Free speech, inequality and the role of women. Speakers from Malaysia debate the issues affecting their country.
Should there be affirmative action to get more women to the top of the media? How about a law to make politicians keep their promises? Jonny Dymond chairs a diverse panel fielding questions from a passionate audience in Kuala Lumpur, as they critique their own laws on freedom of speech.
The panel:
Senator Dr Fuziah Salleh, secretary general of PKR and Deputy Minister for Domestic Trade and Cost of Living
Dr Tricia Yeoh, associate professor of practice, University of Nottingham Malaysia’s School of Politics and International Relations
Wan Ahmad Fayhsal, MP, Bersatu and opposition spokesperson on foreign affairs
Dr Vilashini Somiah, head of the gender studies programme, University of Malaya
Produced by: BBC World Service
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