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Evaluating Malaysia’s Education Reforms

Evaluating Malaysia’s Education Reforms

Datin Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim, Chairperson, Parent Action Group for Education Malaysia (PAGE)

Top 5 at 5: Minister Resigns Over Sabah Revenue Rights

Top 5 at 5: Minister Resigns Over Sabah Revenue Rights

Wong Chin Huat, political scientist, Sunway University

Combating Bullying With Empathy And Holistic Solutions

Combating Bullying With Empathy And Holistic Solutions

Dr Haezreena Begum Abdul Hamid, Criminologist and Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Universiti Malaya

Europe’s Defence Dilemma

Europe’s Defence Dilemma

Dr Benjamin Barton, Associate Professor, University of Nottingham Malaysia

Humans of Healthcare: The Medical Social Worker

Humans of Healthcare: The Medical Social Worker

Fatimang Ladola, Head of Department of Social Work, University Malaya Medical Centre | Zul Rusdi, Medical Social Worker

Healthy Ageing: Is Abandonment of Older Adults On The Rise?

Healthy Ageing: Is Abandonment of Older Adults On The Rise?

Professor Dr Tan Maw Pin, Consultant Geriatrician, University Malaya Medical Centre | Chai Sen Tyng, Senior Research Officer, Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing (myAgeing), Universiti Putra Malaysia

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: Mark Carney Leads Liberals to Victory

Top 5 at 5: Mark Carney Leads Liberals to Victory

Matthew Kerby, Senior Political Analyst, GeoMastery Advisory

Top 5 at 5: Remembering the Late Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

Top 5 at 5: Remembering the Late Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

Top 5 at 5: Johor’s Push to End Water Dependency on Singapore

Top 5 at 5: Johor’s Push to End Water Dependency on Singapore

Charles Santiago, Chairman, National Water Services Commission

Deeply Unpopular UK Welfare Cuts Looming

Deeply Unpopular UK Welfare Cuts Looming

Professor Peter Taylor-Gooby, Research Professor of Social Policy , University of Kent

Top 5 at 5: Heading Toward An Independent Media Ecosystem

Top 5 at 5: Heading Toward An Independent Media Ecosystem

Premesh Chandran, Pro Tem Committee Chairperson, Malaysian Media Council

Top 5 at 5: Trump's Planned Takeover of Gaza

Top 5 at 5: Trump's Planned Takeover of Gaza

Clemens Chay, Research Fellow, Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore

Petting Zoos: Conservation or Exploitation

Petting Zoos: Conservation or Exploitation

Wong Siew Lyn, Co-Founder and Editor, Macaranga | Lee Kwai Han, Environmental Journalist and Contributing Writer, Macaranga

Top 5 at 5: 24-Hour Child Helplines

Top 5 at 5: 24-Hour Child Helplines

Datin PH Wong, Executive Director, Childline Foundation

Malaysia's Missing Middle Class

Malaysia's Missing Middle Class

Gregory Ho Wai Son, Research Associate, Khazanah Research Institute

 
 




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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

William Pesek, columnist with Nikkei Asia, discusses implications of a possible snap general election in Japan.

7:45 AM

Morning Brief

Adib Zalkapli of Viewfinder Global Affairs weighs in on UMNO’s general assembly and its implications for the party’s future.

8:00 AM

The Breakfast Grille

Chan Soon Seng, Chief Executive Officer of Teach for Malaysia, and Datin Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim, Chairman, Parent Action Group for Education Malaysia (PAGE), share their take on the education reforms for Malaysia primary schools.

8:30 AM

Morning Brief

Andy Davison, Founder and CEO of The Expat Group Media, discusses the implications of Malaysia’s higher minimum salary requirements for expatriate employment passes on expats and companies.

8:45 AM

Morning Brief

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

9:00 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) Tony Nash, CEO, Complete Intelligence tells us where international markets are heading.

9:15 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) Aidan YAO, Senior Investment Strategist, Asia, Amundi, shares his outlook for global markets as they kick off 2026 with record highs.

9:35 AM

Ringgit & Sense

Kevin Neoh, licensed financial planner at VKA Wealth Planners, discusses on sticking to personal finance resolutions in the new year.

10:05 AM

Open For Business

Timothy Tiah (Tim), Founder, Jerry and also the co-founder and Executive Director, Colony.

11:00 AM

Tech Talk

Kugan Thirunavakasaru, Chief Innovation Officer at CelcomDigi and Professor Dr Adina Abdullah, Family Medicine Specialist, Acting Head of Digital Health Unit, Universiti Malaya Medical Centre. In this episode of Tech Talk, we explore how 5G, AI, and mixed reality are reshaping the future of healthcare delivery. Following a world first multi country live surgery conducted by Universiti Malaya Medical Centre and CelcomDigi, we look at how holomedicine is enabling real time surgical mentoring, immersive medical training, and cross border collaboration. Kugan Thirunavakasaru, Chief Innovation Officer at CelcomDigi, and Professor Dr Adina Abdullah, Family Medicine Specialist and Acting Head of the Digital Health Unit at Universiti Malaya Medical Centre, share how ultra low latency 5G and holographic visualisation are moving from pilot projects into real clinical environments. We discuss what this means for access to specialist care, surgical education, and Malaysia’s ambitions as a regional healthcare a

12:00 PM

Enterprise Explores

APAC in 2026: Resilience Amidst a Slowing China. Fitch Ratings’ Thomas Rookmaaker unpacks why Asia maintains a neutral outlook despite China’s projected slowdown to 4.1% and why Thailand remains the region's sole "Negative" outlier.

1:00 PM

The Breakfast Grille Repeat

Chan Soon Seng, Chief Executive Officer of Teach for Malaysia, and Datin Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim, Chairman, Parent Action Group for Education Malaysia (PAGE), share their take on the education reforms for Malaysia primary schools.

2:05 PM

Discovery Hour

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

3:05 PM

Beyond the Ballot Box

We speak to Wendy Kopp, CEO and co-founder of Teach For All about her passion for education, how Teach For All fills in the gaps in education inequality and what Malaysia can do better.

4:05 PM

Health & Living

Can babies really hear their mom’s voice in the womb? Why are some people tone-deaf? We explore some hearing trivia and learn more about hearing loss.

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

Talkback Thursday

Is staying in a job for long periods a good thing, or is job-hopping the way to go?