The Breakfast Grille
Episodes
Healthy Living and Efficient Lighting, a Global Business
24 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Ali Jaleel, Country Manager, Philips Group of Companies, Malaysia, discusses its move into consumer lifestyle healthcare and lighting; macro prospects...
Challenging the World Order
23 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The various quantitative easing policies (QEs) have pushed up prices of financial assets and widened inequality. The World Development Report 2015 on ...
Card-Carrying Ethical Companies
20 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
What is bad for humanity may not be bad for business. In fact, breaching ethical rules often results in a competitive advantage, until bad reputation ...
Realising Islamic E-Commerce
19 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Established in 2011, DagangHalal provides a single E-commerce platform for consumers worldwride to source and purchase Halal products and services. Mo...
The Implications of P3, 2M and O3
18 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The formation of alliances by the world's largest shipping companies is a reflection of the state of shipping capacity oversupply. While Westports los...
Riding the Coattails of the Brahmal Glow
17 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Brahmal Vasudevan, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the private equity (PE) fund Creador, discusses his India PE experience, the pull of ASEAN, ...
G25: Let’s Talk About Islam
16 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On the 8th of December last year, an open letter was sent by a group of 25 prominent Malay personalities, calling on “moderate Malays, Muslims a...
Mykris Plans Growth and Possibly Coming Home
13 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Mykris Ltd Group's executive chairman and CEO, Chew Choo Soon comes on the Breakfast Grille to talk about the future of the company's managed internet...
Cementing Future Strategy
11 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Dato' Richard Curtis says that Cahya Mata Sarawak is a follower of state and federal policy but we try to find clues of where CMS leads and influence ...
In Malaysia's E-Commerce Space, Patience Rules
10 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Tan Ling Geck, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Interbase Resources, which owns Lelong.com.my & Superbuy amongst other Internet propert...
Business of the Final Journey
09 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Kong, executive director for Nirvana Asia Ltd comes on the Breakfast Grille to talk about the end of life business.Nirvana, which was known as NV...
Muscling in on Its Direct Competition
06 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Gibbons, managing director of Sports Direct Malaysia comes on the Breakfast Grille to talk about the sporting retail business.Sports Direct Malay...
Victorinox Takes Time
05 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Francois Nunez, product director for Victorinox AG comes on the Breakfast Grille to talk about the company's foray into the watch business.Victorinox,...
The Voice of the People Must Be Heard
04 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Tan Sri Ramon Navaratnam, the Director of The Asian Strategic and Leadership Institute (ASLI) and Chairman of the Centre for Public Policy Studies (CP...
Luminaries Spark Interest in Ace Bastion
03 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In this 2015 interview, Dato? Wei Chuan Beng, Group Managing Director, REDtone International Bhd, discussed the surge in interest in his listed shares...
Batu Kawan Pushes the Affordable Housing Frontier
02 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Aspen Group is a young, ambitious company which will spearhead the Bandar Cassia development in Batu Kawan worth RM8b in GDV. The company wants to mak...
A Matter of Concern: Rumblings in Asia
27 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On his second visit to strengthen relations between our two countries with a focus on education, trade and Islamic finance, Britain's Minister for Asi...
Making Links in the Chain
26 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Mahender Singh, CEO of Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation or MISI comes on the Breakfast Grille to talk about its mission to develop an...
Inequality - Uncomfortable Facts and Frameworks
25 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
“Some of the statements in the book would also make uncomfortable reading both for those in power and in the political opposition,” says o...
Axis of Avoiding Evil
24 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Axis REIT believes that their status as a syariah compliant investment does not restrict their economic potential. Sukuk funding costs are comparable ...
Understanding the Business of Genetics
23 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
After the mapping of the human DNA by the Human Genome Project, MGRC saw the need to fill what they believed was going to be a huge market in analytic...
Biotech Gets A Little Bit of Government Help
18 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Malaysians usually have a jaded reaction when it comes to big policies from the government: think Proton, Vision 2020, NEP, 1Malaysia etc. The intenti...
Great Expectations for DiGi
17 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Joining us from Digi on the Breakfast Grille are its CEO Lars-Ake Norling and COO Albern Murty, who will take over the mantle of CEO from April 1. Dig...
Foodpanda Delivers Inorganic Growth
16 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Jakob Angele, head of business development for food delivery service, Foodpanda comes on the Breakfast Grille to talk about its latest acquisition tra...
Competitiveness the Be-All and End-All?
13 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss whether things like social safety nets, minimum wages, affirmative action policies and even protectionism are at odds with the quest for co...
