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Top 5 at 5: Is Academic Freedom in Jeopardy?

Top 5 at 5: Is Academic Freedom in Jeopardy?

Dr Khoo Ying Hooi, associate professor, Department of International and Strategic Studies at Universiti Malaya

Top 5 at 5: Increase in Medical Insurance Premiums

Top 5 at 5: Increase in Medical Insurance Premiums

Professor Dato’ Syed Mohamed Aljunid, President, Malaysian Health Economic Association

Debating Differences: Tough Conversations on Intellectual Freedom

Debating Differences: Tough Conversations on Intellectual Freedom

Various

Combating Misinformation on Wikipedia During Covid-19

Combating Misinformation on Wikipedia During Covid-19

Netha Hussain, Wikimedian

Women in STEM #3 - Dr Oon Chern Ein

Women in STEM #3 - Dr Oon Chern Ein

Dr Oon Chern Ein, Associate Professor, Institute For Research in Molecular Medicine (INFORMM)

Liberating the Minds: Universities Should Be Hubs For Political Discourse

Liberating the Minds: Universities Should Be Hubs For Political Discourse

Dr Sharifah Munirah Alatas, Visiting Professor, Political Science Department of the Indonesian International Islamic University (UIII, Jakarta)

Law & Behold #50: Time for Reformasi of AUKU?

Law & Behold #50: Time for Reformasi of AUKU?

Prof. Emeritus Datuk Dr Hj Shad Saleem Faruqi, Holder of the Tunku Abdul Rahman Chair & Co-chair, University of Malaya & The UM Malaysian Bar Constitutional Literacy Initiative | Vince Tan, Co-chair, the UM Malaysian Bar Constitutional Literacy Initiative

Repeal AUKU: Give Students Space to Be Politically Conscious Critical Thinkers

Repeal AUKU: Give Students Space to Be Politically Conscious Critical Thinkers

Aliff Naif, President, IIUM Student Union

Time To Repeal AUKU?

Time To Repeal AUKU?

Wong Yan Ke, Activist & Former President of Universiti Malaya Association of New Youth (UMANY)

Democracy And Politics, Lessons For Beyond The Classroom

Democracy And Politics, Lessons For Beyond The Classroom

Dr Benjamin Loh, Senior Lecturer, School of Media & Communication, Taylor's University

 MyGuru the New Guru?

MyGuru the New Guru?

Datin Shairin Sharif, CEO, Learning Port

How Do We Strengthen Academic Freedom in Malaysia?

How Do We Strengthen Academic Freedom in Malaysia?

Associate Professor Dr Adnan Trakic, Head of Department of Business Law & Taxation, Monash University Malaysia

Bizpod and Student Entrepreneurship

Bizpod and Student Entrepreneurship

Jessie Chong, Director of BizPod, Taylor’s University

Developing The Maker's Mindset

Developing The Maker's Mindset

Mike Choong, Co-Director, Taylor’s Me.reka Makerspace

Equipping Students With Skills For Life

Equipping Students With Skills For Life

Janaronson Nagarajah, Director of Student Development, Centre for Future Learning, Taylor’s University

Cambridge’s Tunku Scholar Talks Passion & Perseverance

Cambridge’s Tunku Scholar Talks Passion & Perseverance

Tan Chee Yong

 
 




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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

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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