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Episodes
Towards A Sustainable Future - Did The West Get It Wrong?
28 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Thought leader Chandran Nair is a known speaker on the international circuit but curiously commands little recognition in his home country Malaysia. W...
Subway Malaysia's Recipe For Survival
27 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With over 250 stores nationwide, Subway has managed to build a following in the local fast food scene in the decade since its arrival to Malaysia. Mas...
Federal International: Beyond Furniture Manufacturing
26 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Even with a new name, geographical expansion, and business diversification, share prices for Federal International (formerly known as Federal Furnitur...
F1 - Running on Fumes?
23 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This year's F1 campaign saw Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes winning their 5th consecutive double world titles, clinching every Drivers' and Constructors' ...
Malaysia Smelting Bets On A Tin Revival
22 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC) has been in the tin industry for well over a century. We take a deep dive into the company's earnings and balance ...
A New Dawn for Malaysia’s Car Industry
19 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Goh Kar Chun of local auto parts maker MCE Holdings talks about the history of his company and the roadmap of the Malaysian automotive industry. In...
Medicine for the Masses
16 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Brown, Group CEO of Ramsay Sime Darby Healthcare, fields questions on the progress they have made since inking their JV in 2013 and the impact th...
Sunway Education To Venture Into KL Junior School Market
15 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sunway Education will be expanding into the international school market for primary years . Elizabeth revealed in the interview that the group is in t...
Will BigPay Be Bigger Than AirAsia?
14 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Christopher Davison is the Group CEO and Co-Founder of BigPay: AirAsia's fintech platform which the group reckons might one day be bigger than the bud...
QSR's Next Chapter For KFC & Pizza Hut
13 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The F&B business - where KFC and Pizza Hut are parked under - is the jewel in the QSR Group. Hence why a bulk of the proceeds from the upcoming re...
Contain Costs, Cut Graft and Grow Topline: Malaysia’s Path to Parity
12 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Finance Minister YB Lim Guan Eng spends a full hour fielding live questions on Malaysia’s fiscal position, Budget 2019, oil revenues and the mea...
Big Solutions for a Globalising World
08 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The renowned strategy and globalisation expert, Dr Anil Gupta who is the Michael D. Dingman Chair in Strategy, Globalisation and Entrepreneurship and ...
Malaysia to World: “Let’s Do Business”
07 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Four months into the role, Deputy International Trade Minister YB Dr. Ong Kian Ming outlines the key priorities for his ministry, key of which is the ...
Funding Populism: Malaysia Gets Innovative with Budget 2019
05 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Deputy International Trade Minister YB Dr. Ong Kian Ming and Maybank Etiqa Chief Strategy Officer Chris Eng are on hand to talk about Budget 2019, foc...
Budget Expectations 2019
02 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We speak to Lavindran Sandragasu, Tax Partner at PwC and Dr. Richard Record, Lead Economist for Malaysia at the World Bank about what to expect from B...
Justo: I Believe I Did the Right Thing
01 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Swiss whistleblower and former PetroSaudi International executive Xavier Justo gives us his take on the 1MDB story, and speaks to us about his involve...
Will Sabah Tourism Shine On Suria Capital?
29 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Suria Capital’s stock has been on a downtrend recently falling to its 8-year low of RM1.56 just in Sept 14 this year. The share price has been o...
How Independent Are Auditors?
26 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The role of auditors is a crucial one - be it internal or external auditors. They are essentially the “gatekeepers” for the state of finan...
SenseTime Banking on AI's Superhuman Accuracy
25 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
SenseTime is the world’s most valuable Artificial Intelligence start-up, having raised more than $1.6 billion from the likes of Alibaba and Qual...
Maybank Global's Tough Balancing Act
24 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dato' Muzaffar Hisham talks about the business segment's tough balancing act between growth and risk management. He also shares the strategies undert...
Art Harun: Changing EC from the Inside
23 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Azhar Azizan Harun, popularly known by his pen name Art Harun, was appointed as the Election Commission’s new chairman. He officially assumed of...
Tap to Invest
22 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Lu International is the Singapore-based subsidiary of the Chinese online wealth management giant, Lufax. Lufax itself is owned by Ping An Group, which...
11MP - Are We There Yet?
19 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Puan Zakiah talks us through some of the key pillars of the revised 11MP, including the reform agenda. She also explains the rationale for the potenti...
Grab-bing A Piece Of Payment's Pie - Uphill Battle
18 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
GrabPay is the digital payments business of Grab and its game plan is to be the "Asean Wallet". But the battle for payment platform dominance is heat...
