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New Year, New Skills

New Year, New Skills

Tan Cheng Yi, Educational Psychologist

Celebrating Chinese New Year in a Modern World

Celebrating Chinese New Year in a Modern World

Florence Kuek, Senior Lecturer, Chinese Studies Department, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Malaya

How Will Trump 2.0 Change America?

How Will Trump 2.0 Change America?

Professor K.S. Nathan, Senior Research Fellow, Asia-Europe Institute

How Do I Make Vegan Food Taste Good?

How Do I Make Vegan Food Taste Good?

Davina Goh, President, Vegan Society Malaysia | Chef Stéphane Frelon, Executive Chef, Sunway Le Cordon Bleu Malaysia

Why Do I Hate Hearing My Own Voice?

Why Do I Hate Hearing My Own Voice?

Kharenee Koh, Senior Speech Therapist, Amazing Speech Therapy

What Makes Art, 'Art'?

What Makes Art, 'Art'?

Lee Weng-Choy, Art Critic | Ray Langenbach, Performance Artist

Flushing Out The Truth In Our Public Toilets

Flushing Out The Truth In Our Public Toilets

Jack Sim, Founder, World Toilet Organisation

What Ancient India Gave The World

What Ancient India Gave The World

William Dalrymple, Historian

What is Deepavali?

What is Deepavali?

Shankar Kandasamy, Head of the Bharata Natyam Department, Temple of Fine Arts

How Do I Prepare My Autistic Child For Employment?

How Do I Prepare My Autistic Child For Employment?

Ivy Philip, Founder, EmployAble

Do Video Games Cause Brain Rot?

Do Video Games Cause Brain Rot?

Dr Azlina Ahmad Annuar, Neurogeneticist | Jon, 60-year-old gamer

How to Write Creatively

How to Write Creatively

Sharmilla Ganesan, writer, journalist, and arts & culture critic

Why Do We Take Turns When Interacting?

Why Do We Take Turns When Interacting?

Dr Sharifah Ayeshah, Deputy Dean of Research, Faculty of Languages & Linguistics, University Malaya

Why Do People Self-Sabotage?

Why Do People Self-Sabotage?

Dr Joel Low, Clinical Psychologist

The Importance of Hope!

The Importance of Hope!

Dr Eugene Tee, Associate Professor in Psychology

Why Do We Celebrate Labour Day?

Why Do We Celebrate Labour Day?

Audi Ali, Labour Rights Activist

 
 




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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

David Chow, Director of Investment, Azure 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

Catherine Lim, Senior Industry Analyst, Bloomberg Intelligence discusses China's consumer sector.

7:45 AM

Morning Brief

Danial Abdul Rahman, CEO of the Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute (or ASLI)., discusses the new National Education Blueprint 2026-2035.

8:00 AM

The Breakfast Grille

Anand Pathmakanthan, Head of Regional Equity Research at Maybank Investment Banking Group, and Patrick Chang, Chief Investment Officer for Affluent Product & Proposition at CIMB Bank Berhad, discusses market strategies for 2026.

8:30 AM

Morning Brief

Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, MP for Setiawangsa discusses the new MPs’ committees and whether they can effectively improve transparency and accountability in KL’s governance.

8:45 AM

Morning Brief

Dr Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow, Vietnam Studies Programme, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, discusses the ongoing Vietnam Communist Party Congress.

9:00 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) David Chow, Director of Investment, Azure Capital tells us where international markets are heading.

9:15 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) Catherine Lim, Senior Industry Analyst, Bloomberg Intelligence discusses China's consumer sector.

9:35 AM

The Property Show

Dato’ Ganesh Chinnappan, Managing Director of Raine & Horne International Zaki + Partners Sdn. Bhd., discusses the concept and reality of Build-to-Sell houses.

10:05 AM

Open For Business

Shareen Ramli on building Siti Li Dining & Foodhall, food as culture, and the realities of growing a sustainable F&B business.

11:00 AM

The Workplace

Hybrid work, leadership fatigue, and rising expectations around trust and wellbeing have changed what it means to lead and belong at work. In 2026, building a strong team is no longer about individual performance alone and rather, it’s about connection, safety, and collective clarity. We speak with Dr. Jamie Shapiro, Founder and CEO of Connected EC, organisational psychologist, CEO coach, and author of Connected Culture, about what it really takes to build thriving teams in today’s workplace.

12:00 PM

Enterprise Explores

The Ministry of Education’s Education Blueprint 2026-2035 has officially landed with a clear, mandatory mandate: a Grade C floor for English, BM, Mathematics, and History. But as we enter a decade defined by generative AI and automation, is a static grade on a paper certificate still a valid currency for the Malaysian workforce? Or is the national curriculum benchmarking for a world that no longer exists?

1:00 PM

The Breakfast Grille Repeat

Anand Pathmakanthan, Head of Regional Equity Research at Maybank Investment Banking Group, and Patrick Chang, Chief Investment Officer for Affluent Product & Proposition at CIMB Bank Berhad, discusses market strategies for 2026.

2:05 PM

Discovery Hour

An eclectic selection of BBC shows, curated with variety in mind.

3:05 PM

Earth Matters

Is Waste-to-Energy the answer to Malaysia’s waste problem? Researcher Yuenmei Wong breaks down the misconceptions, impacts, and possible alternatives.

4:05 PM

Health & Living

Obesity is not just about making bad choices. We speak to an expert about how your hormones and genes can drive obesity, and what you can do about it.

5:00 PM

Top 5 at 5

A countdown of the 5 biggest stories of the day, to catch you up on all you need to know!

6:00 PM

Big Issue

We discuss urban planning and the upcoming Petaling Jaya Local Masterplan.

7:00 PM

Stories of KL

Nazir HF joins us to talk about founding Tintabudi, running an independent bookstore in Malaysia, and how his years of collecting books shaped its identity.

8:00 PM

Cruise Control

The new, fully imported Subaru Forester is a solid car, but the high asking price is a little bit hard to swallow, according to Daniel Fernandez. Tune in to hear his full thoughts.