Malaysiana: Introducing Malaya's First Beauty Queen

Violet Sleigh

11-Sep-16 12:00

Malaysiana: Introducing Malaya's First Beauty Queen

Season 1 of Malaysiana continues with the remarkable life story of Violet Sleigh, who was also a POW during the Japanese Occupation of Malaya in World War II.

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Today’s Shows

11:00 AM

Best of Enterprise

(REPEAT) Weihan Chen, Head of Insights at Momentum Works discusses the future of the food delivery sector in the region.

12:00 PM

Popcorn Culture

(REPEAT) The Popcorn Culture team reviews the latest season of The White Lotus, and talks about other displays of wealth on screen.

1:00 PM

Cruise Control

(REPEAT) The 2025 Toyota Camry is sleek and definitely reliable, but comes with a heftier price tag. So, is it worth it? Daniel Fernandez from dsf.my shares his thoughts.

2:00 PM

Matt-Splained

(REPEAT) Richard Bradbury and Matt Armitage tackle the complex world of sleepy optimism and take a side quest into blinking.

3:00 PM

Earth Matters

(REPEAT) The Earth Matters team talks to the conservationists that are helping to protect Bukit Kiara, and the importance of what they do.

4:00 PM

Bar None

(REPEAT) Former national cyclist Edwin Ng joins the show to share her journey of becoming an athlete and his continuous involvement in the scene after retirement.

5:00 PM

BBC World Service

BFM presents the BBC World Service, which provides in-depth coverage of issues from around the world.

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