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Hamish Munro, Chief Executive Officer, IPSOS APAC
12-Jan-26 09:01
Ahmad Maghfur Usman, Equity Analyst, Nomura Malaysia
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Ragunath Kesavan, Former President, Malaysian Bar Council
12-Jan-26 08:01
Cheah Wai Seng, Energy, Resources & Industrials Industry Leader, Deloitte Malaysia
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Yeo Tien Seng, Executive Director, Guan Huat Seng Holdings Berhad
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12-Jan-26 07:01
Ben LeBrun
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World Market Watch
Tim Waterer, Chief Market Analyst at KCM Trade tells us where international markets are heading.
Morning Brief
We recap global and local headlines from today's papers and portals.
Morning Brief
Dr. Azmi Hassan, Senior Fellow at the Nusantara Academy for Strategic Research shares his thoughts on political meetings held over the weekend.
Morning Brief
Sulaiman Saheh of Rahim & Co discusses the outlook for Malaysia’s property market amid Johor’s residential boom and Kuala Lumpur’s office market challenges.
The Breakfast Grille
Yeo Tien Seng, Executive Director of Guan Huat Seng Holdings Berhad discusses his company's upcoming listing on the ACE Market.
Morning Brief
Cheah Wai Seng, Energy, Resources and Industrials Leader at Deloitte Malaysia, shares insights into Malaysia's energy utilisation and power availability.
Morning Brief
Ragunath Kesavan, Former President of the Malaysian Bar Council, provides insight into the Attorney General’s Chamber's decision over Zahid Hamidi's Yayasan Akalbudi legal case.
Opening Bell
(REPEAT) Tim Waterer, Chief Market Analyst at KCM Trade tells us where international markets are heading.
Opening Bell
Ahmad Maghfur Usman, Equity Analyst at Nomura Malaysia discusses the impact of US tariffs on ports.
Pinnacle Perspectives
Hamish Munro, CEO of IPSOS APEC, shares insights into Malaysians' expectations and sentiments heading into 2026.
Open For Business
Sagtec Global’s Kevin Ng on listing on the NASDAQ, the 50% stock drop, and their planned expansion to "Robot-as-a-Service" and AI analytics for their F&B customers.
P&L
Startups have speed; scale-ups have bureaucracy. But with the right AI tooling, can a mature company of hundreds fight with the agility of a solo founder in a garage? StoreHub’s Fong Wai Hong shares his experience.
Enterprise Explores
IIAM’s Suhailah Abdulla and Philip Rao discuss their Risk in Focus 2026 report, getting into why cyber and AI breaches persist despite boards being aware of the risks.
Discovery Hour
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Earth Matters
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Health & Living
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Top 5 at 5
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Today I Learned
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Just For Kicks
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A Bit of Culture
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