Tomorrow, Malaysiakini will be hosting its inaugural Debatkini session which will see four BN and Pakatan Rakyat leaders locked in a battle of wits, discussing Malaysia’s future as a democracy.

Malaysiakini subscribers who are unable to attend this event are invited to participate indirectly by submitting written questions, related to the forum topic.

Questions are to be submitted to debatkini@malaysiakini.com before 4pm tomorrow. Please include your Malaysiakini login name as proof of subscription.

Forum participants will be able to field written questions at the event itself. Questions will be drawn at random to allow everyone a fair chance at getting their questions across.

However, the forum moderator will have the discretion to reject questions if deemed necessary.

There will be a RM10 entry fee to help cover cost for the event. About 100 tickets have been pre-booked so far.

Although tickets can be purchased at the door, those who pre-book tickets will stand a chance to win a set of cartoon books by Zunar.

The forum, titled ‘Is Malaysian democracy moving forward?’, will see two representatives each from the ruling BN coalition and the opposition.

The panellists are Abdul Rahman Dahlan (Umno), Gan Ping Sieu (MCA), Mujahid Yusof Rawa (PAS) and R Sivarasa (PKR).

The event be held at the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH). Registration will begin at 7.30pm.

The 90-minute session will be moderated by Malaysiakini chief executive officer Premesh Chandran. The event is co-hosted by the KLSCAH Civil Rights Committee. 

For pre-booking information, please click here .