Videos - Bridget Welsh

Malaysian court fines Najib Razak $49M, 12 years in jail

July 28, 2020

Malaysian court has sentenced former PM Najib Razak to 12 years in jail after finding him guilty on all seven counts in the first of several multi-million-dollar corruption trials.

Has justice been done in the 1MDB scandal?

July 28, 2020

Former Prime Minister Najib Razak was found guilty of all seven charges and sentenced to 12 years in prison on corruption charges related to the 1MDB scandal. Could this be a step towards rooting out corruption in Malaysia?

Consider This: Singapore – Pandemic Polls, Double-Edged Sword?

July 24, 2020

Singapore’s GE results saw a decline in the popular vote for PAP. Are there lessons frm these pandemics polls fr Malaysia?

The Chini By-Election

July 1, 2020

Bridget Welsh on The Nation to discuss the Chini By-Election

COVID-19 Conversations 11: Media & Media Freedom with Gayathry Venkiteswaran

June 11, 2020

Join a conversation with UNM’s Assistant Professor at the School of Media, Languages and Cultures, Gayathry Venkiteswaran, on how COVID-19 has affected the media environment in Malaysia and broader Southeast Asia. Special attention centres on rights, the financial impact on media and recommendations on how to access accurate information in

COVID-19 Conversations 8: Lessons for COVID-19 from Malaysia’s Earlier Crises with Dato’ Steven Wong

June 9, 2020

Drawing from his expertise in policy-making, Steven Wong reflects on past crises Malaysia has faced and what they offer for responding to COVID-19.