Best of Earth Matters 2017

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18-Dec-17 15:00

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Today we look back at some of our popular Earth Matters episodes for Year 2017. We revisit President Trump’s decision to pull U.S. out from the Paris agreement with Dato' Dr Gurdial Singh Nijar, the Taman Tun residents’ battle with DBKL to protect Taman Rimba Kiara from development with Hafiz Abu Bakar and Leon Koay, and the shift away from our current reliance on fossil fuels with Richard Heinberg.

Produced by: Juliet Jacobs

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs

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Tags: Paris Agreement, Donald Trump, Cop21, Taman Rimba Kiara, DBKL, TTDI, Richard Heinberg, fossil fuels, The Bigger Picture, Earth Matters

Today’s Shows

11:00 AM

Best of Enterprise

(REPEAT) OpenMinds’ Jan Wong on Malaysia’s martech momentum, AI overload, and how poor tech stacks are breaking brands mid-campaign.

12:00 PM

Popcorn Culture

(REPEAT) A review of The Fantastic Four’s arrival in the MCU, followed by a discussion about characters that have been played by different actors.

1:00 PM

Cruise Control

(REPEAT) If you're in the market for a used, old school sports sedan, should you consider the Mitsubishi Lancer GT, or the Proton Inspira? Daniel Fernandez from dsf.my shares his thoughts!

2:00 PM

Matt-Splained

(REPEAT) Matt and Rich take their digital paranoia a step further, covering border controls, burner phones and authoritarian apps.

3:00 PM

Earth Matters

(REPEAT) The Malaysian Food Sovereignty Forum warns against proposed changes to the Protection of New Plant Varieties Act and the Plant Seed Quality Bill, citing a lack of engagement with farmers and civil society. FKMM Coordinator Nuritri Amir Bin Muhammad joins us to explain.

4:00 PM

Bar None

(REPEAT) We speak to Jeffrey Ross, the General Manager of Fresh Events Asia, ahead of the Redline Fitness Games, happening this weekend.

5:00 PM

BBC World Service

This episode of The Conversation features two women who are working in the field of robotics. What's life like in this industry?

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