Everest Dwarfed by Overtourism

The Morning Run Crew

13-Jun-19 06:00

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We get you out of bed, to your first cup of coffee or to your first destination of your day with thought-provoking discussions on ideas, people and events shaping all our lives.

03:00 - Is “shaming” a good way to improving society’s civic consciousness?

09:03 - Should there be restrictions to who gets to climb Mount Everest?

14:12 - How should governments balance competing interests when it comes to tourism?

19:33 - Are you turned off by homesharing horror stories?

Presented by: Khoo Hsu Chuang, Sharidz Abdullah, Wong Shou Ning

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Categories: Politics, Law and Legal Matters, Travel, Investments

Tags: plastic bag ban, mountaineering, Airbnb, tourism, civic consciousness,

Today’s Shows

11:00 AM

Best of Enterprise

(REPEAT) Matthew Hardman, Chief Technology Officer for Asia Pacific at Hitachi Vantara, talks about the importance of building smarter, stronger data systems, and how they’re key to making AI actually work in the real world.

12:00 PM

Popcorn Culture

(REPEAT) The Popcorn Culture team reviews A Minecraft Movie and talks about video game adaptations!

1:00 PM

Cruise Control

(REPEAT) Are traditional used car dealers making a comeback? Daniel Fernandez from dsf.my thinks so! Tune in to find out.

2:00 PM

Matt-Splained

(REPEAT) How secure are your messaging apps? Richard Bradbury and Matt Armitage try to untangle the knot of modern apps and the legacy media they’re built on to sort the leaky vessels from the tight ships.

3:00 PM

Earth Matters

(REPEAT) Sabah has introduced its first-ever 10-year Bornean Sun Bear Action Plan (2025–2034) to tackle the pressing threats facing the species. Dr. Wong Siew Te, a wildlife biologist, tropical forest ecologist, and the CEO and Founder of the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC) unpacks the plan.

4:00 PM

Bar None

(REPEAT) Jazeman Jaafar joins Bar None to talk about his latest victory and the appeal of endurance racing.

5:00 PM

BBC World Service

BFM presents the BBC World Service, which provides in-depth coverage of issues from around the world.

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