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Governments Are Failing Journalists
We continue our discussion on press freedom. Last week Philip See spoke to Watshlah Naidu on Malaysia’s drop in press freedom ranking and on today’s show we take a more global view and get the perspective from Reporters without borders RSF Asia-Pacific Bureau Director Cédric Alviani to really understand how press freedom has been faring all around the world.Image Credit: Shutterstock.com
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Malaysia's Dismal Performance In Press Freedom
On Pressing Matters, Philip See speaks to Wathshlah Naidu, Executive Director, Center for Independent Journalism to get her perspective on the recently announced results from the Reporters without Borders RSF World Press Freedom Index. Malaysia’s ranking dropped 34 spots from its 73rd position last year and we get her perspective whether the excuse by Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil's comments about taking into consideration 'Eastern Values' really is valid?
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Bread And Butter Issues Dominate India's Election
Philip See speaks to Yanitha Meena, analyst at the Institute of Strategic and International Studies Malaysia (ISIS Malaysia) about the upcoming general election in India which will be the largest polls held this year with over 970 million people having an opportunity to decide if they would like to give Prime Minister Narendra Modi a 3rd term.
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Dual Rentierism Poses Challenges In Governing Palestine
Philip See speaks to Dr Anas Iqtait from the Middle East and Central Asia Studies of Australian National University to shed some light on the governance structure of the Palestinian Authority, its revenue streams and its ability to deliver these services that we normally take a government would deliver for granted. With the current conflict in Gaza, we get his perspective on the challenges of governing Palestine and what dual-rentierism means!
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Israel And Iran Tensions Reshape Middle East Conflicts
For Pressing Matters, Philip See speaks to former US ambassador Gerald Feierstein who is currently a senior fellow on U.S. diplomacy at the Middle East Institute in Washington DC as we get his take on the developing crisis taking place in the Middle East. In today’s episode we deep dive in to the tensions between Israel and Iran on the back of the recent attacks launched by both sides on their respective territories.
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Gaza A Stark Reminder Of The Devastation Of War
On today's Pressing Matters, we continue our deep dive on how this Palestine - Isreal conflict is shaping our lives. We speak to Phyllis Bennis, a writer, activist, and political commentator as well as fellow from the Institute for Policy Studies at Washington DC as we get her take on how the Palestine- Israel conflict is shaped by and also shaping the broader international community. We get her perspective on how this war is testing multi-lateral institutions and whether there will be a rise of militarism all across the globe as a result of this conflict.
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