Date and Time: 15:00-18:30, October 6th (Thurs.), 2016 Place: Tonan-tei (Room No. 201),CSEAS, Inamori Foundation Memorial Building, Kyoto University Commentator: Ayame Suzuki, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law Department of Political Science, Doahiah University Moderators: Tsukasa Iga and Masaaki Okamoto, CSEAS, Kyoto University Amin Iskandar (Former News Editor of The Malaysian Insider) Title: Practitioner View on Media Freedom under Najib's Administration in Malaysia Abstract: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak came to power in 2009 and promised reform to Malaysia after replacing Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. He introduced the 1Malaysia slogan aiming to unite all Malaysians. The 13th General Election‎ in 2013 witnessed the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) narrowly win 133 [ Read More ]