Evening Edition

Ross Yusof & guests Bob Holmes, Ray Jennings & Patrick Kinghorn discuss Wayne Rooney's landmark 50 goals for England. England's greatest or a player on the wane? Northern Ireland and Wales are within touching distance of qualification for Euro 2016. We talk to Dez Corkhill about the possible sanctions against FAM plus weekend previews. Crystal Palace v Man City. Man Utd v Liverpool and 3 B...

Tonight we had the eclectic KL-based synthpop duo, Pastel Lite! Consisting of Eff Hakim and Mohd Faliq, these two been making waves since getting in the music scene in 2012. After a ton of tours and big stage appearances, we catch up on how these two been doing.   Eff is a 23 year old from Sabah while Faliq’s 26 and his hometown is in Johor. The story goes that these two met on Facebook...

Just recently, Prime Minister Najib Razak announced that a committee on political funding was formed to develop a law to ensure transparency and governance over party funds. We speak to Cynthia Gabriel from Centre to Combat Corruption and Cronyism and Gan Ping Sieu from Centre for a Better Tomorrow (CENBET) on what a good political funding law should look like, what models Malaysia can follow, and...

Tonight we have a man who’s music is literally all he does. His name is Derek Jhingoree or more affectionately known by ‘Jingles’; he’s a UK born man who’s a world class bassist and also runs his own talent management company here in sunny/perpetually raining Malaysia.   Jingles career started when won an audition for Howard Jones. Jones picked up on how well Jin...

Over the past week or so, Malaysian football has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. There was the 10 - 0 defeat by United Arab Emirates in the 2018 World Cup qualifying second round Asian Zone Group A match. And this week, there was the game against Saudi Arabia that had to be disrupted, no thanks to our unruly Malaysian fans. Is Malaysian football beyond redemption? What needs to be done...

Tonight we had an important man from the Malaysian media in our midst. Usually he’s in for our football segment but now he’s in the studio to test out his wits on Smartypants. He’s is the one and only, Matt Bellotti! Born and raised in Brighton, England. Matt studied at Trent during the turn of the century where he was (surprisingly) the Acting Editor for the Cricket Club and a c...

A new Iron Maiden album is always a big event, not least because the band has somehow sustained a startling level of popularity for the vast majority of their three decades. In this BFM Exclusive, Uma and Ezra will be featuring the latest offering by metal giants Iron Maiden, who have just released their 16th studio album.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He has been described by critics as ‘an entertaining show that establishes him as a charming, funny comic with a likeability that burns bright'. Dilruk constantly weighs up his love for his life in Australia against time away from the people in Sri Lanka who’ve loved him the most. Ezra catches up with him during a recent stop to Kuala Lumpur on his previous life as an accountant and hi...

Bringing a fresh change to our guest selection, today marks our first show that we feature a painter in our midst. He’s a young man from Kedah who’s making waves in the Malaysian art scene; Haris Rashid!   Haris is a 23 year old painter based in Kuala Lumpur and graduate of The One Academy in Sunway. During school he won his first poster design contest and when the whole process b...

Over the next few weeks of this special series on migrant labour, we will be exploring the topic from the perspective of policy and economics; taking you through the forgotten history of a landmark court case, and delving into the specific challenges faced by domestic workers.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Royal Selangor has partnered up with Disney / Lucasfilm to produce a limited edition line of Star Wars figurines. This week on the Evening Edition, we speak with Chen Tien Yue of Royal Selangor along with Gan Lay Koon of the Walt Disney Company about how this partnership came to be.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ross Yusof & guests Dez Corkhill, Nicolas Anil & Gogulan Dorairajoo discuss qualification for EURO 2016 in France. England are the 1st nation to qualify as Wayne Rooney equals Bobby Charlton's 49 goals, Northern Ireland are 3 points away from qualifying, Wales are made to wait after their goaless draw with Israel and Scotland come a cropper against Georgia. Closer to home, we talk to Malay...

