BFM 89.9

HIGHLIGHTS 
Podcast  >  Morning Run  >  Pressing Matters  >  Democracy And The Right To Information

Democracy And The Right To Information

Toby Mendel, Executive Director, Centre for Law and Democracy | Tehmina Kaoosji, Independent broadcast journalist

25-Jan-21 09:37

Democracy And The Right To Information

Right to information (RTI) regimes began gaining traction from the 1990s, amid a global wave of democratization, and to date there are 129 countries with some form of RTI law. How does a right to information law help strengthen democratic ideals and press freedom? We discuss why Malaysia should consider implementing an RTI law, and the practical benefits for media practitioners and the public with our expert panel.

More information on the virtual media workshop organized by the High Commission of Canada and the Embassy of Finland here.

Image Credit: Shutterstock.com

Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar


This and more than 60,000 other podcasts in your hand. Download the all new BFM mobile app.

Categories: 

Tags:  right to informationpress freedommedia lawdemocracyjournalism





Play / Pause

Listen now : Live & Learn: 19 Cammies, And Counting! Low Ngai Yuen, President, Kakiseni

Today’s Shows



6:00 AM

The 6AM Stretch

7:00 AM

World Market Watch

Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics & Strategy, Mizuho Bank

7:15 AM

Morning Brief

7:30 AM

Morning Brief

Saktiandi Supaat, Head of FX Research, Global Markets, Maybank Group

7:45 AM

Morning Brief

Dr Rafidah Abdullah, Consultant Nephrologist, Hospital Putrajaya

8:00 AM

The Breakfast Grille

H.E Dr. Joachim Bergström, Ambassador of Sweden to Malaysia

8:30 AM

Morning Brief

Deepa George, Managing Consultant, MYHRC Services

8:45 AM

Morning Brief

Dato' Seri Wong Siew Hai, President, Malaysia Semiconductor Industry Association

9:00 AM

Opening Bell

9:15 AM

Opening Bell

Jesse Liew, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Principal Southeast Asia

9:35 AM

Ringgit & Sense

Nor Fazlina, Chief Executive Officer, Maybank Trustees Berhad

10:05 AM

Open For Business

Ooi Boon Sheng, CEO, Web Bytes

11:05 AM

Tech Talk

Praveen Kumar, Vice President for Asia Pacific at Rocket Software

12:00 PM

Enterprise Explores

Norman Vanhaecke, Group CEO, Cradle Fund

1:00 PM

The Breakfast Grille Repeat

Megat Zariman, President, Velesto Energy Bhd

2:05 PM

Beyond the Ballot Box

Unpacking the Israel-Iran Conflict, Dr Assal Rad, Scholar of Middle East History

3:05 PM

Live & Learn

19 Cammies, And Counting! Low Ngai Yuen, President, Kakiseni

3:30 PM

Live & Learn

Sambut Gong with Gangsapura, Teuku Umar Ilany and Nur Diyana Nadirah, Founders, Gangsapura

4:05 PM

Health & Living

Public Health: Diabetes - Get More Than You Bargained For, Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO, Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy | Dr Feisul Mustapha, Director, Perak State Health Department | Prof Dr Rohana Abdul Ghani, Consultant Endocrinologist, Universiti Teknologi Mara & President, Malaysian Obesity Society

5:00 PM

Top 5 At 5

6:00 PM

Inside Story

Talkback Thursday

7:05 PM

The Evening Edition

9:00 PM

I Love KL

10:00 PM

Back To Back