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Reviving Potehi: Penang’s Puppet Theatre Legacy

Reviving Potehi: Penang’s Puppet Theatre Legacy

Hon. Professor Dr Tan Sooi Beng, Ethnomusicologist, Activist and Scholar, Universiti Sains Malaysia

Monkey Neighbours: Coexisting With Malaysia’s Macaques

Monkey Neighbours: Coexisting With Malaysia’s Macaques

Dr Nadine Ruppert, Vice-President, Malaysian Primatological Society | Dr Sharmini Julita Paramasivam, Founder & Project Lead, The Animal Neighbours Project | Dr Jo Leen Yap, Wildlife Researcher and Environmental Educator, Langur Project Penang (LPP)

Top 5 at 5: Can a Prime Minister Claim Legal Immunity?

Top 5 at 5: Can a Prime Minister Claim Legal Immunity?

New Sin Yew, Constitutional Lawyer

Hot Takes on Food

Hot Takes on Food

Power And Purse Strings: Penang’s Bid For Greater Autonomy

Power And Purse Strings: Penang’s Bid For Greater Autonomy

YB Gooi Hsiao Leung, State Assemblyman for Bukit Tengah

Top 5 at 5: The Road Ahead for the ASEAN Summit

Top 5 at 5: The Road Ahead for the ASEAN Summit

Bunn Nagara, Director and Senior Fellow, Renaissance Strategic Research Institute

Top 5 at 5: Measles Surge in Southeast Asia

Top 5 at 5: Measles Surge in Southeast Asia

Dr Sanjay Woodhull , Consultant Paediatrician

Top 5 at 5: What We Know (And Don't Know) About Pamela Ling's Abduction

Top 5 at 5: What We Know (And Don't Know) About Pamela Ling's Abduction

Fahri Azzat, Lawyer

Top 5 at 5: What to Anticipate in Tomorrow's Ayer Kuning Elections

Top 5 at 5: What to Anticipate in Tomorrow's Ayer Kuning Elections

Danesh Prakash Chacko, Director, Tindak Malaysia

The One-Stop Labour Centre Solution For Human Resources

The One-Stop Labour Centre Solution For Human Resources

Anthony Raja Devadoss, Country Managing Director, Korn Ferry Malaysia

Top 5 at 5: A Different Perspective On Reacting To Casual Racism

Top 5 at 5: A Different Perspective On Reacting To Casual Racism

Nicholas Chan, Research Fellow, Australian National University and co-founder of IMAN Research

Learning to Love Your Mother Tongue

Learning to Love Your Mother Tongue

Hereckson Frex Rubin, Founder, Linduk Studios | Professor Dr Stefanie Shamila Pillai, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, Universiti Malaya | Sim Tze Wei, Founder, Speak Hokkien Campaign

What Is The Chingay Parade All About?

What Is The Chingay Parade All About?

Rayner Tan, Vice Chairman, Johor Old Ancient Temple

Chap Goh Mei - CNY’s Final Curtain

Chap Goh Mei - CNY’s Final Curtain

Joe Liaw, Assistant Professor and Dean, Faculty of Communication, Cinematic and Performing Arts, New Era University College

Is Penang's Transportation Infrastructure Well Thought Out?

Is Penang's Transportation Infrastructure Well Thought Out?

Dr Rosli Azad Khan, Transport Consultant

榴梿之王归来——余政达与法咪咪的文化与艺术之旅

榴梿之王归来——余政达与法咪咪的文化与艺术之旅

 
 




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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

Ken Foong of Bloomberg Intelligence discusses the outlook for Singapore's property market in 2H2025.

7:45 AM

Morning Brief

Daniel Moss of Bloomberg, weighs in on whether Indonesia can keep its Rp662 trillion (2.8% of GDP) deficit under control while funding social programmes.

8:00 AM

The Breakfast Grille

Dr. Goh Kar Chun of MCE Holdings discusses the firm’s future after winning over RM120 million in new contracts and entering the US market.

8:30 AM

Morning Brief

Andrew Khoo, Human Rights Lawyer, weighs in on the Federal Court’s ruling against a key provision of the Peaceful Assembly Act.

8:45 AM

Morning Brief

Adib Zalkapli of Viewfinder Global Affairs discusses the recalibration of UMNO ahead of Sabah’s 17th state election.

9:00 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) Tony Nash, CEO, Complete Intelligence 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

Ringgit & Sense

Alvin Tan of the Financial Planning Association of Malaysia (FPAM) discusses aspects of Malaysian Gen Zers personal finance.

10:05 AM

Open For Business

Healthpro.id's co-founder Rendy Alfuadi shares how their on-demand platform is solving Indonesia's healthcare staffing crisis, one shift at a time.

11:00 AM

Tech Talk

Audax’s Mike Breen explains why Malaysia’s fintech growth depends on transforming legacy banks into agile platforms, and how bridging infrastructure gaps is key to turning KL20’s vision into reality.

12:00 PM

Enterprise Explores

Ong Johnson and Lo Khai Yi, Head and Co-Head of Technology Practice Group, Partners at Halim Hong & Quek, discuss Malaysia’s growing digital asset space and the role of stablecoins in bridging finance and blockchain.

1:00 PM

The Breakfast Grille Repeat

Dr. Goh Kar Chun of MCE Holdings discusses the firm’s future after winning over RM120 million in new contracts and entering the US market.

2:05 PM

Discovery Hour

3:05 PM

Beyond the Ballot Box

The director of Invisible People, Jean Ho, joins us in conversation about her documentary which shines light on the lives and struggles of people on the margins of society, namely the stateless and refugees.

4:05 PM

Health & Living

The stigma faced by people with obesity is pervasive - it comes from their community, healthcare providers and policymakers. We discuss why an empathetic lens matters.

5:00 PM

Top 5 at 5

6:00 PM

Talkback Thursday

Can you separate the art and the artist?

8:00 PM

BBC World Service

This episode of Crowd Science looks at twins and what makes them unique.