live interviews by riz khan of al jazeera

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad will be appearing separately live on aljazeera’s riz khan show next week. they will be talking on the current political situation in Malaysia and the implications of the global economic crisis.

Najib will be appearing on 10pm on Monday (Dec 1) Dr Mahathir’s show is on Dec 4 (Thursday) at 10pm (1400GMT). Viewers can call in or email questions to this interactive show. They can email to  riz@aljazeera.net or call in live to the show at +1 202 275 2360.

In another panel discussion involving Malaysian politics and culture which will among others touch on  the Internal security Act, Riz Khan will also appear live with three guests on Wednesday (Dec 3) also at 10pm. They are blogger and ex-ISA detainee Raja Petra Kamarudin and playwrights Kee Thuan Chye  and Jo Kukhatas.

People can also join the chatroom by watching on live station. com and entering the chatroom. Aljazeera  English is broadcast on Channel 513 of Astro.

Riz Khan will be in Kuala Lumpur in December for a series of live interviews on the future of Malaysia and  the region as a whole. The “Riz Khan” show will air live from Monday, Dec. 1, through Thursday, Dec. 4,  at 10pm.

The shows:

Monday (Dec 1) – DPM Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak
Tuesday (Dec 2) – Thailand politics
Wednesday (Dec 3) – Raja Petra Kamarudin, Kee Thuan Chye, Jo Kukhatas
Thursday (Dec 4) – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad