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Macaranga Wrap-Up: June 2025

Macaranga Wrap-Up: June 2025

Law Yao Hua, Co-founder, Macaranga | Wong Siew Lyn, Co-founder, Macaranga

Top 5 at 5: Malaysia is Drowning in Plastic

Top 5 at 5: Malaysia is Drowning in Plastic

Wong Pui Yi, Research Consultant, Basel Action Network

Top 5 at 5: AI Summit To Shape Future Policies

Top 5 at 5: AI Summit To Shape Future Policies

Khalil Nooh, CEO and Co-Founder, Mesolitica

Top 5 at 5: Can Hostile Activism Solve the World's Woes?

Top 5 at 5: Can Hostile Activism Solve the World's Woes?

Professor Peter Beattie, Political Economist & Political Psychologist, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)

Top 5 at 5: Will the Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Hold?

Top 5 at 5: Will the Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Hold?

Ferooze Ali, Senior Fellow, Asia Middle East Center for Research & Dialogue

Top 5 at 5: The Fall Of Basher Al-Assad

Top 5 at 5: The Fall Of Basher Al-Assad

Julia Roknifard, International Relations Expert

Save Our Soils: Why Composting Matters

Save Our Soils: Why Composting Matters

Harbir Gill, Founder, Ground Control

Plastics Treaty: Will Nations Cut Production?

Plastics Treaty: Will Nations Cut Production?

Wong Pui Yi, Research Consultant, Basel Action Network | Mageswari Sangaralingam, Honorary Secretary, Sahabat Alam Malaysia, and Chief Executive, Consumers' Association of Penang

Top 5 at 5: Why Did Progressive MPs Approve Regressive Citizenship Amendments?

Top 5 at 5: Why Did Progressive MPs Approve Regressive Citizenship Amendments?

Maalini Ramalo, Director of Social Protection, Development of Human Resources for Rural Areas (DHRRA)

Solid Waste Management: Act 672 Explained

Solid Waste Management: Act 672 Explained

Khor Sue Yee, Co-founder and Director, Zero Waste Malaysia | Tasha Sabapathy, Senior Programme and Communications Officer, Zero Waste Malaysia

Squaring The Circle For A Circular Economy

Squaring The Circle For A Circular Economy

Dr S. Sri Umeswara, Deputy Secretary General, Koperasi Kitar Semula Selangor Berhad

Ashes to Ashes: The Real Story of Waste Incineration - Ep 2

Ashes to Ashes: The Real Story of Waste Incineration - Ep 2

Albrecht Arevalo, Climate & Anti-Incineration Campaigner, GAIA Asia Pacific | Dr Tan Ching Seong, Co-founder, Gabungan Anti Insinerator Kebangsaan (GAIK)

Ashes to Ashes: The Real Story of Waste Incineration - Ep 1

Ashes to Ashes: The Real Story of Waste Incineration - Ep 1

Albrecht Arevalo, Climate & Anti-Incineration Campaigner, GAIA Asia Pacific | Dr Tan Ching Seong, Co-founder, Gabungan Anti Insinerator Kebangsaan (GAIK)

What A Waste (Problem We Have!)

What A Waste (Problem We Have!)

Ashley Leong, Environmental Journalist, Macaranga | Wong Siew Lyn, Editor and Co-founder, Macaranga | Geetha P Kumaran, Environmental & Waste Management Consultant

How Can We End Waste Colonialism? - Part 2

How Can We End Waste Colonialism? - Part 2

Wong Pui Yi, Research Consultant, Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) and Basel Action Network | Nabila Zulkeflee, Environmental Research Officer, Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center)

How Can We End Waste Colonialism? - Part 1

How Can We End Waste Colonialism? - Part 1

Wong Pui Yi, Research Consultant, Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) and Basel Action Network | Nabila Zulkeflee, Environmental Research Officer, Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center)

 
 




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The 6AM Stretch

Thought-provoking discussions on ideas, people and events shaping our lives.

7:00 AM

World Market Watch

Dilin Wu, Research Strategist, Pepperstone, 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

Lionel Priyadi of PT Mega Capital Sekuritas discusses the outlook for Indonesia’s economy and stock market.

7:45 AM

Morning Brief

Julia Goh, Senior Economist at UOB shares her analysis on Malaysia’s 4.4% GDP growth and the outlook for the rest of 2025.

8:00 AM

The Breakfast Grille

Dr. Sheriff Abdullahi of MSD discusses how the company is navigating the challenges facing the pharmaceutical industry today.

8:30 AM

Morning Brief

Joseph Camilleri, Emeritus Professor at La Trobe University in Melbourne on the outcome of Russia-US summit

8:45 AM

Morning Brief

Pushpan Murugiah, CEO of C4 gives us his assessment of the anti-corruption measures in Malaysia, and what more we can do to combat it.

9:00 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) Dilin Wu, Research Strategist, Pepperstone, tells us where international markets are heading.

9:15 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) Lionel Priyadi of PT Mega Capital Sekuritas discusses the outlook for Indonesia’s economy and stock market.

9:35 AM

Pinnacle Perspectives

Marleen Dieleman, Professor of Family Business at IMD, discusses how Asian family businesses navigate hierarchies, multi-generational transitions, and sustaining family legacy.

10:05 AM

Open For Business

Naluri's CEO Azran Osman-Rani on closing a tough $14M Series B, their new strategic partnership with TELUS Health, and the plan for profitable expansion.

11:05 AM

P&L

CEO's AI Dream, CISO's Nightmare? KPMG's Alvin Gan on the critical disconnect between CEOs and CISOs on AI, and how to align ambition with security reality.

12:00 PM

Enterprise Explores

Accenture's Doriss Chow on why only 10% of banks are AI frontrunners, and what it takes to move from experimentation to reinvention.

1:00 PM

The Breakfast Grille Repeat

Dr. Sheriff Abdullahi of MSD discusses how the company is navigating the challenges facing the pharmaceutical industry today.

2:05 PM

Discovery Hour

3:05 PM

Earth Matters

There’s never been a global agreement to comprehensively tackle plastic pollution — but that’s what negotiators have been working towards in Geneva. With the latest round of talks now over, we’re joined by Wong Pui Yi, a researcher from the Basel Action Network, to find out where the treaty stands, what progress has been made, and the challenges ahead.

4:05 PM

Health & Living

For people with disabilities or mobility issues, the world can be difficult to navigate, especially when our urban environment lacks accessibility. But underwater, things can be drastically different for these individuals. We speak to Prof Dr Julia Patrick Engkasan, rehabilitation physician from Universiti Malaya Medical Centre and Syed Abd Rahman, Diveheart Malaysia Ambassador, to find out how diving can open up a whole new world for people with disabilities and how it can help with rehabilitation.

5:00 PM

Top 5 at 5

6:00 PM

Today I Learned

Who will be the next Dalai Lama, and why is it so political? With the Dalai Lama turning 90 this year, the search for his successor is on, with both Tibet and Beijing competing for dominance over the process. We speak to an expert about the role of the Dalai Lama amidst China and Tibet’s tumultuous history.

7:00 PM

Just For Kicks

The Premier League’s opening week brought high drama, with Arsenal edging Manchester United after a goalkeeping blunder, Chelsea held to a controversial stalemate by Crystal Palace, and champions Liverpool launching an emotional title defense with a 4–2 win over Bournemouth.

8:00 PM

A Bit of Culture

Kam Raslan, Matt Armitage and Dhanya Nair get together to talk about the democratisation of technology, deepfakes and musicians making comebacks!