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Mandatory Education and Vertical Schools

Mandatory Education and Vertical Schools

Chan Soon Seng, CEO, Teach for Malaysia

Will Compulsory Secondary Education Prevent Dropouts?

Will Compulsory Secondary Education Prevent Dropouts?

Professor Dr Ismi Arif Ismail , Deputy Vice Chancellor , Universiti Putra Malaysia

Scanning for Success

Scanning for Success

Syed Huzaifah Syed Omar, Founder & CEO, MyFuturity Global

Popek Popek Parlimen: More EV Courses Under TVET

Popek Popek Parlimen: More EV Courses Under TVET

Why Aren't Students Sitting For Their SPM?

Why Aren't Students Sitting For Their SPM?

Sharan Raj, Human Rights Activist, Education | Raja Rizal Kamrul, President , Malaysia TVET Innovation and Technology Association

Popek Popek Parlimen: Using Films To Promote Unity

Popek Popek Parlimen: Using Films To Promote Unity

Helping At-Risk Students Stay In School

Helping At-Risk Students Stay In School

Dr James Nayagam, Chairman, Suriana Welfare Society Malaysia

How Can We Keep Students In Secondary Schools

How Can We Keep Students In Secondary Schools

Shahnaz Al-Sadat, Chairperson, LeapEd Services

Amending The Education Act To Adress School Dropout Rates

Amending The Education Act To Adress School Dropout Rates

Hema Letchamanan, Senior lecturer, Taylor’s University School of Education

The Fallout From Rising University Dropouts

The Fallout From Rising University Dropouts

Dr Premkumar Rajagopal, President, Malaysia University of Science and Technology

Malaysian Education At Crossroads In Pandemic Era

Malaysian Education At Crossroads In Pandemic Era

Shahnaz Al-Sadat, Chairperson, LeapEd Services

School Drop Outs Data Needs To Be More Granular

School Drop Outs Data Needs To Be More Granular

Shahnaz Al-Sadat, Chairperson, LeapEd Services

Popek Popek Parlimen: Beer Licence For Coffee Shops

Popek Popek Parlimen: Beer Licence For Coffee Shops

More Data Needed On Dropout Rates Based On Gender

More Data Needed On Dropout Rates Based On Gender

Teo Nie Ching, MP of Kulai, Former Deputy Minister of Education

Closing The Parental Divide

Closing The Parental Divide

Dr Niaz Asadullah, Southeast Asia Lead, Global Labor Organisation

MoE Aims For Zero Student Dropout Rate

MoE Aims For Zero Student Dropout Rate

S. Pasupathi, Director, MySkills Foundation

 
 




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6:00 AM

The 6AM Stretch

Thought-provoking discussions on ideas, people and events shaping our lives.

7:00 AM

World Market Watch

Tony Nash, CEO, Complete Intelligence tells us where international markets are heading.

7:15 AM

Morning Brief

We recap global and local headlines from today's papers and portals.

7:30 AM

Morning Brief

William Pesek, columnist with Nikkei Asia, discusses implications of a possible snap general election in Japan.

7:45 AM

Morning Brief

Adib Zalkapli of Viewfinder Global Affairs weighs in on UMNO’s general assembly and its implications for the party’s future.

8:00 AM

The Breakfast Grille

Chan Soon Seng, Chief Executive Officer of Teach for Malaysia, and Datin Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim, Chairman, Parent Action Group for Education Malaysia (PAGE), share their take on the education reforms for Malaysia primary schools.

8:30 AM

Morning Brief

Andy Davison, Founder and CEO of The Expat Group Media, discusses the implications of Malaysia’s higher minimum salary requirements for expatriate employment passes on expats and companies.

8:45 AM

Morning Brief

(REPEAT) We dive into the local and international news that matters to you.

9:00 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) Tony Nash, CEO, Complete Intelligence tells us where international markets are heading.

9:15 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) Aidan YAO, Senior Investment Strategist, Asia, Amundi, shares his outlook for global markets as they kick off 2026 with record highs.

9:35 AM

Ringgit & Sense

Kevin Neoh, licensed financial planner at VKA Wealth Planners, discusses on sticking to personal finance resolutions in the new year.

10:05 AM

Open For Business

Timothy Tiah (Tim), Founder, Jerry and also the co-founder and Executive Director, Colony.

11:00 AM

Tech Talk

Kugan Thirunavakasaru, Chief Innovation Officer at CelcomDigi and Professor Dr Adina Abdullah, Family Medicine Specialist, Acting Head of Digital Health Unit, Universiti Malaya Medical Centre. In this episode of Tech Talk, we explore how 5G, AI, and mixed reality are reshaping the future of healthcare delivery. Following a world first multi country live surgery conducted by Universiti Malaya Medical Centre and CelcomDigi, we look at how holomedicine is enabling real time surgical mentoring, immersive medical training, and cross border collaboration. Kugan Thirunavakasaru, Chief Innovation Officer at CelcomDigi, and Professor Dr Adina Abdullah, Family Medicine Specialist and Acting Head of the Digital Health Unit at Universiti Malaya Medical Centre, share how ultra low latency 5G and holographic visualisation are moving from pilot projects into real clinical environments. We discuss what this means for access to specialist care, surgical education, and Malaysia’s ambitions as a regional healthcare a

12:00 PM

Enterprise Explores

APAC in 2026: Resilience Amidst a Slowing China. Fitch Ratings’ Thomas Rookmaaker unpacks why Asia maintains a neutral outlook despite China’s projected slowdown to 4.1% and why Thailand remains the region's sole "Negative" outlier.

1:00 PM

The Breakfast Grille Repeat

Chan Soon Seng, Chief Executive Officer of Teach for Malaysia, and Datin Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim, Chairman, Parent Action Group for Education Malaysia (PAGE), share their take on the education reforms for Malaysia primary schools.

2:05 PM

Discovery Hour

An eclectic selection of BBC shows, curated with variety in mind.

3:05 PM

Beyond the Ballot Box

We speak to Wendy Kopp, CEO and co-founder of Teach For All about her passion for education, how Teach For All fills in the gaps in education inequality and what Malaysia can do better.

4:05 PM

Health & Living

Can babies really hear their mom’s voice in the womb? Why are some people tone-deaf? We explore some hearing trivia and learn more about hearing loss.

5:00 PM

Top 5 at 5

A countdown of the 5 biggest stories of the day, to catch you up on all you need to know!

6:00 PM

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