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When Treatments & Trials for Rare Disorders Exclude Malaysia

When Treatments & Trials for Rare Disorders Exclude Malaysia

Catherine Jayasuriya, Founder & Executive Director, Coalition Duchenne | Nadiah Hanim Abdul Latif, President, Malaysia Rare Disorders Society

Is Gene Editing The Silver Bullet for Rare Disorders?

Is Gene Editing The Silver Bullet for Rare Disorders?

Professor Dr Thong Meow Keong, Consultant Paediatrician & Clinical Geneticist

 Living With A Rare Disorder & Going Through Puberty

 Living With A Rare Disorder & Going Through Puberty

Azhar Talib, Parent and President, Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Malaysia | Professor Dr Prof Dr Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin, Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist

Can We Cure #2: Genetic Disorders?

Can We Cure #2: Genetic Disorders?

Dr Azlina Ahmad Annuar, Neurogeneticist, Universiti Malaya | Dr Nishakanthi Gopalan, Bioethicist, Universiti Malaya

Orphan Drugs As A Lifeline for Rare Diseases

Orphan Drugs As A Lifeline for Rare Diseases

Nadiah Hanim Abdul Latif, President, Malaysia Rare Disorders Society | Professor Dr Thong Meow Keong, Consultant Paediatrician & Clinical Geneticist

NCD Chronicles #24: Living With A Disease With No Known Cause

NCD Chronicles #24: Living With A Disease With No Known Cause

Shawn Sharif, Living with IIH | Dr Nazima Shadaht Ali, Consultant Ophthalmologist | Professor Datin Dr Norlinah Ibrahim Mohamed, Consultant Neurologist

Spinal Muscular Atrophy: From Carrier Screening To Life After Diagnosis

Spinal Muscular Atrophy: From Carrier Screening To Life After Diagnosis

Dr Sangita Dharshini Terumalay, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist | Yap Sook Yee, Parent and SMA Advocate

NCD Chronicles #20: “I Would Bleed Even While Sitting Down” (Living With Haemophilia)

NCD Chronicles #20: “I Would Bleed Even While Sitting Down” (Living With Haemophilia)

Hariee Prabakaran, Living with Haemophilia | Premalatha Narayanan, Hariee’s mother | Dr Zulaiha Muda, Consultant Paediatric Haematologist-Oncologist

Because Feelings Matter #31: Diary of a Work-From-Home Dad

Because Feelings Matter #31: Diary of a Work-From-Home Dad

Mohammad Yazid Kamal Baharin, Comic Artist and Father

Doctor in the House: Disability Days - Are We Getting Anywhere in Advancing Disability Rights?

Doctor in the House: Disability Days - Are We Getting Anywhere in Advancing Disability Rights?

Dr George Lee, Consultant Urologist | Dato' Dr Amar-Singh HSS, Consultant Paediatrician

Because Feelings Matter #27: “Tak Ada Peluang Langsung Untuk Bernafas”

Because Feelings Matter #27: “Tak Ada Peluang Langsung Untuk Bernafas”

Dr Nurul Izzaty Hassan, Mother and Lecturer

Because Feelings Matter #25: World Children’s Day Special (Part 1)

Because Feelings Matter #25: World Children’s Day Special (Part 1)

Branden Lim, 13

NCD Chronicles #11: Finding Hope in Motor Neuron Disease

NCD Chronicles #11: Finding Hope in Motor Neuron Disease

Albert Koo, Living with Motor Neuron Disease | Dr Loh Ee Chin, Consultant Palliative Care Physician

Doctor in the House: A New Treatment for Neurofibromatosis in Malaysia

Doctor in the House: A New Treatment for Neurofibromatosis in Malaysia

Professor Dr Thong Meow Keong, Consultant Paediatrician & Clinical Geneticist | Carol Lim, Living with Neurofibromatosis

Rare Disease Day 2023: The Story of Baby Athif with Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Rare Disease Day 2023: The Story of Baby Athif with Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Nur Azizah Zamri | Mohd Farhan bin Mohd Sait

Budget 2023: We Need To Invest in Rare Diseases

Budget 2023: We Need To Invest in Rare Diseases

Nadiah Hanim Abdul Latif, President, Malaysian Rare Diseases Society (MRDS) | Professor Dr Thong Meow Keong, Consultant Paediatrician & Clinical Geneticist, University Malaya Medical Centre

 
 




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

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We recap global and local headlines from today's papers and portals.

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Geetha Ranganathan, Senior Analyst, Bloomberg Intelligence gives us her analysis on the streaming sector.

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Dr Consilz Tan of the Centre for Market Education unpacks the government’s proposal to make the ‘build-then-sell’ (BTS) model mandatory.

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Dr. Deborah Elms of the Hinrich Foundation discusses the factors shaping the current shifts in the global trading system.

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Calvin Cheng, Director of Economics, Trade and Regional Integration at the Institute of Strategic and International Studies, discusses the importance of the Gig Worker Bill 2025

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Lailatul Akma, Deputy Director, Consumer & Market Conduct Department, Bank Negara Malaysia talks us through some of the enhancements the central bank made to its Claims Settlement Practices policy.

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

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Alexander Chia of RHB Research discusses the ESG "Diamonds in the Rough" report on undervalued ASEAN companies with strong financials and ESG practices.

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Open For Business

Riaz Mehta, Founder & CEO of Ritestream, a decentralised platform where creators can fund, distribute, and monetise content using blockchain, NFTs, and smart contracts, shares how his journey from creating global TV hits like The Contender Asia to joining the CryptoKnights collective inspired him to build the business.

11:00 AM

Marketing Mojo

Shane Loh, Founder & Chief Strategist at IDTG Asia, joins us to dive deeper into the findings from The Loyalty Blueprint — from TikTok as a trust signal to why “sounding Malaysian” matters more than ever.

12:00 PM

Enterprise Explores

CrowdStrike’s Fabio Fratucello breaks down the 2025 Threat Hunting Report, exploring a 130% surge in cloud attacks, how adversaries are weaponizing AI with deepfakes, GenAI-built malware, and targeting AI systems themselves — and what enterprises can do to stay ahead with agentic AI, real-time behaviour analysis, and cross-domain detection.

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The Breakfast Grille Repeat

Dr. Deborah K. Elms, Head of Trade Policy, Hinrich Foundation

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Discovery Hour

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Beyond the Ballot Box

We speak to student activist Alyaah Hani on academic freedom, dissent and what young people want from Malaysia.

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We speak to two volunteers from Befrienders KL to find out how they man the Befrienders helpline, and support people in emotional distress.

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What is one thing you wish you can change about Malaysia?

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BBC World Service

On this episode of The Food Chain, the team looks at care home food and the intricacies behind them.