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Date Programmes Podcast Title  
18-Apr-23 Morning Brief
(7:45 AM)
Arcturus Is Here, Stay Vigilant
Dr Vinod Balasubramaniam, Leader, Infection and Immunity Research Strength, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences
11-Jan-23 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Public Health: China’s COVID-19 Outbreak - Will 2023 Be 2020 All Over Again?
Azrul Mohd Khalib , CEO, Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy | Professor Tikki Pangestu, Visiting Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
20-Oct-22 Morning Brief
(7:30 AM)
XBB, Should We Fear This New Covid Variant?
Dr Paul Tambyah, President, Asia Pacific Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infection
18-Feb-22 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Doctor in the House: Malaysia’s Omicron Wave and What We Can Learn From South Africa
Dr George Lee, Consultant Urologist | Professor Dr Shabir Madhi, Professor of Vaccinology, University of the Witwatersrand; South Africa
07-Jan-22 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Doctor in the House: What Omicron Means for the Pandemic in 2022
Dr George Lee, Consultant Urologist | Dr Leong Hoe Nam, Infectious Disease Physician, Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital; Singapore
27-Dec-21 The Breakfast Grille
(8:00 AM)
Best Of The Breakfast Grille 2021: Covid-19 And Healthcare
02-Dec-21 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
The Omicron Variant: Are We Overreacting or Being Cautious?
Prof Tikki Pangestu, Visiting Professor
01-Sep-21 Evening Edition
(5:35 PM)
Thailand Distributes Free Self-Test Kits
25-Aug-21 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Is the Delta Variant Causing “Breakthrough Infections”?
Prof Dr Shamala Devi Sekaran, Immunologist & Virologist
09-Aug-21 Morning Brief
(7:30 AM)
UK, The Canary In The Coal Mine
Thomas Moore, Senior Investment Director, Aberdeen Standard
06-Aug-21 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Doctor in the House: 1 Million COVID-19 Cases and Counting
Dr George Lee, Consultant Urologist | Datuk Dr Rohaizat Yon, Former Deputy Director-General of Health (Medical)
05-Aug-21 Morning Brief
(7:30 AM)
Eurozone Delta Fears At Bay For Now
Daniela Ordonez, Lead Eurozone Economist, Oxford Economics

22-Jun-21 Evening Edition
(7:00 PM)
Are We Doing Enough To Control Covid-19 Mutations?
Benjamin Cowling, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, University of Hong Kong
18-Jun-21 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Doctor in the House: Why We Need Continuous Genomic Surveillance of COVID-19 Variants
Dr George Lee, Consultant Urologist | Dr Dale Fisher, Professor of Infectious Diseases
27-May-21 Health & Living
(4:30 PM)
COVID-19 Variants Detected in Malaysia: What Does It Mean?
Assoc Prof Dr Rafdzah Ahmad Zaki, Public Health Medicine Specialist, Universiti Malaya
07-May-21 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Doctor in the House: The Ongoing Battle To Build Trust in COVID-19 Vaccines
Dr George Lee, Consultant Urologist | Dr Mark Cheong, Pharmacist & Public Health Researcher | Prof Dr Tan Maw Pin, Consultant Geriatrician
 
 




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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