Teresa's Palm Oil Charm Offensive
16 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Teresa Kok, the Minister of Primary Industries, sheds light into how the ministry is managing issues within the palm oil industry.See omnystudio.com/l...
PH Manifesto: Recalculating the Route
15 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Port Dickson by-election is widely seen as a barometer of sentiment towards the Pakatan Harapan government. We discuss the outcome of the weekend ...
The Road to Scientex' 10 Billion Ringgit Goal
12 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Lim Peng Jin, Managing Director of Scientex Berhad, discusses the family company's journey to become one of the top three producers of packa...
Turkey's 'Time Bomb' - Lessons for Malaysia?
11 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In his 2017 book 'Playing with Fire', Dr. Yilmaz Akyüz concluded that his home country of Turkey was the emerging economy most vulnerable to exte...
Ha-Joon Chang on Malaysia's Deindustrialisation
10 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Renowned development economist and author of “23 Things They Don’t Tell you About Capitalism” Dr Ha-Joon Chang discusses Malaysia's ...
Joseph Stiglitz on Our New Discontents
09 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz, who won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2001, shares his reflections on the state of the global economy in 2018 —...
Joseph Stiglitz on Our New Discontents
09 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz, who won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2001, shares his reflections on the state of the global economy in 2018 —...
Living Life At The Edge Covering 1MDB
08 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Edge was one of the early trailblazers into the 1MDB investigation in terms of media coverage.Ho Kay Tat revealed how The Edge team first caught w...
Vizione's Vision for Affordable Housing
03 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Vizione has been historically dependant on government jobs in the property sector. Even after having grown its FY18 net income by 43 times compared to...
What's Taxing Property Players Currently?
02 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
From the RM80.77 million tax bill, to reducing property prices at the behest of the Minister of Finance, K. Mohanachandran speaks about MK Land's bid ...
E-Commerce Lessons From China, the Digital Dragon
01 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Melisa Idris speaks to Ng Chet Chiang, CEO of Logistics Worldwide Express and one of the founders of Malaysia's pioneer courier company, City-Link Exp...
In The Business Of Tours
28 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this day in age where the customer can go direct to the source for practically anything thanks to technology, just how relevant are tour agents tod...
The Battle for Umno's Soul
27 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Umno Member of Parliament for Rembau, Khairy Jamaluddin, now holds the Finance Ministry portfolio in Barisan Nasional’s Shadow Cabinet. Melisa I...
3rd National Car - But Why?
26 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tun Mahathir's push for a third national car has ignited heated debate among Malaysians. Dato' Madani weighs in on the merits of such ambitions.See om...
When Best Friends Fight
21 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid, Chairman of CIMB ASEAN Research Institute or CARI, and Dr. Donald Hanna, Chief Economist of the CIMB Group, discuss the whys ...
PKR Party Polls: Personality Over Policy?
19 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Afif Bahardin addresses the public’s fatigue in the politicking and infighting that appears to be taking place within PKR. He also analyses ...
Manoeuvring Malaysia's Legal Plurality
18 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We speak to Datuk Liew Vui Keong, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Legal Affairs, about the role and responsibilities of a de facto law...
Beras For Malaysia - Monopolies, Food Security and Reforms
14 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Melisa speaks to the minister about his appointment and agenda, party politics between PAS and Amanah as well as the rice monopoly and BERNAS' role in...
Malaysia In The Making
13 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This Malaysia Day, celebrate through a journey back in time with Malaysia's longest serving Member of Parliament Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah. Tengku share...
HSBC Amanah Malaysia: Huge Untapped Potential in Islamic Finance
12 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Having offered Islamic financial services in the country since 1994, HSBC Amanah Malaysia is now the country's 6th largest Islamic bank by branch netw...
Canon, Going Beyond Cameras
07 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With the rolling out of the SST this week and the advent of smartphones as a key competitor, we speak to Andrew Koh, President and CEO of digital imag...
Andrew Khoo Takes On MUI 2.0
06 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Malayan United Industries' (MUI) Andrew Khoo returned to the group end of last year as CEO after being absent for six years. Andrew is the son to the ...
Tony 2.0: AirAsia, Getting Fit and Getting Hitched
05 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, Group CEO, AirAsia, talks about the airline’s future, routes, expansion, fuel surcharges, aircraft and its long-standing...
Zafrul Gets Frank On CIMB's Future In New Malaysia
03 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
CIMB Group Holdings Bhd's Group CEO Tengku Dato' Seri Zafrul Aziz ponders on what it means for the banking group to do business in this New Malaysia.H...
Wan Azizah: In Her Own Words
30 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dato’ Seri Dr Wan Azizah Dr Wan Ismail wears many hats in her personal and professional lives - medical doctor, devoted wife, steadfast party le...
