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Migrant Workers: What Malaysia Gets Right, and Wrong

Migrant Workers: What Malaysia Gets Right, and Wrong

Adrian Pereira, Executive Director, North South Initiative | Sahain Puthucheary, Senior Associate, Xavier & Koh Partnership

Rental Discrimination: Choosing Tenants Based On Race

Rental Discrimination: Choosing Tenants Based On Race

Simraatraj Kaur Dillon, Architects of Diversity

Healthcare For Refugees: Going Beyond Charity

Healthcare For Refugees: Going Beyond Charity

Dr Susheela Balasundaram, UNHCR Community-based Protection Officer | Dr Siti Noraida Bt Mohamad Habibullah, Founder, Klinik Amal Muhajir

What to Do About Racism in the Rental Market?

What to Do About Racism in the Rental Market?

Jason Wee, Co-Founder, Architects of Diversity

Is There An Autism “Epidemic” Due To Environmental Factors?

Is There An Autism “Epidemic” Due To Environmental Factors?

Dr Rajini Sarvananthan , Consultant Developmental Paediatrician | Dr Norazlin Kamal, Consultant Developmental Paediatrician

Malaysia Racism Report: Looking Back at the Past Decade

Malaysia Racism Report: Looking Back at the Past Decade

Jerald Joseph, Director, Pusat Komas

Consider Reconciliation Commission For National Harmony

Consider Reconciliation Commission For National Harmony

Jerald Joseph, Director, Pusat KOMAS

Top 5 at 5: Are Toll Waivers Actually a Bad Thing?

Top 5 at 5: Are Toll Waivers Actually a Bad Thing?

Shahrim Tamrin, Former Board of Directors Member, Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS)

Because Feelings Matter #36: “Tak Nampak Macam OKU Pun”

Because Feelings Matter #36: “Tak Nampak Macam OKU Pun”

Insyira, School Counsellor

What Are the Structural Barriers to Gender Equity in Malaysia?

What Are the Structural Barriers to Gender Equity in Malaysia?

Tengku Aira Tengku Razif, Assistant Representative, UNFPA Malaysia | Tehmina Kaoosji, Head of Secretariat, MWGF

PROJEK30% - Why We Need More Women in Politics

PROJEK30% - Why We Need More Women in Politics

Gopalan-Krishnan Papachan, Executive Director, EMPOWER | Karen Lai, Programme Director, Women’s Centre for Change

Ageism in Healthcare

Ageism in Healthcare

Professor Dr Shahrul Bahyah Kamaruzzaman, President, Malaysian Healthy Ageing Society | K. Siladass, Advisor, Malaysian Healthy Ageing Society | Professor Nathan Vytialingam, Honorary Fellow, World Federation of Occupational Therapists

Fair Play At Work: Confronting and Preventing Workplace Discrimination

Fair Play At Work: Confronting and Preventing Workplace Discrimination

Selvamalar Alagaratnam, Partner & Head of Employment Practice Group, Skrine

Women, Power and Cancer

Women, Power and Cancer

Professor Dr Nirmala Bhoo Pathy, Professor of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya | Professor Emeritus Dato Dr Yip Cheng Har, President, International Society of Surgery

Doctor in the House: Are HIV Rates Going Up Among Malaysian Youths?

Doctor in the House: Are HIV Rates Going Up Among Malaysian Youths?

Dr George Lee, Consultant Urologist | Dr Afiqah Mohd Salleh, Vice President, Malaysian AIDS Council

Discriminated For Having Dyslexia

Discriminated For Having Dyslexia

Dr Rajini Sarvananthan, Consultant Developmental Paediatrician | Amani Amrullah, Social Media Strategist & Neurodiversity Influencer

 
 




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7:00 AM

World Market Watch

Tim Waterer, Chief Market Analyst, KCM Trade tells us where international markets are heading.

7:15 AM

Morning Brief

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7:30 AM

Morning Brief

Ibrahim Suffian, Merdeka Centre discusses the future of Bersatu.

7:45 AM

Morning Brief

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8:00 AM

The Breakfast Grille

Cheam Tat Inn, Managing Director of Equinix Malaysia discusses the country’s rise as a regional data centre hub and its economic impact.

8:30 AM

Morning Brief

Jeremy Lim of Persatuan Pemilik Restoran & Bistro shares how Malaysia’s F&B sector is gearing up for Chinese New Year and Ramadan.

8:45 AM

Morning Brief

P. Gunasegaram, independent business writer, discusses the recent allegations against the MACC and its chief commissioner, Tan Sri Azam Baki.

9:00 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) Tim Waterer, Chief Market Analyst, KCM Trade tells us where international markets are heading.

9:15 AM

Opening Bell

Thilan Wickramasinghe, Head of Equity Research at Maybank Securities, Singapore discusses Singapore's Budget 2026 and how it will affect markets.

9:35 AM

Pinnacle Perspectives

Lee Yee Keng, Head of Healthcare at KPMG discusses Malaysia’s medical tourism sector.

10:05 AM

Open For Business

Remote Jumpstarts? How VXI is Fixing the Downtime Problem. A dead battery is more than a nuisance for a logistics firm; it’s a broken timeline and lost revenue. Dennis Yong of VXI Crest is disrupting the battery industry with a subscription model that promises 100% uptime. From remote jumpstarts to IoT-enabled LFP technology, tune in to find out how VXI is turning an unplanned breakdown expense into a predictable, budgeted line item.

11:05 AM

P&L

LHDN to Creators: Free Holidays & YouTube Are Taxable. To the taxman, that free hotel stay isn't a perk, it's income. If you create content for a living, you aren't just a creative; you are a business, and that comes with a specific set of tax traps. TraTax’s Renganathan Kannan joins us to debunk the dangerous myths of the gig economy: from why AdSense isn't tax-free foreign income to why your "gifts" need a market value. Tune in to learn how moving to Form B can actually save you money by unlocking deductions for everything from makeup to studio rent.

12:00 PM

Enterprise Explores

Locked in Coal? The Rules Killing Clean Energy. Renewables are cheaper than ever, so why are we still building coal plants? The answer lies in the "Take or Pay" contracts and rigid market rules that dominate Southeast Asia. Alexandre Salesse of BCG joins us to explain why our current power structures are now the biggest barriers to the green transition. From unbundling state utilities to creating a regional ASEAN grid, we explore the four levers that can unlock clean energy growth without crashing the system. Tune in to find out why the "Single Buyer" model needs an upgrade before we're left with the world’s most expensive, and dirtiest, electricity.

1:00 PM

The Breakfast Grille Repeat

Cheam Tat Inn, Managing Director of Equinix Malaysia discusses the country’s rise as a regional data centre hub and its economic impact.

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Discovery Hour

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Earth Matters

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Health & Living

As both Chinese New Year and Ramadan approaches, what does mindful eating during this period look like? Can you indulge while also eating healthily? Tune in to find out.

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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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Today I Learned

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Just For Kicks

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