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Penang : Stepping Up Its Tourism Game

Penang : Stepping Up Its Tourism Game

Wong Hon Wai, Penang State EXCO for Tourism & Creative Economy & Chairman Penang Global Tourism

George Town : Balancing Tourism With Preservation

George Town : Balancing Tourism With Preservation

Hamdan Abdul Majeed, Managing Director, Think City

Georgetown’s Heritage Buildings Shouldn’t Be Left as Empty Shells

Georgetown’s Heritage Buildings Shouldn’t Be Left as Empty Shells

Khoo Salma Nasution, Vice-President, Penang Heritage Trust

Cahaya XR: First Edition

Cahaya XR: First Edition

Kabilan Murali Dharan, Creative Producer

Macaranga Wrap-up: June 2022

Macaranga Wrap-up: June 2022

Wong Siew Lyn, Co-Founder, Macaranga

By the Book: George Town Literary Festival 2021

By the Book: George Town Literary Festival 2021

Pauline Fan, festival director

Festivals of The Future

Festivals of The Future

NGOs Oppose 'Disneyfication' Of Penang

NGOs Oppose 'Disneyfication' Of Penang

Khoo Salma Nasution, Writer, Publisher & Committee Member of the Penang Forum

By the Book: Book Club November 2019 - Celestial Bodies

By the Book: Book Club November 2019 - Celestial Bodies

Sumitra Selvaraj, The Bigger Picture

By the Book: Georgetown Literary Festival 2019 - Forewords Afterwords

By the Book: Georgetown Literary Festival 2019 - Forewords Afterwords

Devised Marvel Movies in The City

Devised Marvel Movies in The City

Kam Raslan | Faiq Syazwan | Sim Wie Boon

Are Murals a Bane or Boon for Penang?

Are Murals a Bane or Boon for Penang?

Elizabeth Cardosa, President, Badan Warisan Malaysia

Tourism Drives Out Local Residents

Tourism Drives Out Local Residents

Khoo Salma Nasution, Penang Forum

Promote What?

Promote What?

Thilaga Sulathireh, Co-Founder, Justice for Sisters | Syahredzan Johan, Civil Liberties Lawyer

Losing Sleep Over Work

Losing Sleep Over Work

The Morning Run Crew

Georgetown’s UNESCO World Heritage Status: Blessing or a Curse?

Georgetown’s UNESCO World Heritage Status: Blessing or a Curse?

Khoo Salma Nasution, Heritage advocate and councillor in the Penang Island City Council (MBPP)

 
 




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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

Joseph Sroka, Chief Investment Officer, NovaPoint Capital 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

Lavanya Venkateswaran of OCBC discusses the economic impact of Vietnam's new trade deal with the US.

7:45 AM

Morning Brief

Lim Wei Jiet, Constitutional Lawyer on Judicial Appointments.

8:00 AM

The Breakfast Grille

Sean Hesh, Group CEO of NTT Data Payment Services discusses business operations and more.

8:30 AM

Morning Brief

Dr. Zaher Sahloul, President and Co-Founder of MedGlobal discusses the shuttering of USAID.

8:45 AM

Morning Brief

(REPEAT) Lim Wei Jiet, Constitutional Lawyer on Judicial Appointments.

9:00 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) Joseph Sroka, Chief Investment Officer, NovaPoint Capital tells us where international markets are heading.

9:15 AM

Opening Bell

Adrian Loh, Head of Research at UOB Kay Hian Singapore, unpacks what the STI’s resilience means for investors amid rising oil prices and global tensions.

9:35 AM

What's The Focus

We wrap up the week’s biggest conversations to keep you in the know.

10:05 AM

Open For Business

Alfred Phua, Founder of Vanilla Impact Story on reviving Malaysia’s heirloom vanilla industry and empowering rural communities through sustainable farming.

11:00 AM

Mattsplained

12:00 PM

Enterprise Explores

Mustapha Kamal, Urban Planner & Founder of Arkitek Mustapha Kamal on balancing heritage, economic revitalization, and inclusive growth in Malaysia’s old town redevelopment efforts.

1:00 PM

The Breakfast Grille Repeat

Sean Hesh, Group CEO of NTT Data Payment Services discusses business operations and more.

2:05 PM

Discovery Hour

3:05 PM

Front Row

We speak with Brenda James, Chairperson of The Phil, about the inspiration behind Choral Bridges, a show bringing together The Philharmonic Society of Selangor and the Penang Philharmonic Chorus.

3:20 PM

Front Row

Burden of Proof, a powerful theatre production by Dabble Dabble Jer Collective, confronts sexual violence through storytelling, movement, music, and art. Inspired by real accounts and developed over three years, it fosters empathy, healing, and change. We speak with founding members Miriam Devaprasana and Ysabel Loh.

4:05 PM

Health & Living

Is generative AI challenging the traditional doctor-patient relationship, or conversely, enhancing it?

5:00 PM

Top 5 at 5

6:00 PM

Popcorn Culture

A double-bill review of F1 and Jurassic World Rebirth, followed by a discussion about movie moments that left us awestruck.

7:00 PM

BBC World Service

This week on Science in Action, stories on a major new telescope survey that have started in Chile while scientists are also beginning a project to create fully synthetic human chromosomes.

8:00 PM

Bar None

We unpack the conversation surrounding Enhanced Games and why it's a bad idea overall.

9:00 PM

The Selector

Covering all styles of music from indie, dubstep, folk, soul, electro and everything in between.