Doubts have been raised about the projected benefits of the RM55 billion East Coast Rail Link project. Awarded to China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) through direct negotiations, rather than an open tender, the project’s premise has been criticised in our guest’s column in Malaysiakini, titled “10 reasons why we don’t need RM55 billion east coast rail link”. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The former Foreign Policy Editor for The Irish Times, our guest today was in town of the Asia- Europe Conference 2017. We speak to him about developments in globalisation, rising populism, the prospects of a multi-polar world, the rise of China and the retreat of the US and where South East Asia fits into this broad canvas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
GfK Malaysia, a market intelligence company recently conducted a market survey in partnership with Commercial Radio Malaysia (CRM) via it’s Radio Audience Measurement report. The report highlights latest results on radio listening habits amongst Malaysians and indicates where the key evolving areas are within the radio industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
During the Asian financial crisis 20 years ago, several Asian countries were brought to their knees as a result of the financial turmoil. P. Gunasegaram, Independent Consultant and Columnist, shares with us 10 lessons from the Asian financial crisis and what did Malaysia did right. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today, we explore the growing recovery in the Asian gaming markets such as Macau after the initial scare of China's anti-grafting campaign in the past few years. Along with Joyce, the Morning Run Crew also looks at current trends of the mortgage market and the significance of Media Prima's management shake-up. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today we look at how the media business and the practice of journalism impinge on each other. Together with our guest, Kean Wong, we look at the lessons from the failures of Guardian US and the article we look at is “How The Guardian Lost America” by Steven Perlberg, with BuzzFeed. We also skim the Reuters Institutes’ “Digital News Report 2017” for a look at global trends from media consumers, media practitioners and advertisers. For more, follow @keanmwong on twitter and instagram. See omnystud...
Joyce Goh, Associate Editor at The Edge Media discusses with the Morning Run crew her stories in recent issues of The Edge Weekly. Listen to the podcast for Joyce's in-depth insights on the following topics: 0:43 - The decade-old financial comparison industry in Malaysia and how financial comparison sites position themselves amid the conventional banking landscape 13:21 - ECM Libra's diversification into the hotel business See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Will the trouble at the boardroom in FGV have an effect on the ground for settlers, we ask what the view is like from the ground up. Journalist Sheridan Mahavera tells us why he wrote, “The Felda that helped their parents now shackling their children”. Today we look at generational shifts in loyalty and the need for economic reporting that is grounded. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We explore the potential repercussions of the Proton-Geely deal and who stands to benefit. We also take a look at the fallout from The Star's controversial front page and the laws that govern the conduct of the press. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today we talk about the recent inflation numbers as well as the Malaysian Indian Blueprint. We ask if the Blueprint can make a major difference from policy perspective, if it is gender sensitive and if it constitutes the first step in recognising the contributions of the community. And on inflation we explore strategies to contain inflation which reached an all time hight recently - strengthen the Ringgit; cut corruption, reduce procurement costs and cut leakage; cut import taxes and excise duti...
In her interview with Media Prima Television Network CEO Datuk Kamal Khalid, Joyce speaks about the difficulty of maintaining the relevance of television, not only as an instrument but also content-wise. She also expands on the aggressive stance to crackdown on tax evaders by Malaysia’s IRB. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Last week, the popular governor of Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, or Ahok” as he is affectionately known, was sentenced to 2 years’ imprisonment for blasphemy against Islam. The judgement stipulated that not only was Ahok guilty of blasphemy but also that non-Muslims cannot discuss the interpretation of Quranic verses and, more problematically, that non-Muslims cannot be in leadership positions over Muslims. Today we discuss the history and the implications of this ruling for the social fabric...
Today we talk to Joyce Goh on her story in this week's The Edge Weekly which covers Rev Asia's interesting spike in the stock market and what could be brewing behind the scenes. Listen to the podcast as Joyce discuss with us on this move and the coincidental request for share suspension in Bursa by both Rev Asia and Media Prima. We also get into Navis Capital Partner's recent purchase of the entire stake in grocery chain Ben’s Independent Grocer from The Big Group and CIMB's plans on moving forw...