Kronologi Poised to Launch its First Wave in Malaysia
12 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Piti Pramotedham, Executive Chairman and CEO of Kronologi Asia comes on the Breakfast Grille to talk about the growth prospects for the company follow...
The Systemic Requirement for Credit Reports
11 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
CTOS provides data for assessing one's credit standing. On the one hand, this raises discomfort about privacy and freedoms. But on the other, informat...
Japan Moves into a New Era
10 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
His Excellency Dr Makio Miyagawa, ambassador of Japan to Malaysia comes on the Breakfast Grille to talk about building on the already steady relations...
Construction With a Chance of Property
05 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Undeterred by the repercussions of the oil price crash, Prinsiptek is soldiering on further into construction and property development. Having survive...
Honeywell Grows its SEA Footprint
04 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Bujold, President of Honeywell South East Asia comes on the Breakfast Grille to talk about growing its presence in this part of the world.Honeywel...
Venezuela's Love-Hate Relationships
30 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The falling oil prices have had a huge impact on the already struggling Venezuela economy, as oil accounts for more than 95% of its exports and 50% of...
Health First, Then Profits
29 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Both lifestyle aspirations and concern for fitness have expressed themselves into to the growth of gym memberships. Fitness First taps into both nicel...
Palette Seeks Medical Intervention
28 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Eg Kah Yee, founder and chairman of Palette Multimedia Bhd comes on the Breakfast Grille to talk about the company's turnaround plan. Palette's busine...
ASEAN - Look Back in Wonder
27 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A career diplomat, Ajit Singh become Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations, at a time of double-digit growth and tremendous o...
Thrift as the Investing Strategy
26 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Despite what we know about online-disrupting businesses and budget travel, the low-cost revolution actually began in the 70s when John Bogle conceptua...
The Online Shopping Trust Ecosystem
22 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
E-commerce is set to take off given that it is currently only a small portion of the US$500b retail spending in Asean. How are online shopping website...
Jobstreet Starts its New Chapter
21 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Chang, the founder and CEO of Jobstreet comes on the Breakfast Grille to talk about life for the company after it sold its online employment busi...
Addressing Decency in a Competitive World
20 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Haidt, author of The Happiness Hypothesis, talks to us about how well the idea of happiness sits in this competitive world. Related to that a...
The Great Convergence
16 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Top diplomat Professor Mahbubani is renowned among intellectual and inner circles having served as President of the United Nations Security Council. H...
Banking with Commercial and Social Objectives
15 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Bank Simpanan Nasional, set up by an Act of Parliament in 1974, continues with the social objective of raising savings rates and savings awareness amo...
EA Technique Unfazed by Oil Rout
14 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Datuk Abdul Hak Amin, managing director of EA Technique (M) Bhd comes on the Breakfast Grille to discuss the future of his company post-listing. EA, w...
The Changing Face of China
13 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Datuk Dr Chin Yew Sin, in his capacity as Secretary General of ASEAN-China Economic and Trade Promotion Association comes on the Breakfast Grille to t...
Saving Malaysia’s Bottom 74%
12 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Melisa Idris speaks to Dato’ Charon Mokhzani, Managing Director of Khazanah Research Institute, as they dissect the institute’s State of H...
David Suzuki Cries For His Grandkids
09 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Award-winning scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster, Dr David Suzuki, breaks down in tears, as he talks about his fears over the future of the p...
Mastering the Twin Engines of the Future: Renewables and Broadband
08 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Masers finds itself in the almost utopic situation of being in the business of renewable energy and ultra high broadband speeds. All this being done a...
Minetech Cleans House
07 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Chin, the group executive director for Minetech Resources Bhd comes on the Breakfast Grille to talk about the company's prospects as it attempts ...
Powering The Web, One Site At A Time
06 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
WordPress which powers 22 percent of the world’s top 10 million websites is one of the world market leader in the web-publishing industry. Matt ...
Who's to Blame for the Crisis: Addressing Culpability of Banks
05 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Reckless bank activity leading up to the global financial crisis of 2008 resulted in great hardships that affected lives of ordinary people. Too-big-t...
Every Little Bit Counts
02 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Headquartered in Singapore, Milaap is changing how social enterprise works through crowd-funding with its online fund-raising platform that enables pe...
New Economy In-Review 2014
31 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode of our Breakfast Grille round-up for 2014, we look into tech-related and new economy grilles that we have done for the year. Most...
