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Date Programmes Podcast Title  
17-Dec-24 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
How Did Students in South Africa Fight For Free Education?
Rehad Desai, Director, Everything Must Fall
11-Dec-24 自由時事
(6:00 PM)
尹锡悦弹劾案不成立,人民怒火持续延烧
22-Oct-24 Top 5 At 5
(5:00 PM)
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)
17-Sep-24 Morning Brief
(8:45 AM)
Sri Lankans Go To The Polls
Faraz Shauketaly, Colombo-based independent broadcaster and investigative journalist
15-Aug-24 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
Lessons From Malaysia’s Contemporary Protest History
Jeremy Lim and Zikri Rahman, DEMO Project
06-Aug-24 Top 5 At 5
(5:00 PM)
Top 5 At 5: Sheikh Hasina Says Goodbye to Bangladesh
Dr Niaz Asadullah, Professorial fellow, North South University in Bangladesh
05-Aug-24 Pressing Matters
(9:30 AM)
Bangladesh's Unprecedented Violent Protests
Michael Kugelman, Director, Wilson Center's South Asia Institute
23-Jul-24 Morning Brief
(8:30 AM)
Bangladesh At Cross-Roads
Dr Ali Riaz, Professor​ at the Department of Politics and Government, Illinois State University
17-May-24 Enterprise Explores
(12:00 PM)
The Politics of European Agriculture and EU Trade Negotiations
Rory O'Donnell, Managing Director of International Agriculture, Food, and Trade, Penta Group
26-Apr-24 What's The Focus
(9:30 AM)
WTF: The US Shows Us Their Feelings On TikTok And Palestine
23-Apr-24 Live & Learn
(3:00 PM)
Is the West Experiencing Democratic Backsliding?
Peter Beattie, Political Economist & Political Psychologist, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
08-Mar-24 A Bit Of Culture
(9:00 PM)
Our Bodies in Public Spaces
Kam Raslan | Ong Kar Jin | Lee Su-Feh
05-Mar-24 People, Planet, Profit
(9:30 AM)
EU Farmers' Frustration Stalls EU Green Policies
Orla Dwyer, Journalist, Carbon Brief
26-Feb-24 Evening Edition
(5:00 PM)
Bersih Marches On For 100% Reform
Faisal Aziz, Chairperson, Bersih
20-Feb-24 Morning Brief
(7:30 AM)
India's Farmers Wield Political Clout
RN Bhaskar, Contributing Editor, Free Press Journal
16-Feb-24 Good Things
(3:00 PM)
Lights, Camera, Activism
Mohammad Alshatri, Human Rights Activist
 
 




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6:00 AM

The 6AM Stretch

7:00 AM

Market Watch

Kingsley Jones of Jevons Global: Dovish or hawkish? Over or underweight? Bull or Bear? We speak to local and foreign analysts to find out how the different asset classes and markets react to the latest news, results and even geopolitical events.

7:15 AM

Morning Brief

A recap of global and local headlines in today's papers and portals.

7:30 AM

Morning Brief

Thilan Wickramasinghe of Maybank Investment Bank: The Singapore equity market has been the sleeper hit of Asean, starting on a wobbly note but now the best performing market in the region, up 16% on a year to date basis. Thilan Wickramasinghe, Head of Research, Singapore and Regional Head of Financials, Maybank Investment Bank tells us the reasons for this and will the rally still have legs in 2025.

7:45 AM

Top Story

Lucas Myers of Wilson Center's Indo-Pacific Program: The crisis in Myanmar has been ongoing for over three years, and a fresh escalation of fighting between the junta and opposition groups is drawing attention back to the largely forgotten crisis. What can Malaysia as ASEAN Chair do to make progress towards a ceasefire? We discuss the situation in Myanmar with Lucas Myers of the Wilson Centre.

8:00 AM

The Breakfast Grille

Best of the Breakfast Grille - Foreign Policy: 2024 was the year geopolitical fault lines became even more pronounced between the US, China and Russia amid the ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza. How are Malaysia and other countries navigating the currents? We revisit conversations on foreign policy issues that dominated the year.

8:30 AM

Morning Brief

Dr Oh Ei Sun of Pacific Research Centre: An anti-corruption rally organised by Suara Mahasiswa is expected to draw at least 10,000 participants, as Sabah grapples with a corruption scandal involving Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor and several state assembly members. Besides encountering calls for cancellation and other hurdles, the gathering is also set to face a counter rally in support of Hajiji. We’ll be speaking with Dr Oh Ei Sun, Principal Adviser at Pacific Research Centre to unpack the political ramifications of these developments in Sabah.

8:45 AM

Morning Brief

(REPEAT) We look into local and international news that matters to the public — highlighting the issue or event that sparks the most conversations and debates.

9:00 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) An update on local and international capital markets, including a look at how Bursa Malaysia begins the trading day. We speak with local and foreign analysts to find out how different asset classes and markets react to the latest news, results, and geopolitical events.

9:15 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) An update on local and international capital markets, including a look at how Bursa Malaysia begins the trading day. We speak with local and foreign analysts to find out how different asset classes and markets react to the latest news, results, and geopolitical events.

9:35 AM

Pressing Matters

BBC - The Inquiry: The Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan is perhaps best known around the globe for its unconventional measure of national development: Gross National Happiness. It assesses the country’s overall wellbeing on the basis of sustainable and equitable socio-economic development; environmental conservation; as well as preservation and promotion of culture. But the Bhutanese are now finding that their approach to balancing economic growth with the well-being of their citizens, is proving difficult to sustain in light of mounting economic problems. So can Bhutan retain its happiness?

10:05 AM

Open For Business

(REPEAT) Dione Song, CEO, Love, Bonito

11:05 AM

P&L

(REPEAT) Kevin Brockland, Managing Partner, Indelible Ventures | Ng Sai Kit, Managing Partner, Artem Ventures

12:00 PM

Enterprise Explores

(REPEAT) Balqais Yusoff, Head of Policy and Strategy Department, The Employees Provident Fund (EPF)

1:00 PM

The Breakfast Grille

(Repeat)

2:05 PM

Discovery Hour

3:05 PM

Earth Matters

3:30 PM

Earth Matters

Macaranga Wrap-up

4:05 PM

Health & Living

5:00 PM

Top 5 at 5

(REPEAT)

6:00 PM

Today I Learned

(REPEAT) Do Video Games Cause Brain Rot?; Dr Azlina Ahmad Annuar, Neurogeneticist & Jon, 60-year-old gamer

7:00 PM

Just For Kicks

8:00 PM

GGWP

9:00 PM

Wavelength