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Will Reforming MARA Restore Trust?

Will Reforming MARA Restore Trust?

Ahmad Yazid Othman, Senior Fellow, Majlis Tindakan Ekonomi Melayu (MTEM)

What Went Wrong in Malaysia’s Nation-Building Journey?

What Went Wrong in Malaysia’s Nation-Building Journey?

Dato' Mohammed Hussein, Author of How Malaysia Missed 7 Chances at Nation-Building

 Affirmative Action in South Africa & Malaysia: What Can We Learn?

Affirmative Action in South Africa & Malaysia: What Can We Learn?

Dr Lee Hwok-Aun, Senior Fellow, Malaysian Studies Programme, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute

Bumiputera Economic Congress 2024: Things to Lookout For

Bumiputera Economic Congress 2024: Things to Lookout For

Dr Lee Hwok-Aun, Senior Fellow, Malaysian Studies Programme, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute

Higher Education System In Need Of Overhaul

Higher Education System In Need Of Overhaul

Professor Zaharom Nain, Professor of Communication & Multimedia, University of Nottingham Malaysia

Women in Politics Don’t Have it Easy in Southeast Asia

Women in Politics Don’t Have it Easy in Southeast Asia

Dr Aim Sinpeng, Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics, University of Sydney

Global Gender Gap Report 2022 - “Gender Equality Is Everyone’s Business”

Global Gender Gap Report 2022 - “Gender Equality Is Everyone’s Business”

Sivananthi Thanenthiran, Executive Director, The Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW)

The Racial Twist in Malaysia's Income Inequality

The Racial Twist in Malaysia's Income Inequality

Laurence Todd, Director of Research and Development, IDEAS

Not Quite The World Champion In Eliminating Poverty

Not Quite The World Champion In Eliminating Poverty

Philip Alston, Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, United Nations

Social Protection Instead Of Affirmative Action

Social Protection Instead Of Affirmative Action

Datuk Dr Norma Mansor, Emeritus Professor, Social Wellbeing Research Centre of Universiti Malaya | Stephen Barrett, Chief of Social Policy, UNICEF

Roundtable Surfaces Education

Roundtable Surfaces Education

Ali Salman, CEO, Institute of Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS)

Understanding The Shift to Needs Based Policies

Understanding The Shift to Needs Based Policies

Professor Rajah Rasiah, Distinguished Professor of Economics, Asia Europe Institute, University Malaya

ECRL and Bumiputera Contracts

ECRL and Bumiputera Contracts

Shawn Tanis

Committing to Needs-Based Economic Policies

Committing to Needs-Based Economic Policies

Prof. Nur Ain Shahrier, Professor of Economics, Sunway University

Law & Behold #6: Equality and Affirmative Action

Law & Behold #6: Equality and Affirmative Action

Emeritus Professor Datuk Dr Shad Saleem Faruqi, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Malaya | Surendra Ananth, Co-chairperson, Bar Council's Constitutional Law Committee

Matriculation - Who Gets the Golden Ticket?

Matriculation - Who Gets the Golden Ticket?

Professor Dr. P. Ramasamy, Deputy Chief Minister II of Penang | Ahmad Yazid Othman, CEO

 
 




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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

Carlos Casanova, Senior Economist, UBP 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

Sarah Jane Mahmud, Senior Industry Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, on Singapore banks’ 2025 results and the outlook for 2026.

7:45 AM

Morning Brief

Pushpan Murugiah, CEO of Centre to Combat Corruption & Cronyism (C4), discusses governance and accountability concerning public funds, complaints and anti-corruption.

8:00 AM

The Breakfast Grille

Leo Varadkar, Former Prime Minister (Taoiseach) of Ireland, weighs in on how to best navigate today's geopolitical order.

8:30 AM

Morning Brief

Journalist Erin Cook examines Myanmar’s final election stage and its fairness amid banned parties and ongoing conflict.

8:45 AM

Morning Brief

(REPEAT) Sarah Jane Mahmud, Senior Industry Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, on Singapore banks’ 2025 results and the outlook for 2026.

9:00 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) Carlos Casanova, Senior Economist, UBP tells us where international markets are heading.

9:15 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) We take a look at the FBM KLCI as well as regional capital markets.

9:35 AM

The Property Show

Jimmy Chiam of CCN Consulting and Kyle E of POW Ideas discuss what drives success and failure in retail.

10:05 AM

Open For Business

1.9 Million Vacant Houses: Can Urby’s Upcycling Make Them Liveable Again? Cha-Ly Koh and Stirling Yiin from Urby discuss turning "neglected houses into modern homes" through their fractional ownership and upcycling model. Can upcycling existing assets fix a market that building more hasn't?

11:00 AM

The Workplace

Lalit Jagtiani, Lalit Jagtiani, Author, Transformation Specialist, and Senior Facilitator at Harvard Business Publishing

12:00 PM

Enterprise Explores

Weihan Chen, Head of Insights, Momentum Works

1:00 PM

The Breakfast Grille Repeat

Leo Varadkar, Former Prime Minister (Taoiseach) of Ireland, weighs in on how to best navigate today's geopolitical order.

2:05 PM

Discovery Hour

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

3:05 PM

Earth Matters

Reef Check Malaysia’s 2025 annual survey paints a worrying picture of the state of our reefs. CEO Julian Hyde joins us to unpack the latest results.

4:05 PM

Health & Living

Why services in confinement centres need to uphold good hygiene, health and safety standards.

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

Big Issue

We kick off the first episode of our monthly debate show, in collaboration with MIDP. Tonight’s debate: Does filial piety have a place in modern families?

7:00 PM

Stories of KL

Bukit Kiara and the People Who Protect It

8:00 PM

Cruise Control

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