CPPS Roundtable Discussion
Review of Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s First 100 Days in Office

Tuesday, 28th July 2009 ·

3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. ·

Venue: Malaysian Bar Council

The Centre for Public Policy Studies (CPPS) cordially invites you to attend our upcoming roundtable discussion with civil society to reflect upon the accomplishments and shortcomings of Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak’s first 100 days in office. The forum will be held on Tuesday, 28th July 2009 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Malaysian Bar Council.

This roundtable will see a few prominent Malaysian voices present a brief analysis of the Prime Minister’s performance, followed by a period for discussion. Upon completion of our roundtable, we will produce a report card grading the new administration on its success in various areas including political development, youth perception, economic liberalization, legal affairs, national unity and ethnic/race relations, human rights and media freedom.

We believe that you will find the exchange to be interesting and illuminating. Please RSVP by Friday, 24th July 2009 in order to ensure that your space is reserved. You may contact me via e-mail at noel@cpps.org. my, or via telephone at 03.2093.5393 to confirm your attendance or for more information.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Tentative Programme

2:45 PM                        :           Registration
3:00 PM                        :           Opening Remarks by Tan Sri Ramon V. Navaratnam,
Chairman of CPPS
3:05 PM – 4:40 PM       :           Reflections on the 100 Days of Prime Minister

:           RTD Invited Discussants
·         V. Gayathry – (Centre for Independent Journalism) – Media Freedom
·         YB Nur Jazlan ­– (MP for Pulai) tbc  - Youth perception
·         Datuk Syed Amin Al-Jeffri (Malay Chambers) tbc – Business/Economic measures
·         Mr. Ragunath Kesavan (Bar Council President) tbc – Legal Developments
·         Datuk Dr. Denison Jayasooria ( Institute of Ethnic Studies , UKM) – National Unity & Ethnic relations
·         Prof. James Chin ( Monash University Malaysia ) tbc – political analysis
·         Ms Nora Murat (Amnesty International Malaysia ) – Human Rights

Moderator: Tan Sri Ramon V. Navaratnam

4:40PM – 4:50PM         :           Tea Break
4:50 PM – 6:00 PM       :           Comments from participants of the RTD
Moderator & Concluding Comments by Dato’ Michael Yeoh,
CEO, Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute

Warm regards,
Noel N. Dass
Senior Research Analyst
Centre for Public Policy Studies
Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute (ASLI)
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