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Date Programmes Podcast Title  
18-Dec-25 The Breakfast Grille
(8:00 AM)
Migrant Workers: What Malaysia Gets Right, and Wrong
Adrian Pereira, Executive Director, North South Initiative | Sahain Puthucheary, Senior Associate, Xavier & Koh Partnership
08-Dec-25 Morning Brief
(7:45 AM)
Consistent and Clear Migrant Worker Policies Needed
Dato’ Foo Yong Hooi, President, Association of Employment Agencies Malaysia (PAPA - Persatuan Agensi Pekerjaan Asing)
04-Dec-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
The Key Factors that Drive Exploitation of Migrant Workers
Adrian Pereira, Director, North South Initiative (NSI)
27-Nov-25 Top 5 At 5
(5:00 PM)
Top 5 at 5: The Floods Ravaging Southeast Asia
Associate Professor Camelia May Li Kusumo, Head of School of Architecture, Building & Design, Taylor's University
25-Nov-25 Top 5 At 5
(5:00 PM)
Top 5 at 5: UN Raises Alarm on Exploitation of Bangladeshi Workers
Adrian Pereira, Director, North-South Initiative
04-Nov-25 Morning Brief
(8:45 PM)
How Can Malaysia Fix Its Migrant Labour System?
Adrian Pereira, Executive Director, North-South Initiative
03-Nov-25 Top 5 At 5
(5:00 PM)
Top 5 at 5: Getting Into Aeroline's Suspension
Wan Agyl Wan Hassan, Founder, MY Mobility Vision
21-Aug-25 Top 5 At 5
(5:00 PM)
Top 5 at 5: Femicide on the Rise in Malaysia
Tamyra Selvarajan, Advocacy Officer, Women’s Aid Organisation
19-Aug-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
Rethinking Labour Justice For Migrant Workers
Dr Asha Rathina Pandi, Head of Research, North South Initiative
04-Aug-25 Top 5 At 5
(5:00 PM)
Top 5 at 5: The $2 Billion Aid Gap in Southeast Asia
Grace Stanhope, Research Associate, Lowy Institute
30-Jul-25 Morning Brief
(7:45 AM)
Expensive And Costly Flaws In Our Immigration Systems
Alex Ong, Country Representative, Migrant CARE
18-Jul-25 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Your Kidneys Can Be Damaged By Heat Exposure
Dr George Lee, Consultant Urologist | Dr Sunita Bavanandan, Consultant Nephrologist | Dr Abed Onn, Occupational Health Physician
07-Jul-25 Top 5 At 5
(5:00 PM)
Top 5 at 5: Crossroads in Bangladeshi Foreign Worker Agreement
Harun Al Rashid, migrant rights activist
04-Jul-25 Top 5 At 5
(5:00 PM)
Top 5 at 5: Malaysia-Bangladesh Migrant Worker Dispute
Charles Santiago, co-chair, Asean Parliamentarians for Human Rights
24-Jun-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
How Colonialism, Labour, and Hinduism Became Entangled in Malaya’s Rail Network
Vineeta Sinha, Author, Temple Tracks
19-May-25 Morning Brief
(7:45 AM)
Ongoing Challenges In Migrant Worker Treatment
Alex Ong , Country Representative of Migrant CARE
 
 




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7:00 AM

World Market Watch

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7:15 AM

Morning Brief

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7:30 AM

Morning Brief

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7:45 AM

Morning Brief

Dr. Deborah Elms, Head of Trade Policy at the Hinrich Foundation explains the impact of the Supreme Court delaying its ruling on Trump’s tariffs and the resulting US-EU trade tensions.

8:00 AM

The Breakfast Grille

Edison Kong, Managing Director of Solar District Cooling Group Berhad, reflects on the company’s first year as a listed entity and its shift toward long-term recurring energy solutions.

8:30 AM

Morning Brief

Professor Dr Joanne Lim, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Nottingham Malaysia, examines why a Freedom of Information Act matters and what meaningful transparency could look like at the federal level.

8:45 AM

Morning Brief

Dr. Renard Siew, Climate Change and Sustainability expert, discusses implications of the proposed national climate change bill.

9:00 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics & Strategy, Mizuho Bank tells us where international markets are heading.

9:15 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) Christopher Wong, FX Strategist, OCBC Bank gives us an outlook for Asia FX.

9:35 AM

Ringgit & Sense

Rajen Devadason, licensed financial planner talks about EPF's Retirement Income Adequacy framework.

10:05 AM

Open For Business

11:00 AM

Tech Talk

Quantum risk is no longer theoretical. As quantum computing threatens today’s encryption, banks and governments face urgent decisions. Wo Swee Teck, Managing Director of Securemetric Technology, discusses why PQC matters now, what NACSA’s directive means for Malaysia, and how organisations can move from legacy encryption to quantum-safe security.

12:00 PM

Enterprise Explores

1:00 PM

The Breakfast Grille Repeat

Edison Kong, Managing Director of Solar District Cooling Group Berhad, reflects on the company’s first year as a listed entity and its shift toward long-term recurring energy solutions.

2:05 PM

Discovery Hour

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

3:05 PM

Beyond the Ballot Box

An expert shares the key problems with our urban planning & design today and key principles to build an equitable city for everyone.

4:05 PM

Health & Living

A U.S.-Malaysia trade deal signed last year dictates that medical devices and pharmaceuticals from the U.S. no longer need local approval in Malaysia. We speak to an expert about what this means for us.

5:00 PM

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