Saving Vivekananda Ashram

Derek Fernandez, Lawyer | Raja Singham, Founder of Brickfields Asia College | Terence Fernandez, Investigations Editor, The EDGE Malaysia

10-Nov-14 15:00

Pause
Embed

We find out the legalities behind redevelopment plans for the Vivekananda Ashram and reasons for the huge movement against it. Mr Raja Singham, founder of Brickfields Asia College, has pledged RM500,000 towards the cause while lawyer Derek Fernandez says DBKL has the power to stop redevelopment plans. Terence Fernandez, investigations editor at The EDGE Malaysia, whose paper revealed that the CEO of the developer F3 Capital is also an ex-treasurer of Vivekananda Ashram, joins them in this discussion.

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

Categories:

Tags: development, heritage building

Today’s Shows

11:00 AM

Best of Enterprise

(REPEAT) Jan Wong, Founder, Open Minds, on Malaysia’s Martech Digital Edge.

12:00 PM

Popcorn Culture

(REPEAT) We review One Battle After Another, Leonardo DiCaprio’s first collaboration with acclaimed director, Paul Thomas Anderson - and discuss your favourite of Leo's performances.

1:00 PM

Cruise Control

(REPEAT) We talk about the price war that's affecting the industry and the manufacturers that are selling their cars at discounted prices.

2:00 PM

Matt-Splained

(REPEAT) Matt and Rich debate how quickly AI has reached the threshold of deniability: the reality remix.

3:00 PM

Earth Matters

(REPEAT) A recent tiger poaching case in Johor highlights the urgent threats facing Malaysia’s national icon. We speak with Rimau founder Lara Ariffin about her organisation’s fight to protect the last Malayan tigers.

4:00 PM

Bar None

(REPEAT) We speak to a sport climbing coach and a skateboarder to learn how they train as athletes.

5:00 PM

BBC World Service

This episode of The Conversation features two filmmakers that are working on football-related movies.

PROGRAMMES