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Date Programmes Podcast Title  
08-Aug-25 Enterprise Explores
(12:00 PM)
Malaysia’s Ageing Nation: Is a Higher Retirement Age Inevitable?
Sam Baxendale, Co-Founder & CEO, Kinetik Hiring
06-Aug-25 Morning Brief
(8:30 AM)
Retirement Reform : Are We Ready for Monthly EPF Pensions?
Chai Sen Tyng, Senior Research Officer, Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing (myAgeing), Universiti Putra Malaysia
31-Jul-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
Can Socialism Go from the Margins to the Mainstream in Malaysia?
Arveent Kathirchelvan, Coordinator of Policy Research Bureau, Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM)
23-Jun-25 Enterprise Explores
(12:00 PM)
Beyond EPF: Making the Case for a Universal Basic Pension
Dr Geoffrey Williams, Economist & Founder, Williams Business Consultancy
09-Jun-25 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Should We All Work Until 65?
Professor Dr Shahrul Bahyah Kamaruzzaman, President, Malaysian Healthy Ageing Society | Professor Nathan Vytialingam, Honorary Fellow, World Federation of Occupational Therapists
20-May-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
IMF Urges People to Work Till 70: Yay or Nay?
Professor Peter Beattie, Political Economist & Political Psychologist, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
20-Jan-25 Morning Brief
(8:30 AM)
Incremental Progress In Pensions Reform 
Dr Lee Hwok-Aun, Senior Fellow, Malaysian Studies Programme , ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
13-Dec-24 Top Story
(7:45 AM)
EPF's RIA And Belajawanku 2025, Helping Malaysians Retire Comfortably
Dr Geoffrey Williams, Economist
16-Oct-24 Top 5 At 5
(5:00 PM)
Top 5 at 5: MMA's Push To End Doctors' On-Call Shifts
Dr Sean Thum, Vice Chairman, MMA SCHOMOS
19-Jun-24 Inside Story
(6:00 PM)
Scrutinising Pensions for MPs
Aidila Razak, Special Reports Editor, Malaysiakini | Ooi Choon Nam, Project Coordinator, Malaysiakini
26-Mar-24 Beyond The Ballot Box
(2:00 PM)
Public Service Reform: From Pensions to EPF – Good Move?
Lee Hwok-Aun, Coordinator of the Malaysia Studies Programme, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
28-Feb-24 Evening Edition
(5:00 PM)
Popek Popek Parlimen: Palm Oil, Presumptions and Onions
30-Jan-24 Morning Brief
(8:45 AM)
No Time To Lose For Malaysia's Pension Reform
Dr Nungsari A. Radhi, Economist
10-May-23 Live & Learn
(2:00 PM)
The EPF Debate: Balancing Economic Growth and Social Security
Ng Sze Fung, Research Officer, REFSA
02-May-23 Inside Story
(6:00 PM)
Higher EPF Contributions And Pension Schemes For Senior Citizens
Dr Michael Jeyakumar, Chairperson, Parti Sosialis Malaysia
18-Apr-23 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
Retire With Dignity: Why We Need a Senior Citizens Pension Scheme
Sivarajan Arumugam , Secretary General, Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM)
 
 




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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

Tony Nash, CEO, Complete Intelligence, 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

Brock Silvers, Managing Director of Kaiyuan Capital on China's ailing property sector.

7:45 AM

Morning Brief

Christopher Wong, FX Strategist, OCBC gives us an outlook for gold in 2025.

8:00 AM

The Breakfast Grille

Economist Dr. Nungsari Ahmad Radhi examines the 13th Malaysia Plan, focusing on fiscal sustainability, tax reform, and the impact of an aging population on Malaysia’s future.

8:30 AM

Morning Brief

Dr Nur Fareza Mustapha of KRI discusses long-term solutions to Malaysia's homelessness problem.

8:45 AM

Morning Brief

Criminal lawyer Goh Cia Yee breaks down what the Federal Court’s dismissal of the prosecution’s appeal means for former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s chances of house arrest.

9:00 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) Tony Nash, CEO, Complete Intelligence, tells us where international markets are heading.

9:15 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) Christopher Wong, FX Strategist, OCBC gives us an outlook for gold in 2025.

9:35 AM

Ringgit & Sense

Fung Mei Lin, Private Business Leader, PwC Malaysia talks about family offices in Malaysia.

10:05 AM

Open For Business

Amy Blair, Founder & CEO of Batik Boutique, on building Malaysia’s only B Corp–certified batik brand and her vision to take it global.

11:00 AM

Tech Talk

Asnawi Jufrie, VP & GM for Southeast Asia at SleekFlow, on AI-powered marketplaces, AgentFlow, and building customer trust in the age of AI.

12:00 PM

Enterprise Explores

Rajen Devadason, CEO of RD WealthCreation, on EPF’s proposed monthly payout scheme, the trade-off between personal freedom and retirement security, and the case for raising Malaysia’s retirement age.

1:00 PM

The Breakfast Grille Repeat

Economist Dr. Nungsari Ahmad Radhi examines the 13th Malaysia Plan, focusing on fiscal sustainability, tax reform, and the impact of an aging population on Malaysia’s future.

2:05 PM

Discovery Hour

3:05 PM

Beyond the Ballot Box

We unpack the book ‘Education of Ethnic Minorities: The Case of Indians in Malaysia’ with its author, Dr Santhiram Raman.

4:05 PM

Health & Living

Amid pre-Budget engagements, we look at how much the government should invest in healthcare and where should the money come from.

5:00 PM

Top 5 at 5

6:00 PM

Talkback Thursday

Would you support immigration as a way to get around our ageing population 'crisis'?

8:00 PM

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