It's a Mall World After All
29 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Amid the oversupply of retail space in Malaysia alongside the threat of e-commerce to brick and mortar stores, Sunway Malls aims to become the country...
National Health Insurance to Reduce Burden on Public Hospitals?
28 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Datuk Dr. Kuljit Singh is President of the Association of Private Hospitals Long waiting times and perceived disparity in service standards between pu...
In Selangor, Homes for the Needy
27 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
According to the Statistics Department, Selangor’s urbanisation rate stands at 91%. How does the state government balance the competing de...
Going Beyond The Halal Factor
23 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Despite being one of the fastest growing banking sectors, Islamic finance is still relatively small compared to the global industry, and the sector ha...
Seeing The Forest From The Trees
21 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ng Zhu Hann, Director of Strategy for Country Garden Pacific View Sdn Bhd, updates listeners on its five projects in Malaysia that focus on Johor/Iska...
ARA Asset's RM300 Billion Global Goal
20 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
ARA Asset Management, which is partly owned by Li Ka Shing’s CK Asset, operates four malls in Malaysia. Chia shares the strategies adopted by on...
Post-Mortem on Pakatan's Hundred Days in Office
16 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Subang MP Wong Chen offers a backbencher's unvarnished and personal take on how his party has performed in its first hundred days in office 25:08 - ...
Michelin Riding On Safety And Durability For Growth
15 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Michelin, the second largest tire makers in the world, boasts capabilities of manufacturing high quality products. As a latecomer to the Malaysian mar...
Yunus: Breaking Financial Mindsets
14 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Since 1983, Grameen Bank has issued about US$25 billion in collateral-free loans to the poorest of the poor in Bangladesh, while boasting a loan repay...
All Eyes On SST 2.0
10 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The SST (Sales and Services Tax) is a hot topic in the country this year. With the targeted SST implementation date just weeks away are businesses rea...
Johor Bahru, MP Baru, Malaysia Baharu
09 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On May 9th, 32-year-old Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir trounced then-Felda chairman and UMNO veteran Tan Sri Shahrir Samad with a majority of about 20,000...
PTPTN - Being Financially Mesra
08 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With a new leadership installed, the question is how different a course will this 20 year organisation, dedicated to providing financial aid to those ...
Will Disruptive Technology Revive The Insurance Industry?
07 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Rohit Nambiar is the Chief Executive Officer of AXA-Affin Life Insurance Company. We speak to Rohit on the impact of ownership limitations for foreign...
This is the Best, But Most Dangerous Century
06 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Ian Goldin is the author of ‘The Pursuit of Development’ and ‘Age of Discovery’ and the Founding Director of the Oxf...
Penang - Transport Policy Coherence?
03 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Penang Transport Master Plan began with a push from civil society activists but has turned into a object of protest because of values that no long...
dimsum, Anyone?
01 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Star Media Group’s OTT (over the top) business - dimsum - turns 2 this year and it was launched as the group wanted to evolve beyond the traditi...
Tackling Global Issues from the East and West
31 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The East-West Center is a think tank based in Hawaii, set up by the US congress in 1960 to promote understanding between the US and the nations of Asi...
Heave-Ho for Heveaboard as Conditions Tighten
30 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Yoong Hau Chun, Group Managing Director of the particleboard and furniture maker, HeveaBoard Bhd, shares his strategy on navigating tough times for th...
UMNO's New Narrative in Malaysia Baharu?
27 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
UMNO finds itself on the opposition bench for the first time following GE14. Can the party reinvent itself in Malaysia Baharu? Melisa Idris speaks to ...
Growth Spurt Expected for TMC Life Sciences
26 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In March 2018, Singapore tycoon Peter Lim injected the privately-held Thomson Medical Group and TMC Life Sciences into the Singapore-listed real estat...
Will PAS’ Youth Ensure its Future?
25 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Recently, thrust into a more public role, our guest this morning helps us understand the thinking among members of one the country’s oldest poli...
Making a Splash with Selangor Water Deal
24 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The new minister of land, water and natural resources is confident of wrapping up the Selangor water restructuring deal by August 10, as he gets a gri...
What’s China’s X-Factor?
23 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Understanding the Peoples’ Republic of China economical and geo-political meteoric rise is a growth-industry that remains unabated. China has al...
Cancer - Whose Fight Is It?
20 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Her Royal Highness Princess Dina Mired provides an update on the global fight against cancer, and highlights the importance of political will in keepi...
Brewing A Better World?
19 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Carlsberg Foundation claims to be one of the oldest industrial foundations, built on the success as a brewery in the late 19th century, which went...
