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Why the SST Expansion Misses the Real Target: The Ultra-Rich

Why the SST Expansion Misses the Real Target: The Ultra-Rich

Gandipan Nantha Gopalan, Central Committee Member, Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM)

Malaysia's Missing Middle Class

Malaysia's Missing Middle Class

Gregory Ho Wai Son, Research Associate, Khazanah Research Institute

The Hubris of the 90s

The Hubris of the 90s

Kam Raslan | Julian Yap | Hafiz Noor Shams

Can the Progressive Wage Model Solve Malaysia’s Low-Income Problem?

Can the Progressive Wage Model Solve Malaysia’s Low-Income Problem?

Kevin Zhang, Senior Research Officer, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute

Is Malaysia Losing Its Middle Class?

Is Malaysia Losing Its Middle Class?

Calvin Cheng, Analyst in the Economics Programme, Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia

The Misery of WFH

The Misery of WFH

How Covid-19 Is Changing Consumption

How Covid-19 Is Changing Consumption

Praneeth Yendamuri, Partner, Bain & Company

Shrinking Pockets But Short on Policy: Malaysia's Story Today

Shrinking Pockets But Short on Policy: Malaysia's Story Today

Darren Tay, Country Risk Analyst, Fitch Solutions

Affordable Housing

Affordable Housing

Rajiv Rishyakaran, Bukit Gasing State Assemblyman

The Plight of Public Transport

The Plight of Public Transport

Umapagan Ampikaipakan | Eddin Khoo | Ali Johan

One Belt, One Road, Multiple Risks

One Belt, One Road, Multiple Risks

Jiwei Ye, Managing Director and Head of Cash, Transaction Banking, Standard Chartered Bank China (Shanghai)

A Sociology of Grunge

A Sociology of Grunge

Adil Johan, Ethnomusicologist, Musician | Syerleena Rashid, City Councillor, Kickboxer, Musician | Ahmad Fuad Rahmat, University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus

Talkback Thursday: Dato' Abdul Rahman Dahlan

Talkback Thursday: Dato' Abdul Rahman Dahlan

Dato' Abdul Rahman Dahlan, Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government

Vertical Horizontal: A Photography Exhibition

Vertical Horizontal: A Photography Exhibition

Francoise Huguier, Photographer

 
 




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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

Brian Arcese, Portfolio Manager & Equity Analyst, Foord Asset Management, 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

George Chen, partner and co-chair of the Digital Practice at The Asia on the future of the tech industry.

7:45 AM

Morning Brief

Hafiza Abdul Samath of Women Aid Organization (WAO) discusses teenage pregnancy and what more can be done to support at-risk teens.

8:00 AM

The Breakfast Grille

Jason Fong of Invest Hong Kong discusses the department’s strategy for attracting family offices to the territory.

8:30 AM

Morning Brief

Dr. Amit Ranjan, National University of Singapore gives us an update on Bangladeshi politics.

8:45 AM

Morning Brief

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

9:00 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) Brian Arcese, Portfolio Manager & Equity Analyst, Foord Asset Management, 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

What's The Focus

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

10:05 AM

Open For Business

Yoann Gueguen & Onno Pfeiffer, Co-founders of Diolko, on building Southeast Asia’s first urban logistics-on-rail system to cut delivery emissions and congestion.

11:00 AM

Mattsplained

Matt Armitage, Founder, Kulturpop

12:00 PM

Enterprise Explores

Kiranjit Singh, Regional APAC Lead at Ipsos Strategy3, on why Malaysians are redefining “old age” and showing greater optimism about later life.

1:00 PM

The Breakfast Grille Repeat

Jason Fong of Invest Hong Kong discusses the department’s strategy for attracting family offices to the territory.

2:05 PM

Discovery Hour

3:05 PM

Front Row

Award-winning playwright Adriana Nordin Manan's "Wacky Double Bill: Borong & Encyclopedia" explores the wit, warmth, and weirdness of two scenarios: colleagues vying for their boss's approval and a cross-cultural encounter gone wrong. We speak with Adriana and producer/designer Sidhart Joe Dev.

3:20 PM

Front Row

"Fragments of Tuah," a new documentary theatre work, deconstructs the historical figure of Hang Tuah through music, performance, and archival research, exposing gaps and contradictions in the familiar tale. Co-creators Mark Teh and Faiq Syazwan Kuhiri discuss their collaborative process.

4:05 PM

Health & Living

Are MRI machines safe? We explore the unusual death of a man sucked into an MRI machine and how to improve safety.

5:00 PM

Top 5 at 5

6:00 PM

Popcorn Culture

This week we review the latest creepy-child horror film to hit the scene, Zach Cregger’s Weapons, followed by a discussion about the different types of horror movies out there.

7:00 PM

Just For Kicks

The 2025/26 Premier League kicks off with Manchester United hosting Arsenal amid blockbuster signings across the top clubs, as Liverpool reload, City splurge, Chelsea splash out, and Spurs reboot—all covered in this week’s Just For Kicks.

8:00 PM

Bar None

Lauren Hoh Ruyi joins us to share her football journey so far and her observations of the women's game here.

9:00 PM

The Selector

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