Oil & Gas In-Review 2014
30 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of our Breakfast Grille round-up for 2014, we look into oil & gas related grilles that we have done for the year. Current oi...
Property In-Review 2014
29 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of our Breakfast Grille round-up for 2014, we look into property-related grilles that we have done for the year. The property in...
MCCC Aims to go Beyond the Traditional
26 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tan Yew Sing, first vice president of the Malaysia-China Chamber of Commerce comes on the Breakfast Grille to talk about the ups and downs of the Mala...
Miles To Go For Our Asian Leaders
24 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Today CEOs are are increasingly likened to national leaders as their organisations command a sizeable part of the global economy with a GDP contributi...
Who is Tamarind Energy?
18 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Angell CEO for Tamarind Energy comes on the Breakfast Grille to answer the question as to who Tamarind is. Tamarind Energy came into the spotligh...
An Insight Into Big Pharma
17 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
With pharmaceuticals playing such a big role in healthcare, innovation is a key focus for Novartis. But how are the high R&D costs paid for given ...
ALBA-TCP, An Opportunity
16 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Ecuador lies almost half way around the world, and is the 11th largest trading partner that Malaysia has in Latin America. Its turn towards Southeast ...
UMNO’s Unhappy Scribe
10 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In his blog, former New Straits Times chief recently called on the Prime Minister to speak plainly about the country’s economy. It was the lates...
Eye In the Sky - Wrongdoers We're Watching You
10 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The international NGO known for its infamous sting operations to expose corruption and human rights abuses kept Malaysians engrossed with its revealin...
Miles Still to Go in the Corruption War
09 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tan Sir Megat Najmuddin, joins us on the Breakfast Grille in his capacity as President of the Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance. Establishe...
Crowd's a Company
05 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The crowdfunding platform democratises funding access for good business ideas that may not fulfil IPO size or profitability requirements. Malaysia's S...
UM – Knowledge Stifled by Power?
02 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Since taking the mantel of the country’s oldest public university, this ENT specialist has had the unenviable task to managing negative percepti...
Green Packet Looks Beyond P1
01 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tan Kay Yen, CEO of Green Packet Bhd comes on the Breakfast Grille to talk about life after the divestment of its telecommunications arm P1 to Telekom...
GHL Looks Forward to 2015
28 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Raj Lorenz, group CEO of GHL Systems Bhd comes on the Breakfast Grille to talk about the future direction of the company in the transaction payment ac...
Solar Shines on Tek Seng
27 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Loh Kok Chen, managing director of Tek Seng Holdings Bhd comes on to talk about the company's future direction as it branches into the new business of...
Finding Meaning in Property Measures
24 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
DIBS, RPGT, LTV... These are just some some of the alphabet soup of measures that have been unleashed on the property sector over the last two years. ...
Rethinking the Hospital Model
21 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The low-cost and no-frills revolution has permeated a great part of society. A revamp of the healthcare provision model not only reduces costs for pat...
Making Money While Saving the World
19 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Alexandra Boakes Tracy, Non-Executive Chairman of the Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia (ASRIA), discusses her epiphany...
An SGX Listing With a Firm Eyeball on Regional Growth
18 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Wong Jun Shyan, CEO of International Specialist Eye Centre (ISEC), discusses his SGX listing, use of listing proceeds and growth plans, pipeline of...
Going Beyond the ASEAN Concept
17 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tan Sri Mohd Munir Majid, joins us on the Breakfast Grille in his capacity as chairman of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council Malaysia. The ASEAN Bus...
Democratizing Education
14 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Coursera occupies a unique space in the education sector with its online education platform enabling students worldwide to sign up for its online cour...
A Minor Impact
12 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The coup which gripped Thailand earlier this year has had a limited impact on Minor International. Occupancy in their very high end hotels suffered bu...
The You in iMoney
11 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The digital economy is said to be the great equaliser. Companies like iMoney serve as a go-between that raises awareness for the public looking for th...
Good Governance - Championing Accountability
10 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
“Calling a spade, a spade,” says Nur Jazlan Mohamed when we asked him how he deals with criticism from his fellow party members on issues ...
Talam Asks for A Chance
07 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
On the Breakfast Grille is Yaw Chun Soon, executive director of Talam Transform Bhd. Formerly a prominent property developer, backed by well-know...
Manipal Makes its Mark
06 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Arun Kumar, director of Manipal Group Malaysia, comes on the Breakfast Grille to talk about the group's plans to expand into the private healthcare...
