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Date Programmes Podcast Title  
09-Oct-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
Budi95: Does the MADANI Government’s Fuel Plan Make Economic Sense?
Dr Lee Hwok-Aun, Senior Fellow, Malaysia Studies Programme and Regional Economic Studies Programme, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
07-Oct-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
Budget 2026: Achieving Gender Equality
Dr Ummu Atiyah Ahmad Zakwan, Lead Consultant, Engender | Dr Sulochana Nair, Vice Chancellor, Binary University | Datuk Ong Bee Leng, CEO, Penang Women's Development Corporation (PWDC)
02-Oct-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
Organise, Mobilise: How Malaysia Outlawed Domestic Violence
Betty Yeoh, Founding Member, All Women's Action Society (AWAM)
30-Sep-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
Why Food Is Deeply Political
Dr Elaine Pratley, Founder, Peace Inc. & Peace Kitchen
25-Sep-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
Why Malaysia Needs the Freedom of Information Act
Dr Punitha Silivarajoo, Deputy Director General (Policy & Development), Legal Affairs Division, Prime Minister’s Department | Wathshlah Naidu, Executive Director, Centre for Independent Journalism
23-Sep-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
BERSIH and Civil Society's Battle for Malaysia’s Future
Ooi Kok Hin, Author, Influencing Power: Civil Society, Political Mobilisation and the Pursuit of Reforms
18-Sep-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
What is Nepal’s Gen-Z Uprising All About?
Atul Chandra, Researcher, Tricontinental: Institute For Social Research
12-Sep-25 Front Row
(3:25 PM)
Salam Konnichiwa II
Chew Sze Gee, Flutist and Vice President, The klpac Symphonic Band | Wendy Tai, Saxophonist, The klpac Symphonic Band
11-Sep-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
What Challenges Do Women With Disabilities Face?
Dr Benjamin Loh, Co-Founder, Datum | Dr Vilashini Somiah, Co-Founder, Datum | Hasbeemasputra Abu Bakar, Community Engagement & Lived Experience Advocate, SIUMAN
09-Sep-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
Organise, Mobilise: How Malaysia Abolished the ISA
Nalini Elumalai, Coordinator, Gerakan Mansuh ISA
04-Sep-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
A Brief History of Malaya’s Road to Independence
Raja Ahmad Aminullah, Poet & Activist
02-Sep-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
How Do Capitalism and Patriarchy Collide in Women’s Lives?
Naila Kabeer, Emeritus Professor of Gender and Development, London School of Economics (LSE)
28-Aug-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
Here Are Key Economic Policies That Anwar Ibrahim Should Prioritise
Dr Geoffrey Williams, Economist
26-Aug-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
From Campus to Streets: Alyaah Hani on Student Movements
Alyaah Hani, Coordinator, Liga Mahasiswa
21-Aug-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
How Gendered Disinformation Is a Threat to Women’s Political Participation
Ayesha Sofia Faiz, Programme Officer, EMPOWER | Abdullah Nishad, Advocacy & Outreach Officer, KRYSS Network
19-Aug-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
Rethinking Labour Justice For Migrant Workers
Dr Asha Rathina Pandi, Head of Research, North South Initiative
 
 




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