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When China Sneezes: The Slowdown Spillover Across APAC

When China Sneezes: The Slowdown Spillover Across APAC

Thomas Rookmaaker, Head of APAC Sovereigns, Fitch Ratings

Sabah's Budget Laying the Foundation for Transformation

Sabah's Budget Laying the Foundation for Transformation

Zafri Zulkeffeli, Deputy Chief Economist, BIMB Securities

SST’s 2025 Expansion, Grey Zones, & Exemptions

SST’s 2025 Expansion, Grey Zones, & Exemptions

Geeta Balakrishnan, Tax Director, PwC Malaysia

Unpacking Budget 2026 & What It Signals for Businesses

Unpacking Budget 2026 & What It Signals for Businesses

Farah Rosley, Malaysia Tax Managing Partner, Ernst & Young Tax Consultants

Tax Leakages in Malaysia’s Shadow Economy

Tax Leakages in Malaysia’s Shadow Economy

Dr Veerinderjeet Singh, Senior Advisor on Tax Policy, KPMG

 How Much Government Debt is Too Much?

How Much Government Debt is Too Much?

Julia Goh, Senior Economist, UOB

Rocky Road For Thai Economy

Rocky Road For Thai Economy

Krystal Tan, Economist, ANZ Bank

Can The Malaysian Economy Stay Resilient in 2025?

Can The Malaysian Economy Stay Resilient in 2025?

Julia Goh, Senior Economist, UOB

Stagflation Ahead For US Economy?

Stagflation Ahead For US Economy?

Carlos Casanova, Senior Economist, UBP

一样的国债不一样的定义!马来西亚真的快破产?经济学者解读大马财政现况

一样的国债不一样的定义!马来西亚真的快破产?经济学者解读大马财政现况

How to Build a Prosperous ASEAN

How to Build a Prosperous ASEAN

Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj, Chairperson, Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM)

Malaysia’s Fiscal Moves, Ringgit Appreciation, And OPR Outlook

Malaysia’s Fiscal Moves, Ringgit Appreciation, And OPR Outlook

Caroline Wong, Country Risk Analyst, BMI

What is Fiscal Policy?

What is Fiscal Policy?

Dr Geoffrey Williams, Professor & Economist, Malaysia University of Science and Technology (MUST)

The World Bank's Prescriptions For Equitable Growth In EAP

The World Bank's Prescriptions For Equitable Growth In EAP

Aaditya Mattoo, Chief Economist of the East Asia and Pacific Region, World Bank

Rocky Road To Recovery For Sri Lanka

Rocky Road To Recovery For Sri Lanka

Dr Chulanee Attanayake, Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), National University of Singapore

Budget 2023: Will The Madani Philosophy Yield Policy Results?

Budget 2023: Will The Madani Philosophy Yield Policy Results?

Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican, Treasury Secretary-General, Ministry of Finance

 
 




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The 6AM Stretch

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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!

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