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Date Programmes Podcast Title  
07-Jul-25 Morning Brief
(7:45 AM)
TVET Reforms And The Future Of Malaysia’s Workforce
Shazrul Ariff Suhaimi, Research Associate, Khazanah Research Institute
14-Mar-25 Morning Brief
(8:30 AM)
Malaysia's Food Affordability In Focus
Dr Amjad Rabi , Visiting Expert, Social Wellbeing Research Centre (SWRC), Universiti Malaya
06-Feb-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
Here’s How Employers in Malaysia Prevent Workers From Unionising
Ng Yap Hwa, Assistant General Secretary, Labour Solidarity and Learning Resources Association (LLRC)
05-Feb-25 Morning Brief
(7:45 AM)
SMEs Under Pressure From Rising Costs
Datuk William Ng, National President , Small and Medium Enterprises Association Malaysia (SAMENTA)
03-Feb-25 Top 5 At 5
(5:00 PM)
Top 5 at 5: Trump’s Trade War Begins—Are We Ready?
Arividya Arimuthu, Senior Fellow, ISIS Malaysia
10-Jan-25 Morning Brief
(8:30 AM)
The Impact Of The Rising Cost Of Childcare
Norsheila Abdullah, President, Malaysia Association of Registered Early Child Care and Development (MyECCD)
29-Oct-24 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
Can Malaysia Implement Universal Basic Income?
Geoffrey Williams, Economist | Dr Sarath Davala, John Michael, Lee Seng Kiat, Basic Income Earth Network
18-Oct-24 Evening Edition
(5:00 PM)
Budget 2025: Bigger, Braver and... Sexier?
Steve Chia, Tax Leader, PwC Malaysia | Patrick Tay, Deals Partner, Economics and Policy, PwC Malaysia
15-Oct-24 Top Story
(7:45 AM)
The GST Vs Minimum Wage Argument
Dr Carmelo Ferlito, CEO, Centre for Market Education
01-Oct-24 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
MADANI Government Must Increase the Minimum Wage
Saratbabu Ratnam, Chief of Worker's Bureau, Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM)
12-Aug-24 Top 5 At 5
(5:00 PM)
Top 5 At 5: The Government's War for Digital Sovereignty
Associate Professor Dr Sabariah Mohamed Salleh, Head of Programme, Centre for Research in Media and Communication, UKM
01-Aug-24 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
Sivaranjani, New Sec Gen of PSM on Building Left Movements
Sivaranjani Manickam, Secretary-General, Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM)
30-Apr-24 The Breakfast Grille
(8:00 AM)
Taking Stock Of The State Of Malaysia's Human Resources
Dr Bawani Lelchumanan, Senior Lecturer with the Department of Economics & Finance, Sunway Business School | J Solomon, Secretary-General, National Union of Bank Employees
02-Apr-24 Beyond The Ballot Box
(2:00 PM)
Important Considerations for Malaysia’s Progressive Wage Policy
Kevin Zhang, public policy researcher | Calvin Cheng, public policy researcher
21-Mar-24 Evening Edition
(5:00 PM)
Top 5 At 5: Regal Enforcement, Progressive Wages and Airport Expansions
S. Arutchelvan, Deputy Chairperson of Parti Sosialis Malaysia
21-Mar-24 Beyond The Ballot Box
(2:00 PM)
What Should the New Minimum Wage Be?
Alex Ong, Migrant Care | Sivaranjani Manickam, Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM)
 
 




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Today’s Shows



6:00 AM

The 6AM Stretch

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

7:00 AM

World Market Watch

Tim Mulholland, President, TJM Limited, Chicago, 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

Kathleen Chen, Associate Director of Asia-Pacific Sovereigns, Fitch Ratings on impact to Malaysia's fiscal position post populist measures.

7:45 AM

Morning Brief

Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan of the Malaysian Employers Federation weighs in on how the designation of September 15th as a public holiday may disrupt businesses.

8:00 AM

The Breakfast Grille

Megat Zariman, President of Velesto Energy Berhad, shares his outlook on the oil and gas industry.

8:30 AM

Morning Brief

Faisal Aziz, Bersih Chairman joins us to discuss our civil liberties when it comes to peaceful assemblies.

8:45 AM

Morning Brief

Dr. Surachanee Sriyai of ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute discusses the root causes driving scam centre operations and explores potential policy solutions.

9:00 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) Tim Mulholland, President, TJM Limited, Chicago, tells us where international markets are heading.

9:15 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) We take a look at the FBM KLCI as well as regional capital markets.

9:35 AM

What's The Focus

We wrap up the week’s biggest conversations to keep you in the know.

10:05 AM

Open For Business

Pure Mylk’s Marcus Khoo on the tech behind clean-label plant-based drinks, filling Malaysia’s food-tech gaps, and why The Mylky Way may be Southeast Asia’s next innovation hub for sustainable F&B.

11:00 AM

Mattsplained

Matt Armitage, Founder, Kulturpop

12:00 PM

Enterprise Explores

CyberArk’s Serene Lee on machine identity breaches, AI-powered threats, and why human-centric security strategies are no longer enough.

1:00 PM

The Breakfast Grille Repeat

Megat Zariman, President of Velesto Energy Berhad, shares his outlook on the oil and gas industry.

2:05 PM

Discovery Hour

3:05 PM

Front Row

Material scientist Lyne Ismail, trained in chemistry and nanotechnology, presents "Cat Town: Energy, Matter, and the Art of Becoming," a solo exhibition exploring energy, matter, and abstraction.

3:20 PM

Front Row

Singer Janet Lee marks two decades on stage with "Lucky Lee - The 20-Year Journey On Stage," a theatrical concert experience. She's joined by musical collaborator Tay Cher Siang to discuss her career, from Taiping to sold-out stages nationwide.

4:05 PM

Health & Living

Are the increasingly popular ceramic cookware actually “non-toxic”? We look at what they’re made of and what are the effects in the human body.

5:00 PM

Top 5 at 5

6:00 PM

Popcorn Culture

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

7:00 PM

BBC World Service

This week on Science in Action, scientists have detected the largest black hole merger ever observed with LIGO picking up signals from two black holes colliding in a ‘violent’ spacetime event.

8:00 PM

Bar None

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

9:00 PM

The Selector

Covering all styles of music from indie, dubstep, folk, soul, electro and everything in between, from some of the most exciting artists in the UK.