20 August 2021
In The Spotlight: Malaysia’s new prime minister
Malaysia’s King has named Ismail Sabri Yaakob as the country’s new prime minister after a brief meeting with Malaysia’s other state rulers. Prime Time hosts Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go speak to Dr Mustafa Izzuddin, Senior Analyst in Social and International Affairs, Solaris Strategies Singapore who gives his analysis.

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15 July 2021
In The Spotlight: Latest on the political and Covid-19 situation in Malaysia
Malaysia has reported a record number of Covid-19 cases for a third straight day.
And, in other headlines out of Malaysia today, the government is looking into relaxing restrictions for those who are fully vaccinated, including allowing people to travel or dine at restaurants.
In The Spotlight, hosts Timothy Go and Rachel Kelly spoke to Dr Mustafa Izzudin, Senior Analyst in Social and International Affairs, Solaris Strategies Singapore to find out more.

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13 October 2020
In The Spotlight: Malaysia’s opposition leader, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim presents majority claim to King
Malaysia’s opposition leader, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, has presented documentation proving his claim of a majority in Parliament to the King. Mr Anwar said he has the backing of more than 120 lawmakers in the 222-member Parliament. Prime Time's Rachel Kelly spoke to Dr Mustafa Izzuddin, Senior Analyst in International Affairs at Solaris Strategies Singapore to find out what this means for Malaysia's political scene.

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28 July 2020
In the Spotlight: What next for Malaysia's former premier Najib Razak
Najib Razak has been found guilty of all seven charges in the first of his five trials relating to the 1MDB scandal.
To find out what this means for Malaysia's former premier we spoke to Dr Mustafa Izzuddin, Senior International Affairs Analyst at Management consultancy firm, Solaris Singapore.

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5 Dec 2019
PKR feud continues as annual party congress looms
Howie Lim and Bernard Lim speak to Dr Mustafa Izzuddin from NUS about the party assemblies in Malaysia: the PKR heading into the most crucial week in its 20-year history and UMNO raising the curtain on its annual assembly on Dec. 4.

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