Thu Aug 11 2022
Let's Talk: Visithra Manikam | Beyond Tokenism
Non-Fungible Token (NFT) art stole headlines for record breaking sales in crypto currencies. But are we applauding the money or the artistry? Sharaad Kuttan speaks to visual artist Visithra Manikam, whose sale of her work to musician Snoop Dogg, brought her to national prominence.
Let's Talk: Ahmad Fuad Osman - Artist in the Middle
What story was the show at Balai Seni Negara attempt to tell? Sharaad Kuttan speaks to artist Ahmad Fuad Osman and curator for the mid-career show At the End of the Day Even Art is Not Important (1990-2019), Shabbir Hussain Mustafa from the National Gallery of Singapore.
Let's Talk: Sri Lanka's Break-through
Two years ago, the island state of Sri Lanka had a political break with authoritarian rule. Since then there have been reversals. We speak to senior Sri Lankan journalist, Arjuna Ranawana.
Let's Talk: Urban Renewal - Who leads, State or Capital?
Who should be leading the conversation and the ultimately, the investments, in urban renewal? We speak to Lilian Tay Vice President VERITAS Design Group, Norliza Hashim, CEO Urbanice and Hamdan Abdul Majid, Managing Director, Think City.
Future of History
Ignore history at your peril. The future is not ours to see que sera sera?
Let's Talk with Sharaad Kuttan (Episode 129)
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Let's Talk: What's Wrong with Gentrification!
We visit The Zhongsan arts hub in Kampung Attap, formerly the Selangor Zhongshan Association. Is this a model of urban renewal?
Let's Talk: Cameron Highlands - Orang Asli in Focus
Making up just over 20 percent of the electorate, the Orang Asli community in the constituency is a significant player, with Barisan Nasional fielding an Orang Asli candidate. How will they respond?.
Let's Talk: Rohingya - A Case for Genocide
In July last year Fortify Rights published “They Gave Them Long Swords: Preparations for Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity Against Rohingya Muslims in Rahkine State, Myanmar.” What were they attempting to do in the report?
Let's Talk with Sharaad Kuttan (Episode 110)
Let's Talk - A show that brings you into the most important conversations of the day.
Let's Talk: CEDAW - Was It A Hard Sell Globally?
Adopted as a treaty by the UN General Assembly in 1979, the reception of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
Let's Talk: Cameron Highland - Testing Ground for Election Commission
How has the Election Commission dealt with this by-election and what can by-elections be in terms of testing new strategies in the future. We speak to Senator Ismail Yusof, Institut Darul Eshan, and Wong Chin Huat, with the Penang Institute.
Let's Talk with Sharaad Kuttan (Episode 114)
Let's Talk - A show that brings you into the most important conversations of the day.
Let's Talk: CEDAW - Has the World Lived Up To The Promise?
How does Malaysia compare when measured against other nations, and how far away are we from complying completely with the Convention?.
Let's Talk: Cameron Highlands - Local Dynamics, National Significance?
Despite the intense national focus on the by-elections, how significant it it? We ask Senator Ismail Yusof of Institut Darul Eshan and Wong Chin Huat, with the Penang Institute.
Let's Talk: Rohingya - Who Are Myanmar's Citizens?
Locating the plight of the Rohingya among the many ethnic-minorities in the country, some of whom have been fighting decades long wars against the Yangon government, gives a sombre perspective on the resolution of this humanitarian crisis.