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Cantonese Opera: The Dance of Two Butterflies

Cantonese Opera: The Dance of Two Butterflies

Sean Ghazi, Artistic Director, BoboKL | Zeen Chang, Co-founder, Kwai Chai Hong

The Sound of Malaysia with Tan Sooi Beng

The Sound of Malaysia with Tan Sooi Beng

Hon. Professor Dr Tan Sooi Beng, Ethnomusicologist, Activist and Scholar, Universiti Sains Malaysia

Strings of Heritage: The Sounds of the Sape

Strings of Heritage: The Sounds of the Sape

Matthew Ngau Jau, Sape performer, maker and teacher

Smells Like Teen Spirit

Smells Like Teen Spirit

Belle Sisoski, Singer, Songwriter, & Producer

Everyone’s A Critic - Asli - Resonance in Our Roots

Everyone’s A Critic - Asli - Resonance in Our Roots

Dhinesha Karthigesu, poet

Roads To Our Heritage

Roads To Our Heritage

Alena Murang, Musician/Artist | Awangku Huzriuden Bin Pg Mahmuddin (Ojie) (Stonebay) | Richael Lawrence Gimbang (Estranged)

Resurgence of Dangdut Music?

Resurgence of Dangdut Music?

Tommy Pratomo, Senior Manager of International Marketing (Sony Music Entertainment Indonesia)

Etnomusikologi 101 - Mengenal Hubungan antara Muzik dan Budaya

Etnomusikologi 101 - Mengenal Hubungan antara Muzik dan Budaya

Lawrence Ross, Akademi Pengajian Melayu, Universiti Malaya

Di Mana Irama Malaysia dalam Muzik Kontemporari Sekarang?

Di Mana Irama Malaysia dalam Muzik Kontemporari Sekarang?

Ali Johan

Sanmaarga – Celebrating Light & Life this Deepavali

Sanmaarga – Celebrating Light & Life this Deepavali

Bhuma Pranjothy Manoharan, Temple of Fine Arts | Devie Neithiyar, vocalist

Waris Road Boogie

Waris Road Boogie

Izzat Majeed | Noor Fatima

HerVantage - Malaysian Women Composers

HerVantage - Malaysian Women Composers

Jessica Cho | Isabella Pek

Double in Dvitham

Double in Dvitham

Achyuthan Sashidaran Nair, violinist | Kumar Karthigesu, sitar player

Canadian Throat Singers and Dancers

Canadian Throat Singers and Dancers

Kathy Kettler, singer | Karin Kettler, singer

Lifting Music with Traditional Chinese Instruments

Lifting Music with Traditional Chinese Instruments

Sara Heng Xi Ying, WAU! Ensemble

Melding World Folk Music

Melding World Folk Music

Andy Teirstein, Arts professor, musician, composer | Andy Teirstein, Arts professor, musician, composer

 
 




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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

Joseph Sroka, Chief Investment Officer, NovaPoint Capital 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

Lavanya Venkateswaran of OCBC discusses the economic impact of Vietnam's new trade deal with the US.

7:45 AM

Morning Brief

Lim Wei Jiet, Constitutional Lawyer on Judicial Appointments.

8:00 AM

The Breakfast Grille

Sean Hesh, Group CEO of NTT Data Payment Services discusses business operations and more.

8:30 AM

Morning Brief

Dr. Zaher Sahloul, President and Co-Founder of MedGlobal discusses the shuttering of USAID.

8:45 AM

Morning Brief

(REPEAT) Lim Wei Jiet, Constitutional Lawyer on Judicial Appointments.

9:00 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) Joseph Sroka, Chief Investment Officer, NovaPoint Capital tells us where international markets are heading.

9:15 AM

Opening Bell

Adrian Loh, Head of Research at UOB Kay Hian Singapore, unpacks what the STI’s resilience means for investors amid rising oil prices and global tensions.

9:35 AM

What's The Focus

We wrap up the week’s biggest conversations to keep you in the know.

10:05 AM

Open For Business

Alfred Phua, Founder of Vanilla Impact Story on reviving Malaysia’s heirloom vanilla industry and empowering rural communities through sustainable farming.

11:00 AM

Mattsplained

12:00 PM

Enterprise Explores

Mustapha Kamal, Urban Planner & Founder of Arkitek Mustapha Kamal on balancing heritage, economic revitalization, and inclusive growth in Malaysia’s old town redevelopment efforts.

1:00 PM

The Breakfast Grille Repeat

Sean Hesh, Group CEO of NTT Data Payment Services discusses business operations and more.

2:05 PM

Discovery Hour

3:05 PM

Front Row

We speak with Brenda James, Chairperson of The Phil, about the inspiration behind Choral Bridges, a show bringing together The Philharmonic Society of Selangor and the Penang Philharmonic Chorus.

3:20 PM

Front Row

Burden of Proof, a powerful theatre production by Dabble Dabble Jer Collective, confronts sexual violence through storytelling, movement, music, and art. Inspired by real accounts and developed over three years, it fosters empathy, healing, and change. We speak with founding members Miriam Devaprasana and Ysabel Loh.

4:05 PM

Health & Living

Is generative AI challenging the traditional doctor-patient relationship, or conversely, enhancing it?

5:00 PM

Top 5 at 5

6:00 PM

Popcorn Culture

A double-bill review of F1 and Jurassic World Rebirth, followed by a discussion about movie moments that left us awestruck.

7:00 PM

BBC World Service

8:00 PM

Bar None

9:00 PM

The Selector