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Top 5 at 5: Orang Asli Land Dispute Leads to Arrests

Top 5 at 5: Orang Asli Land Dispute Leads to Arrests

Dr Colin Nicholas, Founder, Centre for Orang Asli Concerns

Indigenous Ecotourism with the Semai Community

Indigenous Ecotourism with the Semai Community

Wen Di Sia, Co-founder, Gerimis Art

Top 5 at 5: Stranger Danger? More like Scammer Danger

Top 5 at 5: Stranger Danger? More like Scammer Danger

Raymon Ram, Certified Fraud Examiner & Anti-Money Laundering Specialist

Macaranga Wrap-Up: August 2025

Macaranga Wrap-Up: August 2025

Wong Siew Lyn, Co-founder, Macaranga

The Orang Asli, the Forgotten Malaysians

The Orang Asli, the Forgotten Malaysians

YM Tengku Mohamed Fauzi Hamid, Vice Chairman, The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) | Siti Kassim, Human Rights Lawyer-Activist

Top 5 at 5: Are Orang Asli Happy with the Aboriginal Peoples Act Amendments?

Top 5 at 5: Are Orang Asli Happy with the Aboriginal Peoples Act Amendments?

Bah Tony, Orang Asli lawyer

FPIC and the Fight for Indigenous Rights

FPIC and the Fight for Indigenous Rights

Major Kalam Pie, Orang Asli educator and Co-Founder, Jungle School Gombak | Sandra Trinata, Bidayuh artisan and Cultural Advocate | Gabriel Hii, Co-Chair, Sarawak CSO-SDG Alliance

Top 5 at 5: Making Sense of The 19pct Tariffs on Malaysia

Top 5 at 5: Making Sense of The 19pct Tariffs on Malaysia

Yin Shao Loong, Deputy Director of Research, Khazanah Research Institute

Top 5 at 5: Aboriginal Peoples Act Seeks Inspiration from Māori

Top 5 at 5: Aboriginal Peoples Act Seeks Inspiration from Māori

Seira Sacha Abu Bakar, Chairperson, Malaysian Bar Council on Orang Asli Rights

The Pensol, Holding Culture in Sound

The Pensol, Holding Culture in Sound

Ronnie Bahari, musician, photographer, activist | Wen Di Sia, Co-founder, Gerimis Art Project

Top 5 at 5: US Sanctions UN Israel Critic

Top 5 at 5: US Sanctions UN Israel Critic

Andrew Khoo, human rights lawyer

Top 5 at 5: Fighting Drugs on International Drug Abuse Day

Top 5 at 5: Fighting Drugs on International Drug Abuse Day

Palani Narayanan, Director, Drug Policy Program Malaysia

Temoq OA Consent Judgment: Progress or Compromise?

Temoq OA Consent Judgment: Progress or Compromise?

Dr Teckwyn Lim, Environmental Expert | Kamilia Rozlan, Community Liaison

Nature Reads: Sen’oi Serog

Nature Reads: Sen’oi Serog

Surin Suksuwan, Co-Founder, Sunda Shelves | Lucy Wong, Co-author | Hairul Abdullah, Co-author and illustrator

Top 5 at 5: A More Inclusive Approach for Indigenous Students

Top 5 at 5: A More Inclusive Approach for Indigenous Students

Associate Professor Dr Suria Angit, School of Education, University of Nottingham Malaysia

Top 5 at 5: What's Next For Putra Heights Residents?

Top 5 at 5: What's Next For Putra Heights Residents?

Francis Koh, Deputy Chairman of the Putra Harmoni Residents’ Association

 
 




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

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

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

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Opening Bell

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

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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

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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.

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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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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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Today I Learned

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