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Rethinking Labour Justice For Migrant Workers

Rethinking Labour Justice For Migrant Workers

Dr Asha Rathina Pandi, Head of Research, North South Initiative

Top 5 at 5: 100% Tariffs on Semiconductors Semi-Crazy?

Top 5 at 5: 100% Tariffs on Semiconductors Semi-Crazy?

Andrew Chan, Director, Malaysia Semiconductor Industry Association

Can Socialism Go from the Margins to the Mainstream in Malaysia?

Can Socialism Go from the Margins to the Mainstream in Malaysia?

Arveent Kathirchelvan, Coordinator of Policy Research Bureau, Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM)

RMK13: Why Malaysian Indians Are Still Left Behind

RMK13: Why Malaysian Indians Are Still Left Behind

Charles Santiago, Former Klang MP

TVET Reforms And The Future Of Malaysia’s Workforce

TVET Reforms And The Future Of Malaysia’s Workforce

Shazrul Ariff Suhaimi, Research Associate, Khazanah Research Institute

How Will The Progressive Wage Policy Be Implemented?

How Will The Progressive Wage Policy Be Implemented?

Mr Megat Yusman Megat Jamaludin, Deputy Director, Human Capital Development Division, Ministry of Economy

The Value of Work: Why Wages in Malaysia Are Falling Behind

The Value of Work: Why Wages in Malaysia Are Falling Behind

Tejvinder Singh, Co-Founder & CEO, Great Pyramid

How Does Your Salary Now Compare to Back Then?

How Does Your Salary Now Compare to Back Then?

The History of Unions in Malaysia

The History of Unions in Malaysia

Charles Hector, Human Rights Activist

Sustaining Retail Growth Post-Raya

Sustaining Retail Growth Post-Raya

Michael Liew, Secretary-General, Malaysia Retail Chain Association (MRCA)

Wage Growth Lags Amid Productivity Gains

Wage Growth Lags Amid Productivity Gains

Dr Geoffrey Williams, Economist, Founder & Director of Williams Business Consultancy

Malaysia's Food Affordability In Focus

Malaysia's Food Affordability In Focus

Dr Amjad Rabi , Visiting Expert, Social Wellbeing Research Centre (SWRC), Universiti Malaya

Here’s How Employers in Malaysia Prevent Workers From Unionising

Here’s How Employers in Malaysia Prevent Workers From Unionising

Ng Yap Hwa, Assistant General Secretary, Labour Solidarity and Learning Resources Association (LLRC)

SMEs Under Pressure From Rising Costs

SMEs Under Pressure From Rising Costs

Datuk William Ng, National President , Small and Medium Enterprises Association Malaysia (SAMENTA)

Top 5 at 5: Trump’s Trade War Begins—Are We Ready?

Top 5 at 5: Trump’s Trade War Begins—Are We Ready?

Arividya Arimuthu, Senior Fellow, ISIS Malaysia

The Impact Of The Rising Cost Of Childcare

The Impact Of The Rising Cost Of Childcare

Norsheila Abdullah, President, Malaysia Association of Registered Early Child Care and Development (MyECCD)

 
 




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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

Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist, US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management, 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

Geetha Ranganathan, Senior Analyst, Bloomberg Intelligence gives us her analysis on the streaming sector.

7:45 AM

Morning Brief

Dr Consilz Tan of the Centre for Market Education unpacks the government’s proposal to make the ‘build-then-sell’ (BTS) model mandatory.

8:00 AM

The Breakfast Grille

Dr. Deborah Elms of the Hinrich Foundation discusses the factors shaping the current shifts in the global trading system.

8:30 AM

Morning Brief

Calvin Cheng, Director of Economics, Trade and Regional Integration at the Institute of Strategic and International Studies, discusses the importance of the Gig Worker Bill 2025

8:45 AM

Morning Brief

Lailatul Akma, Deputy Director, Consumer & Market Conduct Department, Bank Negara Malaysia talks us through some of the enhancements the central bank made to its Claims Settlement Practices policy.

9:00 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist, US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management, tells us where international markets are heading.

9:15 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) We take a look at the FBM KLCI as well as regional capital markets.

9:35 AM

People, Planet, Profit

Alexander Chia of RHB Research discusses the ESG "Diamonds in the Rough" report on undervalued ASEAN companies with strong financials and ESG practices.

10:05 AM

Open For Business

Riaz Mehta, Founder & CEO of Ritestream, a decentralised platform where creators can fund, distribute, and monetise content using blockchain, NFTs, and smart contracts, shares how his journey from creating global TV hits like The Contender Asia to joining the CryptoKnights collective inspired him to build the business.

11:00 AM

Marketing Mojo

Shane Loh, Founder & Chief Strategist at IDTG Asia, joins us to dive deeper into the findings from The Loyalty Blueprint — from TikTok as a trust signal to why “sounding Malaysian” matters more than ever.

12:00 PM

Enterprise Explores

CrowdStrike’s Fabio Fratucello breaks down the 2025 Threat Hunting Report, exploring a 130% surge in cloud attacks, how adversaries are weaponizing AI with deepfakes, GenAI-built malware, and targeting AI systems themselves — and what enterprises can do to stay ahead with agentic AI, real-time behaviour analysis, and cross-domain detection.

1:00 PM

The Breakfast Grille Repeat

Dr. Deborah K. Elms, Head of Trade Policy, Hinrich Foundation

2:05 PM

Discovery Hour

3:05 PM

Beyond the Ballot Box

We speak to student activist Alyaah Hani on academic freedom, dissent and what young people want from Malaysia.

4:05 PM

Health & Living

We speak to two volunteers from Befrienders KL to find out how they man the Befrienders helpline, and support people in emotional distress.

5:00 PM

Top 5 at 5

6:00 PM

Talkback Tuesday

What is one thing you wish you can change about Malaysia?

8:00 PM

BBC World Service

On this episode of The Food Chain, the team looks at care home food and the intricacies behind them.