Pressing Matters

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 w...

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 wi...

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 t...

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.

Joyce Goh, Associate Editor at The Edge Media discusses her recent articles in The Edge Weekly, including how two out of three listed companies majority-owned by Ananda Krishnan are trading below their IPO price. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte recently concluded a state visit to Malaysia -- his first since assuming the presidency in June. Bunn Nagara from the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) discusses the bilateral relationship and its impact on geopolitical contestation in the region. And Shawn Crispin from the Committee to Protect Journalists explains why the Philippines is c...

Joyce Goh, Associate Editor at The Edge Media discusses Star Media Group’s plan to launch an over-the-top (OTT) service, providing Asian content. Why is Star Media moving into this already crowded space? Listen to the podcast to find out more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Leading the news agenda over the last week has been the destruction of what has come to be known as the Calais Jungle - a name given by the refugees and asylum seekers of a make-shift camp that came to house thousands, waiting for a chance to cross over to the United Kingdom. But this isn't the first time that this camp has been closed down since it was first set up 2002 by refugees and asylum see...

 Today we explore the political dimension of Budget 2017 that was announced last Friday. We look who got the “goodies” and we ask what effect it might have on voting behaviour. We also look East to the states of Sabah and Sarawak as they reposition themselves in the Federal level political dynamics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joyce Goh, Associate Editor at The Edge Media discusses how IRB is stepping up its scrutiny of businesses incorporated in Labuan, as well as this week's publication cover story on the plight of millennials and what they 'really want'.        See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recipient of the Maria Moors Cabot Prize for excellence in Latin American reporting, John Dinges served as a special correspondent in Chile and Central America during one of the region's most violent period in the 70s, even to a point of spending some time in a Chilean torture camp. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joyce Goh, Associate Editor at The Edge Media discusses how Bank Negara has stepped up its scrutiny on local banks, and why it's likely to cost borrowers more to take out a home loan now than five years ago. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A five-year survey of Indonesian journalists shines a light on the shifting attitudes and political values of media workers. The rise of fundamentalist and social conservative threats the secular foundations of the Republic. We also take a look at the debate that’s raging across the archipelago about the future of the country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Political scientist Kyle Kondik from the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics discusses the US media's coverage of the presidential elections. Kyle Kondik is also the author of 'The Bellwether: Why Ohio Picks the President'. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joyce Goh, Associate Editor at The Edge Media shares behind-the-scene details of the paper's exclusive interview with Bank Negara's Financial Markets Committee, a high-powered group set up in May by Bank Negara to give Malaysia’s financial markets the next leg-up. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

P. Gunasegaram, former editor of KiniBiz turned independent consultant, trainer and writer, states his case why Malaysia does not need the RM40 billion, 90-minute, High-Speed Rail (HSR) link between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Read his full article here:  https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/352720 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is the state of Malaysian journalism right now? This was the question that several senior journalists tried to answer at the Poskod Journalism Campus 2016 in June. Listen to the podcast for excerpts from the panel discussion at the event. The Poskod Journalism Campus 2016 was organised by the Cooler Lumpur Festival. To find out more, go to http://poskod.my/top-features/poskod-journalism-campu...

Media Chinese International (MCIL) is selling its 73% stake in the Hong Kong-listed, One Media Group. However, the corporate exercise also includes a buyback condition, of which details are scant. Joyce Goh, Associate Editor at The Edge Media asks how exactly will MCIL benefit from the asset sale. She also follows up on Genting’s investment in TauRx, which is developing an experimental Alzhe...

At least three listed media group have submitted bids to operate the outdoor advertising space at the MRT project. Joyce Goh, Associate Editor on the Corporate & Capital Markets desk at The Edge Media Group, tell us who sources say these companies are. She also discusses how insurers will now have to perform stress tests based on multi-year scenarios, and how Malaysian banks are keeping an eye...