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Malaysia’s Migrant Labour System Needs Immediate Reforms

Malaysia’s Migrant Labour System Needs Immediate Reforms

Adrian Pereira, Executive Director, North-South Initiative

Do Business Schools Play a Role in Normalising Labour Exploitation?

Do Business Schools Play a Role in Normalising Labour Exploitation?

Dr Priya Sharma Armajit Singh, Head of Centre, Commercial Law & Justice, Sunway Business School

Top 5 at 5: Will Trump's Board of Peace Bring Peace?

Top 5 at 5: Will Trump's Board of Peace Bring Peace?

Julia Roknifard, Senior Lecturer, Taylor's University

How Cartels Shape the Migrant Labour System in Malaysia

How Cartels Shape the Migrant Labour System in Malaysia

Charles Santiago, Co-Chair, ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR)

Migrant Workers: What Malaysia Gets Right, and Wrong

Migrant Workers: What Malaysia Gets Right, and Wrong

Adrian Pereira, Executive Director, North South Initiative | Sahain Puthucheary, Senior Associate, Xavier & Koh Partnership

Consistent and Clear Migrant Worker Policies Needed

Consistent and Clear Migrant Worker Policies Needed

Dato’ Foo Yong Hooi, President, Association of Employment Agencies Malaysia (PAPA - Persatuan Agensi Pekerjaan Asing)

The Key Factors that Drive Exploitation of Migrant Workers

The Key Factors that Drive Exploitation of Migrant Workers

Adrian Pereira, Director, North South Initiative (NSI)

Top 5 at 5: The Floods Ravaging Southeast Asia

Top 5 at 5: The Floods Ravaging Southeast Asia

Associate Professor Camelia May Li Kusumo, Head of School of Architecture, Building & Design, Taylor's University

Top 5 at 5: UN Raises Alarm on Exploitation of Bangladeshi Workers

Top 5 at 5: UN Raises Alarm on Exploitation of Bangladeshi Workers

Adrian Pereira, Director, North-South Initiative

How Can Malaysia Fix Its Migrant Labour System?

How Can Malaysia Fix Its Migrant Labour System?

Adrian Pereira, Executive Director, North-South Initiative

Top 5 at 5: Getting Into Aeroline's Suspension

Top 5 at 5: Getting Into Aeroline's Suspension

Wan Agyl Wan Hassan, Founder, MY Mobility Vision

Top 5 at 5: Femicide on the Rise in Malaysia

Top 5 at 5: Femicide on the Rise in Malaysia

Tamyra Selvarajan, Advocacy Officer, Women’s Aid Organisation

Rethinking Labour Justice For Migrant Workers

Rethinking Labour Justice For Migrant Workers

Dr Asha Rathina Pandi, Head of Research, North South Initiative

Top 5 at 5: The $2 Billion Aid Gap in Southeast Asia

Top 5 at 5: The $2 Billion Aid Gap in Southeast Asia

Grace Stanhope, Research Associate, Lowy Institute

Expensive And Costly Flaws In Our Immigration Systems

Expensive And Costly Flaws In Our Immigration Systems

Alex Ong, Country Representative, Migrant CARE

Your Kidneys Can Be Damaged By Heat Exposure

Your Kidneys Can Be Damaged By Heat Exposure

Dr George Lee, Consultant Urologist | Dr Sunita Bavanandan, Consultant Nephrologist | Dr Abed Onn, Occupational Health Physician

 
 




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7:00 AM

World Market Watch

Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist, US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management tells us where international markets are heading.

7:15 AM

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7:30 AM

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Ivailo Dikov, Head of Japan Equities, Eastspring Singapore gives us an outlook for Japanese equities.

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Dr. Afif Bahardin, Secretary of PN Selangor, weighs in on whether a directly elected Kuala Lumpur mayor would improve governance or complicate city administration.

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Amirul Rizal Abdul Rahim, Director-General of Tourism Malaysia discusses how Visit Malaysia Year 2026 can turn the tourism rebound into lasting growth beyond 2026.

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Morning Brief

Dr Ismet Yusoff, CEO of the Minority Shareholders Watch Group (MSWG), discusses the implications of the IJM Corporation probe.

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Morning Brief

Dr. Benjamin Barton, Head of School and Associate Professor at the School of Politics, History and International Relations, University of Nottingham, Malaysia, joins us to assess UK politics and the challenges confronting Keir Starmer.

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Opening Bell

(REPEAT) Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist, US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management tells us where international markets are heading.

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Opening Bell

(REPEAT) Ivailo Dikov, Head of Japan Equities, Eastspring Singapore gives us an outlook for Japanese equities.

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People, Planet, Profit

We cover the latest news and views in the ESG space to help businesses thrive with impact.

10:05 AM

Open For Business

Malaysia has top hospitals, competitive pricing, and a strong reputation in medical tourism yet much of the demand is still controlled by foreign intermediaries. Wan Mahsuri Wan Ahmad Kamal, Founder and CEO of Medisuri, an AI-powered medical tourism platform is aiming to reposition Malaysia as a trusted global healthcare hub. We unpack the gap Medisuri is trying to solve, how the business fits into the medical tourism value chain, its monetisation strategy, early fundraising journey, and what scaling this platform could look like in the years ahead.

11:00 AM

Marketing Mojo

lvin Koay, Founder and CEO, Growth.pro, shares how search is changing fast. With AI tools increasingly answering questions directly, brands can no longer rely on rankings, clicks, and traffic alone to stay visible. In this episode of Marketing Mojo, we speak with Alvin Koay, Founder and CEO of Growth.pro, about how AI is reshaping digital discovery, why traditional SEO metrics are losing relevance, and what Malaysian marketing teams must do now to remain credible, discoverable, and competitive in an AI-mediated world.

12:00 PM

Enterprise Explores

Nirbhay Handa, Multipolitan

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The Breakfast Grille Repeat

Amirul Rizal Abdul Rahim, Director-General of Tourism Malaysia discusses how Visit Malaysia Year 2026 can turn the tourism rebound into lasting growth beyond 2026.

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Dr Lim Teck Ghee, author of a new book called China Rising, explains how US-China Tensions are reshaping the world and what it means for Malaysia.

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