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The Shadow of the Cultural Cold War

The Shadow of the Cultural Cold War

Giles Scott-Smith, Professor of Transnational Relations and New Diplomatic History, Leiden University

A Brief History of Malaya’s Road to Independence

A Brief History of Malaya’s Road to Independence

Raja Ahmad Aminullah, Poet & Activist

Top 5 at 5: Protests Catching Fire All Over Indonesia

Top 5 at 5: Protests Catching Fire All Over Indonesia

Andreas Harsono, researcher, Human Rights Watch

Malaysian Short Films + Your Favourite Malaysian Movies

Malaysian Short Films + Your Favourite Malaysian Movies

Top 5 at 5: Will AI Steal Your Job?

Top 5 at 5: Will AI Steal Your Job?

Calvin Cheng, Director of the Economics, Trade and Regional Integration division at ISIS Malaysia.

How Malaysia’s Living Heritage Elevates Tourism

How Malaysia’s Living Heritage Elevates Tourism

Shin Tseng, Director, Urban Agenda Design and Co-founder, REXKL | Nigel Wong, President, The Malaysian Association of Tour & Travel Agents (MATTA)

What Do You Love About Malaysia?

What Do You Love About Malaysia?

Top 5 at 5: Stranger Danger? More like Scammer Danger

Top 5 at 5: Stranger Danger? More like Scammer Danger

Raymon Ram, Certified Fraud Examiner & Anti-Money Laundering Specialist

The URA Bill : Balancing Growth And Rights

The URA Bill : Balancing Growth And Rights

Theebalakshmi Kunasekaran, Research Associate, Khazanah Research Institute

Exploring Malaysia’s Evolving Art Scene

Exploring Malaysia’s Evolving Art Scene

Jalaini Abu Hassan, Artist | Beverly Yong, Co-founder , RogueArt

Kuala Lumpur: From Tin Town to Capital City

Kuala Lumpur: From Tin Town to Capital City

Eddin Khoo, Co-founder, Pusaka

What Would You Change About Malaysia?

What Would You Change About Malaysia?

Top 5 at 5: Can Cigarette Taxes Axe Smoking?

Top 5 at 5: Can Cigarette Taxes Axe Smoking?

Dr Wency Bui, Senior Lecturer, School of Business & Economics, Universiti Putra Malaysia

What Makes A Nation, A Nation?

What Makes A Nation, A Nation?

Wong Chin Huat, Deputy Head of Strategy, Asia Headquarters of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network and a professor of political science at Sunway University | Aziff Azuddin, political researcher, IMAN Research

Macaranga Wrap-Up: August 2025

Macaranga Wrap-Up: August 2025

Wong Siew Lyn, Co-founder, Macaranga

Nature Reads: The Skeat Expedition’s Forgotten Stories

Nature Reads: The Skeat Expedition’s Forgotten Stories

Dylan Jefri Ong, Co-founder, Sunda Shelves | Katherine Enright, PhD Candidate, University of Cambridge

 
 




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6:00 AM

The 6AM Stretch

Thought-provoking discussions on ideas, people and events shaping our lives.

7:00 AM

World Market Watch

Kingsley Jones, Chief Investment Officer, Jevons Global, tells us where international markets are heading.

7:15 AM

Morning Brief

We recap global and local headlines from today's papers and portals.

7:30 AM

Morning Brief

Dr. Greg Raymond, Senior Lecturer, Australian National University (ANU) gives us an update on Thai politics.

7:45 AM

Morning Brief

Bank Negara Malaysia has maintained the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.75%, as widely expected, after lowering the OPR from 3% in July. Helping us unpack the key takeaways from the central bank’s latest monetary policy meeting — and to discuss the outlook for Malaysia’s economy — is Firdaos Rosli, Chief Economist at AmBank Group.

8:00 AM

The Breakfast Grille

Dr Tara Béteille of World Bank discusses the current trends in literacy and education in conjunction with International Literacy Day.

8:30 AM

Morning Brief

Dato' Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik, MP for Balik Pulau, discussing concerns over the Urban Renewal Bill 2025.

8:45 AM

Morning Brief

Sim TzeTzin, MP for Bayan Baru, on the problems with STPM

9:00 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) Kingsley Jones, Chief Investment Officer, Jevons Global, tells us where international markets are heading.

9:15 AM

Opening Bell

Jerry Goh, Asia Equities, Investment Director, Aberdeen Standard Investments weighs in on investment strategies in the Jakarta Stock Exchange amidst political turmoil in the country.

9:35 AM

Pinnacle Perspectives

Prof. Shardul Phadnis of Asia School of Business shares his insights on how global supply chains are evolving amid new challenges.

10:05 AM

Open For Business

Thanaselan Rajendran of Pepper Labs shares how to balances profit with purpose.

11:05 AM

P&L

Azuar Zainuddin of Satu Creative on the Hasanah Social Enterprise Fund 2025

12:00 PM

Enterprise Explores

UrbanMetry's Koh Cha-Ly on transforming idle lots and forgotten buildings into thriving hubs.

1:00 PM

The Breakfast Grille Repeat

Dr Tara Béteille of World Bank discusses the current trends in literacy and education in conjunction with International Literacy Day.

2:05 PM

Discovery Hour

3:05 PM

Earth Matters

Every September, thousands of Malaysians join the International Coastal Cleanup to collect and record trash from our beaches. We speak to Reef Check Malaysia’s Julian Hyde and Theresa Ng about what the data reveals and how we can tackle marine pollution.

4:05 PM

Health & Living

We look back at the highlights from the first Health & Living (For Her) event, ‘Best For Moms: A Forum For The Sisterhood’, from mothers’ well-being to kids’ financial literacy.

5:00 PM

Top 5 at 5

6:00 PM

Today I Learned

We discuss the lesser-known side of the Cold War, which found cultural rivalries in the arts, literature, and even music.

7:00 PM

Just For Kicks

Sean, Asran and Bob join Kam Raslan to unpack some of the international matches played over the weekend.

8:00 PM

A Bit of Culture

Kam Raslan and his two guests, Michael Gong and Ahmad Yazid to talk about the appeal of action sports, the joy of missing out and what was it like growing up back then.