The Batu Caves Reserve Special

Lim Teck Wyn, Resource Stewardship Consultants (RESCU)

08-Nov-13 14:00

Pause
Embed

One of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India that is dedicated to Lord Murugan, the limestone forming Batu Caves is said to be around 400 million years old.

Lim Teck Wyn, the Technical Director of Resource Stewardship Consultants and the spokesperson of the Friends of the Batu Caves Coalition, joins us to discuss the ecological significance of Batu Caves, while discussing the threats the area is facing, among them its vulnerability to proposed development in the area.

This and more than 60,000 other podcasts in your hand. Download the all new BFM mobile app.

Categories:

Tags: batu caves, friends of batu caves coalition

Today’s Shows

11:00 AM

Best of Enterprise

(REPEAT) OpenMinds’ Jan Wong on Malaysia’s martech momentum, AI overload, and how poor tech stacks are breaking brands mid-campaign.

12:00 PM

Popcorn Culture

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

1:00 PM

Cruise Control

(REPEAT) If you're in the market for a used, old school sports sedan, should you consider the Mitsubishi Lancer GT, or the Proton Inspira? Daniel Fernandez from dsf.my shares his thoughts!

2:00 PM

Matt-Splained

(REPEAT) Matt and Rich take their digital paranoia a step further, covering border controls, burner phones and authoritarian apps.

3:00 PM

Earth Matters

(REPEAT) The Malaysian Food Sovereignty Forum warns against proposed changes to the Protection of New Plant Varieties Act and the Plant Seed Quality Bill, citing a lack of engagement with farmers and civil society. FKMM Coordinator Nuritri Amir Bin Muhammad joins us to explain.

4:00 PM

Bar None

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

5:00 PM

BBC World Service

This episode of The Conversation features two women who are working in the field of robotics. What's life like in this industry?

PROGRAMMES