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Date Programmes Podcast Title  
18-Dec-25 Morning Brief
(7:45 AM)
Preparing for Full Ban on Vape and E-Cigarrettes
Azrul Mohd Khalib, Chief Executive Officer, Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy
19-Aug-25 Morning Brief
(7:45 AM)
Vaping And/Or Smoking: Just DON'T!
Professor Dr Haniki Nik Mohamed, Leader of Smokefree Sejahtera Campus Community, International Islamic University Malaysia
08-Aug-25 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
How Do We Treat Vaping Addiction in Kids
Associate Professor Dr Amer Siddiq bin Amer Nordin, Consultant Psychiatrist, University Malaya Medical Centre | Professor Chris Bullen, Professor of Public Health, University of Auckland
11-Jun-25 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Banning Vape Sales In States Is Only Step One
Dr Wency Bui, Senior Lecturer, School of Business & Economics, Universiti Putra Malaysia
14-Feb-25 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Should Vaping Be Regulated Or Banned Completely?
Dr George Lee, Consultant Urologist | Professor Dr Mohamad Haniki Nik Mohamed , Leader of Smokefree Sejahtera Campus Community Flagship 3.0 programme, IIUM | Professor Chris Bullen, Professor of Public Health, University of Auckland
04-Feb-25 Morning Brief
(8:30 AM)
Vape Genie Out Of The Bottle, Difficult To Retreat
Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO, Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy
03-Jan-25 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Is This The Year To Quit Smoking?
Dr George Lee, Consultant Urologist | Dr Takdir Singh Riar, Head, Smoking Cessation Unit, Klinik Kesihatan Tanglin
15-Nov-24 Top 5 At 5
(5:00 PM)
Top 5 at 5: Unpacking Sarawak's Biggest State Budget
Sri Murniati Yusuf, Chief Operating Officer and Senior Research Director, IDEAS Malaysia
31-May-24 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Doctor in the House: Is The Tobacco Industry Targeting Our Kids?
Dr George Lee, Consultant Urologist | Associate Professor Dr Amer Siddiq bin Amer Nordin, Consultant Psychiatrist, University Malaya Medical Centre
29-Mar-24 Evening Edition
(5:00 PM)
Top 5 At 5: The Parallel Pathway Problem
Dr Timothy Cheng, Vice Chairman, Malaysian Medical Association (SCHOMOS)
15-Mar-24 Good Things
(3:00 PM)
The Tobacco Industry Called Her One of the “Most Dangerous” People In The World
Dr Judith Mackay, Director, Asian Consultancy on Tobacco Control
26-Jan-24 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Doctor in the House: How The Tobacco Industry Influences Public Health Policies in Asia
Dr George Lee, Consultant Urologist | Dr Mary Assunta, Senior Policy Advisor, Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA)
08-Dec-23 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Vapes Will Now Be Regulated, But The GEG Is In Ashes
Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad, MP for Kuala Selangor and Chairman of the Parliamentary Special Select Committee on Health | Assistant Professor Dr Farhan Rusli, Public Health Medicine Specialist, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
17-Nov-23 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
The Unchecked Vaping Crisis
Professor Chris Bullen, President, Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco | Associate Professor Dr Amer Siddiq, Consultant Psychiatrist, University of Malaya
07-Nov-23 Live & Learn
(2:00 PM)
Will the GEG Be Constitutional?
Lim Wei Jiet, Lawyer
09-Oct-23 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
How Nicotine Replacement Therapy Helps Smokers Quit
Professor Dr Mohamad Haniki Nik Mohamad, Chief Coordinator of Certified Smoking Cessation Service Provider (CSCSP), Kulliyyah of Pharmacy; International Islamic University Malaysia | Dr Suraj Wilson, Asia Pacific Medical Affairs Lead for Smoking Cessation, Kenvue
 
 




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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

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