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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

Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics & Strategy, Mizuho Bank, 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

Denise Wong, Bloomberg Intelligence gives us an outlook of China's infrastructure sector.

7:45 AM

Morning Brief

Adrian Pereira, Executive Director of the North-South Initiative on foreign workers in the country

8:00 AM

The Breakfast Grille

Human Rights Lawyer Siti Kassim and Tengku Mohamed Fauzi Hamid of SUHAKAM discuss critical issues facing Orang Asli communities.

8:30 AM

Morning Brief

Dr Hasdy Haron of the National Transplant Resource Centre weighs in on Malaysia’s urgent organ donor shortage and potential reforms to save more lives.

8:45 AM

Morning Brief

(REPEAT) We dive into the local and international news that matters to you.

9:00 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics & Strategy, Mizuho Bank, tells us where international markets are heading.

9:15 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) Denise Wong, Bloomberg Intelligence gives us an outlook of China's infrastructure sector.

9:35 AM

Ringgit & Sense

Fazrul Farouk, licensed financial planner, I-Max Financial talks about the proposed monthly withdrawals from EPF for retirees,

10:05 AM

Open For Business

LIGNO Biotech's co-founders on how they turned a PhD project on Tiger Milk Mushroom into a profitable and patented RM13M business with global ambitions.

11:00 AM

Tech Talk

Prateek Pashine, Chief Enterprise Business Officer at Maxis, discusses an IDC study on AI adoption in Malaysia — where we stand regionally, what’s holding us back, and how businesses can drive real AI transformation.

12:00 PM

Enterprise Explores

Knight Frank's Allan Sim on why Malaysia's logistics real estate market (warehouses) is holding steady despite a regional slowdown and what it means for investors.

1:00 PM

The Breakfast Grille Repeat

Siti Kassim, Human Rights Lawyer & Tengku Mohamed Fauzi Hamid, Vice Chairman, The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM).

2:05 PM

Discovery Hour

3:05 PM

Beyond the Ballot Box

Women outnumber men in Malaysian universities, yet remain underrepresented in politics. A big reason is gendered disinformation. What is it, and how can we counter it? We speak to experts from Women’s Rights NGOs

4:05 PM

Health & Living

The recently published National Health and Morbidity Survey 2024 focussing on nutrition revealed just how bad Malaysians’ diets are. Now that’s probably not a surprise to most of us but the question remains: what can we do about it? Here to help us break down how we can easily improve our diets and make sure we get all the nutrients we need is dietitian Prof Dr Winnie Chee.

5:00 PM

Top 5 at 5

6:00 PM

Talkback Thursday

Have you experienced or seen bullying at your place of work?

8:00 PM

BBC World Service

This episode of Crowd Science explores all things light - from its properties to its potential.