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How Colonial Violence Shaped the World’s Greatest Museums

How Colonial Violence Shaped the World’s Greatest Museums

Dan Hicks, Author, The Brutish Museums

Life Milestones

Life Milestones

Kam Raslan | Azmyl Yunor | Ahmad Yazid

Top 5 at 5: Understanding the Political Sentiments of Malay Youths

Top 5 at 5: Understanding the Political Sentiments of Malay Youths

Aziff Azuddin, Political Researcher, IMAN Research

 Marching Through Memory: Military History Tourism in Malaysia

Marching Through Memory: Military History Tourism in Malaysia

Major Jamaluddin Hasan, Deputy President, Malaysia Military History Tourism Association

What is the Real History of Tea?

What is the Real History of Tea?

Erika Rappaport, Associate Professor of History, University of California Santa Barbara

Pollination 4: the palms of y/our hands 

Pollination 4: the palms of y/our hands 

Mark Teh, Co-curator | Okui Lala, Artist | Steven Nyi Nyi, Collaborator

Lost Opportunities On The Road To Unity

Lost Opportunities On The Road To Unity

Dato' Mohammed Hussein, Author, How Malaysia Missed 7 Chances at Nation Building

Can The US Retake The Panama Canal?

Can The US Retake The Panama Canal?

Julie Greene, Professor of History, University of Maryland

Top 5 at 5: Trump’s Trade War Begins—Are We Ready?

Top 5 at 5: Trump’s Trade War Begins—Are We Ready?

Arividya Arimuthu, Senior Fellow, ISIS Malaysia

From Shadows to Spotlight - KL's Modern Chinese Theatre Scene

From Shadows to Spotlight - KL's Modern Chinese Theatre Scene

Goh You Ping, Chairman, Persatuan Angkatan Seni Lakon Interaksi, Kuala Lumpur dan Selangor (ASLI)

Canadian Rajah

Canadian Rajah

Sarah Shahrum, cast member | Malik Taufiq, cast member | Israr Khalid, cast member

Reviving Memories - The Art of Photo Restoration

Reviving Memories - The Art of Photo Restoration

Faye Lim, Managing Director, Canvas Art Malaysia

Decoding The Straits Settlements’ Coat Of Arms

Decoding The Straits Settlements’ Coat Of Arms

Surin Suksuwan, Co-Founder of nature bookshop Sunda Shelves

Loke Yew and The Hawthornden Estate

Loke Yew and The Hawthornden Estate

Elizabeth Cardosa, Heritage Conservation Expert

Petaling Street - Traditions in Transition

Petaling Street - Traditions in Transition

Kevin Bathman, Project Manager & Producer, Project Future Malaysia | Francis Nantha, Writer | Daniel Lim, Producer, Uniness

How Colonialism Shapes National Identity

How Colonialism Shapes National Identity

Dr Jessica Rapson, Lecturer (Cultural Memory), King’s College London | Dr Sarena Abdullah, Art Historian, University Sains Malaysia

 
 




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Sebastian Strangio, Southeast Asia Editor at The Diplomat speaks on the clashes along the Thai-Cambodian border.

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

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Professor Karen Nelson-Field of Amplified Intelligence explains how leaders can move beyond virality to focus on lasting brand impact.

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Sean Ooi & Lim Sing Yi, Co-Founders, Strangers At 47, on building a beloved café brand through grit, crepes, and community over 11 years.

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Sheba Gumis, Partner at Skrine, discusses the legal pros and cons of structuring your business from sole proprietorship to Sdn Bhd.

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Geoffrey Williams, Economist, on what Malaysia’s slowing population growth means for the economy, labour force, and future resilience.

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This month on Nature Reads, we speak to nature communicator Azamuddeen Nasir - aka AnakUmiSukaHutan - about the books that inspire his work as a nature communicator and PhD researcher.

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Earth Matters

We speak to Law Yao Hua and Wong Siew Lyn, the co-founders of environmental journalism portal Macaranga, for a round-up of top environmental news from July 2025.

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Health & Living

From smoking several packs a day to a lung cancer diagnosis decades later, we hear from an ex-smoker how he finally kicked the habit.

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Top 5 at 5

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Today I Learned

Museums may be well-loved hubs of culture and education, but they often have dark, bloody, and colonial origins. Dan Hicks, author of ‘The Brutish Museums’ joins us to talk about stolen museum artefacts and the calls for their return.

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Kam Raslan, Marion D'Cruz and Ong Kar Jin get together to talk about regionalism, Malaysian diaspora across the globe and what it means to hope.