On Tuesday 10 June, BBC World Questions will come to Malaysia to debate the country’s political and economic future in the country’s cosmopolitan capital, Kuala Lumpur. The former Prime Minister is in jail for corruption; the new PM has promised an ethical society, but does Malaysia have the institutions to deliver that? US tech money has poured into the country, but as President Trump’s tariffs prepare to bite, should Malaysia look to China or to the West as its key strategic partner? Petrol … [Read more...] about BBC World Questions arrives in Malaysia
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BBC World Service and The Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 present The Engineers: Intelligent Machines
In a special public live recording for the BBC World Service at the Great Hall of Imperial College, the BBC’s Caroline Steel will present The Engineers: Intelligent Machines – in collaboration between the BBC World Service and the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851. Intelligent machines are remaking our world. The speed of their improvement is accelerating fast and every day there are more things they can do better than us. A computer has defeated the world’s greatest human player of … [Read more...] about BBC World Service and The Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 present The Engineers: Intelligent Machines
BBC World Service announce new presenters for series The Conversation
Ella Al-Shamahi and Datshiane Navanayagam are the new hosts of The Conversation, the BBC World Service English programme dedicated to highlighting and discussing incredible women and their experiences. The Conversation hears from women in different counties across the globe as they share first-hand their personal experiences and some of their most intimate insights, from what it’s like to be a woman in the music industry, to promoting women’s rights through sport, or working with local … [Read more...] about BBC World Service announce new presenters for series The Conversation
