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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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