The Role of Business in Education
05 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Amit Sevak, CEO, INTI Education Group and also CEO of Laureate Malaysia, discusses Inti's performance, the country's education sector and answers bric...
In a Tough but Growing Industry, A Bigger Stake Sought
04 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Emmanuel Nivet, CEO of AXA Affin General Insurance, discusses the JV's performance, challenges on agency workforce and upskilling (among sales distrib...
DNV-GL Talks the Challenges of Low Oil
31 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Raza Amin, managing director of DNV-GL oil and gas Malaysia comes on the Breakfast Grille. Although not a familiar name to those outside oil and gas, ...
Ever-Warming Malaysia-France Business Ties
29 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Pierre Cheyron, President, Malaysian French Chamber of Commerce and Industry, discusses Malaysia-France trade. investment, bilateral ties and relation...
Hong Kong's Identity Crisis
27 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Martin Jacques, author of When China Rules the World, and senior fellow at Cambridge University, speaks to Melisa Idris about the pro-democracy protes...
Startups Boosted by Funding Ideas
24 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Khailee Ng at 30 years old has become a very successful techpreneur. Looking into the modus operandi of 500 Startups offers insights into how high ris...
Wining and Dining Investors
23 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Gearing, CEO of Cult Wines, comes on the Breakfast Grille to talk about the business of investing in wines. While investing in wine is not new, a ...
Mobility Rebooting Banks
21 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Movenbank a US start-up, boasts itself as the world's first real-time mobile money tool allowing users to make payment from your mobile devices as wel...
Lego Aims to Maintain its Awesome
17 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
On the Breakfast Grille this morning is John Goodwin, the Executive Vice President and CFO of the toymaker Lego Group. Founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kr...
Investing Bitten By The Low Cost Bug
16 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The existence of a consultancy like ETFGI is interesting as it is testament to how far ETFs (exchange-traded funds) have come. The investing world in ...
When Diplomacy and Niceties Fail, the Military Exists
15 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Prof Gareth Evans, Co-Chairman of the Global Center for the Responsibility to Protect and former Foreign Minister of Australia, discusses R2P's princi...
Berjaya's Stealth Approach to Mobile, Data
14 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Wong Heang Tuck, CEO of U-Mobile, discusses CEOs appointments and the recent high turnover rate, aggressive branding and budget for A&P. He also d...
Budget 2015: Balancing Act
13 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The government seems to have achieved the unthinkable of implementing the GST and at the same time insulating the lower income group from it. The futu...
Small Govt and Equitable Treatment: Big Wishes for Budget 2015
10 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this Pre-Budget 2015 Grille, Tricia Yeoh of IDEAS & Azlan Awang of Blindspot discuss fiscal consolidation, key issues like GST, subsidies, wage...
Making Business and Sense of Franchising
09 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Datuk Sri Dr Richard Ong, Vice Chairman for the Malaysian Franchise Association comes to talk about franchising as a form of entrepreneurship. The Mal...
Weaving MaGIC, Like Climbing Everest
08 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Cheryl Yeoh, CEO, Malaysian Global Innovation and Creative Centre (MaGIC), talks about her journey from PJ to San Francisco and then into the Malaysia...
Meet the Scholar
07 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Datuk Dr Mohd Daud Bakar is a globally renowned Shariah scholar, and currently the chairman of FIVE Shariah advisory councils, including at Bank Negar...
Using Software to Build Cars Faster and Cheaper
03 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Srirangam Srirangarajan, Managing Director Asean, ALTAIR, discusses its KL operations, involvement in the Malaysian and ASEAN auto sector and group pl...
Finding the Sweet Spot in Online Learning
02 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been at the forefront of research, and providing its course materials online for free. Professor M...
Estee Lauder Talks Business and Pink CSR
01 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Slavin, managing director of Estee Lauder Malaysia comes on the Breakfast to give an update on the environment of the cosmetics business. Founde...
Building Sustainability
30 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
With a world population set to exceed 9 billion people by 2050, the construction industry faces a major challenge in meeting the housing and infrastru...
Darden Takes On Asia
29 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Ray Bauer, the managing director of franchise operations Asia for Darden International comes on the Breakfast Grill to talk about the expansion of its...
Would You Pay It Forward?
26 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
On the Breakfast Grille, Melisa Idris speaks to Nipun Mehta, founder of Service Space, an incubator for gift-economy projects. Ideologically, the Gift...
PanPages Confident of Future Prospects
25 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Fong Wai Leong, CEO of main market-listed PanPages Bhd comes on the Breakfast Grille to address its current loss-making state and what is next for the...