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Top 5 at 5: What Happened at the DAP and PKR Congresses?
42 mins·17:00, 17 Aug 2026
Top 5 at 5: What Happened at the DAP and PKR Congresses?
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17:00, 17 Aug 2026
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Guest: Dr Khoo Ying Hooi, Associate Professor, Department of International & Strategic Studies, Universiti Malaya
At DAP’s national congress, 88% of delegates voted to remain in government while urging faster progress on key reforms. Meanwhile, PKR’s national congress focused on rebuild efforts following recent electoral setbacks and leadership shifts. We are joined by Dr Khoo Ying Hooi, Associate Professor at the Department of International & Strategic Studies at Universiti Malaya, to discuss whether DAP’s conditional stay gives them crucial reform leverage, how PKR plans to rebuild its grassroots support, and what these party soul-searching sessions mean for the future of the coalition. (Starts at 22:29)
• AUKU meets the chopping block: Following a memorandum from student leaders, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced that the proposal to repeal the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 (AUKU) will be brought to the Cabinet. We speak with Adam Raiyan, spokesperson of Sekretariat Mansuh AUKU, and Brendon Gan, chairman of Himpunan Advokasi Rakyat Malaysia, on what this historic decision means for student autonomy and academic freedom. (Starts at 17:24)
• DBKL vs illegal parking touts: Three men were arrested in Taman OUG after ignoring DBKL notices and allegedly assaulting an official during an illegal parking collection crackdown. We discuss why illegal touts remain a persistent nuisance, what happens after arrests, and how drivers should handle extortion on public streets. (Starts at 13:50)
• Making background checks mandatory in schools: Child welfare groups are pushing for mandatory background screenings for teachers and administrators working around children following data showing over 600 sexual crimes involving minors occurred on school grounds between 2023 and 2025. We speak with Sharmila Sekaran, chairperson of child welfare NGO Voice of the Children, to discuss the way institutions can keep children safe. (Starts at 06:12)
• Mush ado over ayam gepuk: Popular food reviewer Ming Chun successfully opened his new ayam gepuk restaurant in SS22, but not without social media backlash over a supplier feud involving trial oyster mushrooms. We look into how the founder handled the public relations storm and explore the massive popularity and rising prices driving Malaysia's current ayam gepuk boom. (Starts at 00:23)
Image Credits: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (Facebook) / Democratic Action Party (Facebook)
Presenter: Dashran Yohan, Sudais Ferhard
Producer: Dashran Yohan, Sudais Ferhard, Alia Zefri, Sneha Harikannan
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