Nine years ago, Sime Darby merged with Guthrie, Golden Hope and others to create the largest plantation group in the world. This caused Sime Darby's share price to go up, doubling to RM13.3 (from RM6.75 when the deal was announced) by the time the merger was completed. Barely two years later, Sime Darby lost over RM2 billion in its energy and utilities division. Both were areas the company was unfamiliar with and its share price dropped to premerger levels where it has not changed much ever sinc...
Today we look behind two stories that were covered in The Edge: "Future Proofing Astro" with its in depth interview with Astro Group CEO Rohana Rozhan, and "Genting's new SkyCasino opens its doors" which gives you a peak into the new casino on the hill. We ask Joyce how Rohana frames the challenges facing Astro, pointing in particular to the problem of piracy, as well as who is flocking to the new casino. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Nina Azrah Razali, Head of the Bureau of International Affairs at the Academy of Sciences Malaysia discusses how researchers and journalists can work together better, to make a difference in science news reporting in Malaysia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
There's been a lot of discussion in the Malaysian media about how society should deal with sex offenders who have served their prison sentences. This after convicted serial rapist Selva Kumar Suppiah was deported from Canada to Malaysia. This case has exposed the lack of preparedness on the part of our enforcement authorities and the gaps in our legislation to this issue. How are Malaysian laws going to handle former convicts like him? How should the police put him under closer surveillance? Or ...
Joyce Goh, Associate Editor at The Edge Media discusses her cover story in this week's issue of The Edge Weekly. Listen to the podcast for insights into her interviewers with bankers on how Malaysian banks are dealing with narrowing margins, tougher regulation, rising costs and the threat of fintech. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
M. Krishnamoorthy, former journalist with NST, discusses his experiences covering the Bumiputra Malaysia Finance scandal in the 80s, which was the biggest financial scandal in Malaysia’s history at the time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Washington DC-based author and professor of journalism, John Dinges, discusses the challenge faced by US media in covering President Donald Trump, given the hostility we've seen coming from the White House recently. He also weighs in on the debate among major media organizations about whether or not to call Trump's false statements 'lies’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
BFM's Keith Kam takes us behind the scenes of the media's coverage of the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of the North Korean leader. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Joyce Goh, Associate Editor at The Edge Media discusses her recent articles in The Edge Weekly, including an exclusive interview with Datuk Seri Nazir Razak on the potential of ASEAN, and how newly-appointed Tourism Malaysia chairman Datuk Siew Ka Wei plans to turn the agency around. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Celebrate World Radio Day 2017 with radio futurologist James Cridland, as he shares how radio is evolving right before your very "ears". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Joyce Goh, Associate Editor at The Edge Media discusses her recent articles in The Edge Weekly, including the potential of the TV home shopping business as a new revenue stream for media companies, and the trend of divestments among banks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kean Wong, a Malaysian journalist based in Sydney, Australia, discusses the recent expose on the use of Malaysians as illegal foreign workers in Australia’s fresh fruit farms. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Joyce Goh, Associate Editor at The Edge Media discusses her recent articles in The Edge Weekly, including how mobile apps could be a new channel for Malaysian Number Forecast Operators (NFOs) and a look at Malaysian businesses set to benefit from the incoming wave of Chinese tourists. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox recently tweeted out “Mexico Won't Pay For Racist f----- wall”, a strident response to the barrage negative press generated by Donald Trump on his way to the White House. But the current President Enrique Pena Neito has struck a more conciliatory note underscoring the long-standing and unequal relationship between the neighbouring countries. Today we ask for the Mexican perspective on the future with the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), billion do...
Today we discuss the major themes in politics for the Federation. We look at the politicisation of religion in the push for amendments to the Shariah Court Act and the broken consensus on the unilateral conversion of minors to Islam. We ask if the real story behind it is the new ties between UMNO and PAS, and which got the better deal. We also look at the rise of regional or state-based agendas with a special focus on Sarawak. And finally, we ask what might be game changers in 2017. See omnystud...
In November, the Sessions Court found Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli guilty of two charges of possessing and publicly disclosing the contents of the Auditor General’s report on 1MDB, which is classified under the Official Secrets Act. Rafizi’s conviction under the Official Secrets Act has renewed calls for the law's repeal. BFM explores what the OSA entails, and the protection afforded under the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
BFM speaks to two journalists from 101 East Al Jazeera for a behind-the-scenes look at their latest investigative documentary, exposing Malaysia as a thriving hub for baby selling. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
