Getting To The Root of Tree Safety

Zailani Jamil, President, Malaysian Society of Arborists | Associate Professor Keith Tan Kay Hin, School of Architecture, Taylor’s University

17-May-24 18:00

Pause
Embed

We've been having a lot of conversations about trees lately, following the incident on May 7th, where a tree fell on the Jalan Sultan Ismail road in Kuala Lumpur, killing a man and injuring one more. Calls to hire more arborists have been made following this incident. So we thought we'd speak to one, about how arborists contribute to a safer environment. Later, we discuss the notion of including trees when urban planning.

Image Credit: Schager, Shutterstock

Produced by: Sudais Ferhard, Alia Zefri

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharaad Kuttan

This and more than 60,000 other podcasts in your hand. Download the all new BFM mobile app.

Categories: environment

Tags: trees, environment, urban planning,

Today’s Shows

11:00 AM

Best of Enterprise

(REPEAT) We catch up with Founder and CEO Henry Ting to unpack how TTRacing has grown since 2024, how its revenue mix and operations have changed, the commercial logic behind its product and market expansion, and how the company is balancing growth with profitability.

12:00 PM

Popcorn Culture

(REPEAT) Stuff We Missed: Memori & Sore + Time Travel Movies

1:00 PM

Cruise Control

(REPEAT) Are Malaysians switching to EVs at an acceptable rate? We unpack where we are in this week's episode.

2:00 PM

Matt-Splained

(REPEAT) On today’s show, Richard and Matt offer up their apologies and outline what you can expect to see at your desk in 2026. From agentic AI bundling up your day, to managerial trends and mentoring.

3:00 PM

Earth Matters

(REPEAT) For this month’s Nature Reads, wildlife researcher Su Mei Toh discusses a range of books, including environmental classics, books on Indigenous knowledge, science writing, and field guides rooted in Malaysia.

4:00 PM

Bar None

(REPEAT) Are our shuttlers playing in too many tournaments in a calendar year? We unpack the issue.

5:00 PM

BBC World Service

Datshiane Navanayagam talks to two women who changed paths to design and manufacture their own shoes in their own countries.

PROGRAMMES