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Date Programmes Podcast Title  
02-Aug-24 The Breakfast Grille
(8:00 AM)
Penang : Stepping Up Its Tourism Game
Wong Hon Wai, Penang State EXCO for Tourism & Creative Economy & Chairman Penang Global Tourism
12-Jul-24 The Breakfast Grille
(8:00 AM)
George Town : Balancing Tourism With Preservation
Hamdan Abdul Majeed, Managing Director, Think City
17-Jan-23 Live & Learn
(2:00 PM)
Georgetown’s Heritage Buildings Shouldn’t Be Left as Empty Shells
Khoo Salma Nasution, Vice-President, Penang Heritage Trust
15-Jul-22 Front Row
(2:00 PM)
Cahaya XR: First Edition
Kabilan Murali Dharan, Creative Producer
27-Jun-22 Earth Matters
(3:30 PM)
Macaranga Wrap-up: June 2022
Wong Siew Lyn, Co-Founder, Macaranga
09-Nov-21 By The Book
(8:00 PM)
By the Book: George Town Literary Festival 2021
Pauline Fan, festival director
07-Jul-20 The 6AM Stretch
(6:07 AM)
Festivals of The Future
14-Feb-20 Evening Edition
(6:30 PM)
NGOs Oppose 'Disneyfication' Of Penang
Khoo Salma Nasution, Writer, Publisher & Committee Member of the Penang Forum
19-Nov-19 By The Book
(8:00 PM)
By the Book: Book Club November 2019 - Celestial Bodies
Sumitra Selvaraj, The Bigger Picture
05-Nov-19 By The Book
(8:00 PM)
By the Book: Georgetown Literary Festival 2019 - Forewords Afterwords
25-Oct-19 A Bit Of Culture
(9:00 PM)
Devised Marvel Movies in The City
Kam Raslan | Faiq Syazwan | Sim Wie Boon
04-Jul-19 Evening Edition
(6:30 PM)
Are Murals a Bane or Boon for Penang?
Elizabeth Cardosa, President, Badan Warisan Malaysia
24-May-19 Evening Edition
(5:00 PM)
Tourism Drives Out Local Residents
Khoo Salma Nasution, Penang Forum
09-Aug-18 Evening Edition
(6:00 PM)
Promote What?
Thilaga Sulathireh, Co-Founder, Justice for Sisters | Syahredzan Johan, Civil Liberties Lawyer
13-Mar-18 The 6AM Stretch
(6:00 AM)
Losing Sleep Over Work
The Morning Run Crew
12-Mar-18 Evening Edition
(6:40 PM)
Georgetown’s UNESCO World Heritage Status: Blessing or a Curse?
Khoo Salma Nasution, Heritage advocate and councillor in the Penang Island City Council (MBPP)
 
 




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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

Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist, US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management 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

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

7:45 AM

Morning Brief

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

8:00 AM

The Breakfast Grille

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.

8:30 AM

Morning Brief

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

8:45 AM

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.

9:00 AM

Opening Bell

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

9:15 AM

Opening Bell

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

9:35 AM

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

1:00 PM

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.

2:05 PM

Discovery Hour

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

3:05 PM

Beyond the Ballot Box

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.

4:05 PM

Health & Living

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 Tuesday