Malaysiana: Introducing Malaya's First Beauty Queen

Violet Sleigh

11-Sep-16 12:00

Malaysiana: Introducing Malaya's First Beauty Queen

Season 1 of Malaysiana continues with the remarkable life story of Violet Sleigh, who was also a POW during the Japanese Occupation of Malaya in World War II.

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11:00 AM

Best of Enterprise

(REPEAT) In this episode, we speak with Farhan Ahmad, Group Chief Executive Officer at PayNet to unpack the thinking behind Malaysia’s new Fintech Innovation Hub.

12:00 PM

Popcorn Culture

(REPEAT) We review the newest Mission Impossible, and then talk about who embodies movie stardom!

1:00 PM

Cruise Control

(REPEAT) How can we prevent accidents involving heavy trucks? Daniel weighs in on his thoughts!

2:00 PM

Matt-Splained

(REPEAT) Matt and Rich ponder whether our current tech world will collapse eventually.

3:00 PM

Earth Matters

(REPEAT) Climate change is rapidly reshaping our seas and destroying our coral reefs. Tune in to hear what we can do about it.

4:00 PM

Bar None

(REPEAT) Andrew Chiu, the Secretary General of the Malaysia Obstacle Race Sports Association (MORSA) shares the rise of obstacle course racing in Malaysia.

5:00 PM

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