Tonight we had the main protege of Malaysian comedy in the house, Thenesh Skip! With just a few years of comedy under his belt, Thenesh is quickly rising up the comedy ranks with his rockstar-like qualities on stage!   The Puchong man did a degree in Multimedia Design at University of Hertfordshire, leaving him with a strong grasp of Adobe powers which he uses for whack illustrations on a dai...

We speak to Siti Azzahra, a law graduate and Azlan Awang, Economic Researcher at MTEM about the current economic situation in the country and how young working graduates are trying hard to survive in KL due to the high costs of living. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ross Yusof & guests Bob Holmes, Gogulan Dorairajoo & Sam Postlethwaite try & make some sense of the transfers on Deadline Day. Man United Ins & Outs, Saido of West Brom & more. Dez Corkhill & Matty Holland give their take on UAE 10 Malaysia 0. With Saudi Arabia on Saturday, what next for Dollah Salleh? The Euro 2016 qualifiers, Wales, England, Scotland & Northern Irelan...

Tonight, we had an upcoming musical trio in the studio. Passionately calling themselves Jumero, brothers Jared and Michael Lim with childhood friend Ryan joined us tonight, and they’re the first trio to have a crack at Smartypants! The band started with the three members meeting up for jamming sessions after playing football in their neighbourhood during their childhood. Quickly the form of...

Idearaya is a two day Malay-language festival designed to celebrate and engage the public through a series of free forums, discussions, art exhibitions, workshops and screenings. We speak to Idearaya’s publicity officer Mariam Lee about the inception of the event, as well as forum coordinator Fatimah Zaini about the diverse set of offerings in store for us.  See omnystudio.com/listener...

It's been four days since the biggest public demonstration in our history. Now, we ponder whether such public displays are in fact healthy for Malaysia?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this Wednesday night, we had another songstress, it’s our own KL girl, Ushera Yusof!   Ushera started off like many aspiring musicians, holding dear to her 9-5 job whilst in her spare time she singing at open-mics and gigs. After a good six years, Ushera decided to take the plunge into becoming a full-time musician in December 2012.   Ushera as of today, performs in three differ...

“Bringing it all back home” - March 22, 1965 - was Bob Dylan’s fifth studio album. One side featuring Dylan’s first “electric” recordings while the other side featuring his traditional acoustic folk songs. The unifying fusion was said that while the acoustic side presented his previous work, the electric side presented the new direction that he was heading. See...

Super Mario Bros is a video game unlike any other.  This wasn’t a simulation. It was a world to get lost in.   On Friday, September 13th, 1985, Super Mario Bros. arrived in arcades all across Japan. Nintendo had a hit on their hands and Shigero Miyamoto’s long gestating masterpiece would become the game that would define the company forever. Super Mario would become a global...

Tonight, we had a special woman who had a full 180º career change. Starting as a model turned TV host and finally to the entrepreneur that she is now, she’s none other than Stephanie Chai!   Stephanie grew up in between Kuching, Sarawak and Hamilton, New Zealand. She started her modelling days when she was 18 and continued to hone her skills up to her university days. After a few y...

In this new 4 part series; the Evening Edition will be speaking to ambassadors from South Africa, Turkey, Ecuador and the U.K. We get to find out more about the person, their roles as ambassadors and what it's like to be a women in the diplomatic corp. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We get the president of  the Association of Science, Technology and Innovation; formed to promote education and understanding in Scientific knowledge and Dr Ewe Chun Te, chief judge of the Asti-organised Young Inventors Challenge, to talk about how to teach kids about science, and encourage a culture of innovation.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ross Yusof & guests Steve McMahon, Matt Bellotti & Roshan Narayan lookback on a weekend of shock results including a 3-0 win for West Ham at Anfield, a first for 52 years, a home defeat for Chelsea against Crystal Palace, only a 2nd in a 100 home games for Mou. Also, Swansea beating Manchester United, the same old story for Arsenal and Man City are the real deal. Includes Winners & Los...