BN Continues To March On

Bridget Welsh, Professor of Political Science, John Cabot University | Chan Kok Leong, Journalist, The Malaysian Insight

11-Mar-19 14:19

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00:15 - As Umno moves to get in bed with Pas, how will this spell for the shaky relationship it has with partners MCA and MIC? Was the move to call for the Barisan Nasional coalition to be dissolved a muted one? We speak to Professor of Political Science and John Cabot University and long time commentator of Malaysian politics, Professor Bridget Welsh for some clarity.

08:35 - The second sitting of the Parliament under the Pakatan Harapan kicks off today with a slew of bills in its agenda. Which will likely make it to the floor and what would be the highlights to this round's sitting? We speak to Chan Kok Leong, journalist from The Malaysian Insight for his thoughts and expectations.

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Tags: mca, mic, umno, pas, politics, coalition, parliament, sitting,

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