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Date Programmes Podcast Title  
18-Oct-24 Top Story
(7:45 AM)
Immigration Detention Centres Under Scrutiny
Dato' Sri M. Ramachelvam, Co-Chairperson, Bar Council Migrant & Refugees Committee (MRC)
24-Jun-22 Good Things
(3:00 PM)
Hasan Al-Akraa: Life as a Refugee
Hasan Al-Akraa, Syrian Refugee, Activist
19-May-22 Live & Learn
(2:00 PM)
Rethinking Immigration Detention Policies in Malaysia
Hannah Jambunathan, Community & Engagement Organiser, International Detention Coalition
21-Apr-22 Inside Story
(6:00 PM)
Detainment Of Refugees: Calls To Review Our Policy
Katrina Jorene Maliamauv, Executive Director, Amnesty International Malaysia | Lilianne Fan, Co-Founder & International Director, Geutanyoe Malaysia
20-Apr-22 Evening Edition
(7:00 PM)
Understanding The Conditions At Immigration Detention Centres
Kenneth Cheng, Documentation and Monitoring Officer, SUARAM
28-Jul-21 Live & Learn
(2:30 PM)
Heidy Quah: “I Stand By What I Posted”
Heidy Quah, Founder, Refuge for the Refugee
04-Jun-21 Live & Learn
(2:00 PM)
Nurul Izzah Discusses Arrests of Migrants, Prison Reform & Patriarchal Politics
YB Nurul Izzah Anwar, MP (Permatang Pauh) & Member, All-Party Parliament Group Malaysia (APPGM)
17-Feb-21 Evening Edition
(6:30 PM)
Prison Reforms: We Need To Be Kinder
YB Liew Chin Tong, Senator in Dewan Negara & Former Deputy Minister of Defence
07-Oct-20 The Daily Digest
(2:00 PM)
How Do We Prevent More COVID-19 Outbreaks in Prisons?
Salim Bashir, President, Malaysian Bar
11-Aug-20 Evening Edition
(5:00 PM)
Popek Popek Parlimen: RM1 Price Ceiling For Face Masks
Dhanya Nair, Reporter, BFM Newsdesk
19-Jul-19 The Daily Digest
(2:00 PM)
The Daily Digest: Will Thomas Orhionsefe Ewansiha’s Death Be Investigated?
Kasthuri Patto, DAP Member of Parliament for Batu Kawan
15-Jul-19 Evening Edition
(6:00 PM)
The Issues Around Immigration Detention Centres
YB Charles Santiago, Klang MP | Prof Dr Anasuya Jegathevi Jegathesan, Programme Director of Psychology
03-Jul-19 The Daily Digest
(2:00 PM)
The Daily Digest: Protecting Undocumented Migrant Children
Sharmila Sekaran, Co-founder, Voice of the Children
27-Jun-19 The Daily Digest
(2:30 PM)
The Daily Digest: Inside the hellhole of a US immigration detention centre
Anderson Selvasegaram, Executive Director, SUKA Society
25-Aug-16 Current Affairs
(8:35 AM)
Detention Centres: A Legal No-Man's Land?
Shamini Darshni | Michael Flynn
24-Aug-16 Current Affairs
(8:35 AM)
Behind the Walls of Malaysian Detention Centres
James Nayagam | Shamini Darshni | Michael Flynn
 
 




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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