aug 05, 2019
How have the key areas of reformation changed with all this talk of a New Malaysia? Deputy Minister of Defence, Liew Chin Tong answers.
All episodes are also available on our Youtube channel.
Thursday Jul 18, 2019
Thursday Jul 18, 2019
Is Malaysia ready for a mature democracy? This week we find out why Dr Wong Chin Huat always wears black and hear his thoughts on whether our new Malaysia truly is new.
All episodes are also available on our Youtube channel.
Thursday Jul 18, 2019
Thursday Jul 18, 2019
Why are we seeing a surge of Singaporean investors coming into the George Town heritage area and how is it impacting our streetscapes? Associate Professor of Architecture and Sustainable Design, Yeo Kang Shua, answers.
All episodes are also available on our Youtube channel.