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BBC Faces Worst Crisis in Decades

BBC Faces Worst Crisis in Decades

Dr. Benjamin Barton, Associate Professor, University of Nottingham Malaysia

Top 5 at 5: What's Inside The BBC Storm?

Top 5 at 5: What's Inside The BBC Storm?

Jonathan Munro, BBC News Global Director, and Director of the BBC World Service

WTF: Why Politicians And Freebies Shouldn't Mix

WTF: Why Politicians And Freebies Shouldn't Mix

World Press Freedom Day 2023: The Dangers of Mislabelling Media Organisations

World Press Freedom Day 2023: The Dangers of Mislabelling Media Organisations

Ding Jo-Ann, Advocate for Media Freedom and Independence & Principal (Asia), Luminate

The Case For Public Service Media Reforms

The Case For Public Service Media Reforms

Zaharom Nain, Professor of Media & Communication, University of Nottingham Malaysia

Another Royal Reckoning For The BBC

Another Royal Reckoning For The BBC

Suzanne Franks, Professor of Journalism, City, University of London

Media Reporting on Palestine & Israel: What Are We & Aren’t We Doing Right?

Media Reporting on Palestine & Israel: What Are We & Aren’t We Doing Right?

Dr Dina Matar, Chair of the Centre for Global Media & Communication, and Chair of the Centre for Palestine Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)

By The Way: Musicians' Union Calls For Change, MPO Updates, Annie Mac Leaves BBC Radio 1

By The Way: Musicians' Union Calls For Change, MPO Updates, Annie Mac Leaves BBC Radio 1

Behind The Scenes Of The BBC’s Business Daily

Behind The Scenes Of The BBC’s Business Daily

Manuela Saragosa, Host, BBC World Service

By The Way: Michael Kiwanuka's Mercury Prize, Voting with Frank Ocean, Classical on BBC and RIP Mac Davis.

By The Way: Michael Kiwanuka's Mercury Prize, Voting with Frank Ocean, Classical on BBC and RIP Mac Davis.

The Music That Defines You Forever

The Music That Defines You Forever

Paul Augustin, Director, Penang House of Music

Adapting Dystopian Safety

Adapting Dystopian Safety

Kam Raslan | Bernice Chauly | Azmyl Yunor

Epicurus’ Zoom Poetry

Epicurus’ Zoom Poetry

Kam Raslan | Pauline Fan | Minh Bui Jones, The Mekong Review

#stayathome with Radio Plays & NPR's Tiny Desk

#stayathome with Radio Plays & NPR's Tiny Desk

We Are Not Yet Ready

We Are Not Yet Ready

Kam Raslan | Vernon Adrian Emuang | Julian Yap

Darwin Day 2020

Darwin Day 2020

 
 




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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

Tony Nash, CEO, Complete Intelligence 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

William Pesek, columnist with Nikkei Asia, discusses implications of a possible snap general election in Japan.

7:45 AM

Morning Brief

Adib Zalkapli of Viewfinder Global Affairs weighs in on UMNO’s general assembly and its implications for the party’s future.

8:00 AM

The Breakfast Grille

Chan Soon Seng, Chief Executive Officer of Teach for Malaysia, and Datin Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim, Chairman, Parent Action Group for Education Malaysia (PAGE), share their take on the education reforms for Malaysia primary schools.

8:30 AM

Morning Brief

Andy Davison, Founder and CEO of The Expat Group Media, discusses the implications of Malaysia’s higher minimum salary requirements for expatriate employment passes on expats and companies.

8:45 AM

Morning Brief

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

9:00 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) Tony Nash, CEO, Complete Intelligence tells us where international markets are heading.

9:15 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) Aidan YAO, Senior Investment Strategist, Asia, Amundi, shares his outlook for global markets as they kick off 2026 with record highs.

9:35 AM

Ringgit & Sense

Kevin Neoh, licensed financial planner at VKA Wealth Planners, discusses on sticking to personal finance resolutions in the new year.

10:05 AM

Open For Business

Timothy Tiah (Tim), Founder, Jerry and also the co-founder and Executive Director, Colony.

11:00 AM

Tech Talk

Kugan Thirunavakasaru, Chief Innovation Officer at CelcomDigi and Professor Dr Adina Abdullah, Family Medicine Specialist, Acting Head of Digital Health Unit, Universiti Malaya Medical Centre. In this episode of Tech Talk, we explore how 5G, AI, and mixed reality are reshaping the future of healthcare delivery. Following a world first multi country live surgery conducted by Universiti Malaya Medical Centre and CelcomDigi, we look at how holomedicine is enabling real time surgical mentoring, immersive medical training, and cross border collaboration. Kugan Thirunavakasaru, Chief Innovation Officer at CelcomDigi, and Professor Dr Adina Abdullah, Family Medicine Specialist and Acting Head of the Digital Health Unit at Universiti Malaya Medical Centre, share how ultra low latency 5G and holographic visualisation are moving from pilot projects into real clinical environments. We discuss what this means for access to specialist care, surgical education, and Malaysia’s ambitions as a regional healthcare a

12:00 PM

Enterprise Explores

APAC in 2026: Resilience Amidst a Slowing China. Fitch Ratings’ Thomas Rookmaaker unpacks why Asia maintains a neutral outlook despite China’s projected slowdown to 4.1% and why Thailand remains the region's sole "Negative" outlier.

1:00 PM

The Breakfast Grille Repeat

Chan Soon Seng, Chief Executive Officer of Teach for Malaysia, and Datin Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim, Chairman, Parent Action Group for Education Malaysia (PAGE), share their take on the education reforms for Malaysia primary schools.

2:05 PM

Discovery Hour

An eclectic selection of BBC shows, curated with variety in mind.

3:05 PM

Beyond the Ballot Box

We speak to Wendy Kopp, CEO and co-founder of Teach For All about her passion for education, how Teach For All fills in the gaps in education inequality and what Malaysia can do better.

4:05 PM

Health & Living

Can babies really hear their mom’s voice in the womb? Why are some people tone-deaf? We explore some hearing trivia and learn more about hearing loss.

5:00 PM

Top 5 at 5

A countdown of the 5 biggest stories of the day, to catch you up on all you need to know!

6:00 PM

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