Going Viral with GaryVee
18 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Melisa Idris spoke to Gary Vaynerchuk, or better known as GaryVee, digital media mogul, best-selling author, serial entrepreneur and early investor in...
Malaysia's Airports Charts Fresh Pathways
16 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Raja Azmi Raja Nazuddin, the acting group CEO of Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad discusses GLC reform, its airport operating business, the relations...
Harrisons' Next Century
12 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Established in 1918, Harrisons Malaysia celebrates its 100th year anniversary this year. Over the many years in business, Harrisons had a consist...
Malaysiakini in Malaysia Baharu
10 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
News portal Malaysiakini started back in 1999, born out of the flames of the Reformasi movement. In its two decades of operations, Malaysiakini has be...
Un-Pak-ing the Plastic Straw Problem
09 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Packaging is the single biggest application of plastic, accounting for more than a quarter of plastic demand worldwide. In the war against plastic pol...
DHL Express - Bullish for Malaysia
06 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Having been in Malaysia since 1973, DHL Express is now leveraging on e-commerce to drive its growth. Chris talks about the prospects for his company a...
Najib Charged - Dueling Optics
04 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This morning former Prime Minister Najib Razak was brought to court to be charged. Three charges of criminal breach of trust were laid against him. To...
What Future for UMNO
02 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Over the weekend, UMNO decided on continuity for party by electing Ahmad Zahid Hamidi as President. The competitive three-horse race saw Zahid up agai...
Waltzing With Malaysia in a New Era of Change
29 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Australian High Commissioner to Malaysia H.E. Andrew Goledzinowski discusses the way forward for Malaysia-Australia trade and business links in a new ...
Itching for A Trade Skirmish?
28 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On July 1, US trade tariffs targeting rivals begin, some observers fear the kick-off to a much feared “trade war”. Coming after the failed...
The REIT Way To Alpha Investments?
27 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Alpha REIT is Malaysia's first and only real estate investment trust dedicated to education-related properties. Can such a niche product thrive in a M...
Can Ku Li Be King?
26 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
UMNO veteran Tan Sri Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, or better known as Ku Li, has thrown his hat into the ring in the race for the UMNO presidency. Ahead of...
Health Care - Tweak or Overhaul?
25 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today we speak to the newly minted Minister on the many challenges facing both his Ministry as well as the government as a whole. We explore the balan...
Tim Harford: The Truth About Economics
22 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Harford is an economist, Financial Times columnist, and best-selling author of 'The Undercover Economist' and 'Fifty Things That Made the Modern E...
Public Higher Education: A Waste of Time?
21 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A self-described economic libertarian, Bryan Caplan's latest book, The Case Against Education argues that public education is a waste of time an...
Seeking Work, Shelter, Sanitation and Self-Respect
20 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On World Refugee Day, Richard Towle, Representative for UNHCR Malaysia, discusses his work safeguarding the rights and well-being of refugees and asyl...
People Hate Change - BNP Paribas Malaysia CEO
19 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
BNP Paribas was one of the five foreign banks awarded the full commercial banking licence to operate in Malaysia 7 years ago in 2011. Philippe Aroyo s...
Acknowledging Transition Anxieties
18 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As Malaysia undergoes its first ever government transition in history, many uncertainties still remain, such as the fate of projects undertaken and po...
Kamdar, Part of the KL Fabric
14 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Kamdar brand has been part of the retail landscape for the past 46 years and has been the go-to garment and textile store for many Malaysians, esp...
Democratising IT in a Mobile-first, Cloud-first World
13 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Among the five most valuable tech companies in the world, Microsoft has seen a big shift under CEO Satya Nadella in the past four years. Microsoft is ...
Islam in Malaysia - An Evolving Conversation
12 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Both SIS and ABIM have been leading the conversation on the question of the role of Islam in life of the nation, a conversation that affects those wit...
Elect Your Mayor
08 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Our panelist weigh in on the implications of reintroducing the local government elections and whether Malaysians are ready for "third vote".See omnyst...
Singapore Life Banks On Tech Rather Than Agents
06 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The newest player in Singapore's insurance sector - Singapore Life - is the first local insurer with no foreign partners to be licensed by the city-st...
UMNO's Existential Crisis
05 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After ruling the country for more than 60 years, UMNO's failure to capture Putrajaya in the recent elections came as a shock to those from within and ...
From Euphoria to Vigilance
04 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Heavily criticised on social media for his open criticism of the current administration for a lack of consensual decision-making process, his correcti...
Prepare for Pain Then Opportunity
31 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Mobius, previously the Executive Chairman of Templeton Emerging Markets Group and current founder of Mobius Capital Partners, says there could be...