The Breakfast Grille

Matin Ng, Deputy CEO of UWC Berhad helps us understand how they grew from a wire cutting machine manufacturer into an integrated engineering services provider as it navigates the multiple challenges of the pandemic, supply chain challenges and skills shortages. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Swift Haulage Berhad is slated for listing on Bursa Malaysia on 21 December. Will this much anticipated IPO be a success despite its rather lofty valuations? We speak to Loo Yong Hui, Group CEO about their growth plans and can they maintain margins despite inflationary pressures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sick of damaging racial and religious political ideologues, negative sentiment towards Peninsula Malaysians are at peak levels, with decolonisation gathering momentum. Political Analyst Dr Arnold Puyok and Economics Professor Dr Dayang Affizah Marikan both of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, comment, adding that betrayals of MA63 are exacerbating affairs. Image credit: Shutterstock.com See omnyst...

The theme for Human Rights Day 2021 is Equality: Reducing inequalities, advancing human rights. What human rights issues have risen to the surface in Malaysia's pandemic experience? We discuss how the pandemic has impacted discussions on inequality and why a rights-based approach should be prioritised in the government's response. Image credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listene...

The Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee plays a crucial oversight role in monitoring government spending. To mark International Anti-Corruption Day, we speak to the current chair, YB Wong Kah Woh, Member of Parliament for Ipoh Timur, who takes us behind the scenes on the workings of the committee and discusses the challenges faced in carrying out their duties during a tumultuous political and...

Home-sharing app Airbnb’s revenue grew by 67% y-o-y to $2.2 billion in the third quarter of this year. But how will the Omicron variant impact travel and Airbnb? Amanpreet Bajaj, General Manager for India, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan of Airbnb shares with us on the Breakfast Grille. Image credit: Airbnb See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the midst of the pandemic, Callum Chen, CEO of the family-owned plastics manufacturer LH Plus Sdn Bhd, achieved greater efficiency with fewer humans and more machines. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malaysia and Australia elevated long-standing bilateral ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) earlier this year. How do the fortunes of the Lucky Country impact Malaysia, in light of the Covid-19 pandemic and rising geopolitical temperatures in the region? We discuss the opportunities and challenges in enhancing cooperation with the newly-minted High Commissioner of Australia to Mala...

At the back of COP26, we’re extending the discussion with Cedric Rimaud, ASEAN Program Manager, Climate Bonds Initiative and Raymond Tang, Chief Executive Officer of Eastspring Investment Berhad on climate change from a financial standpoint and ask with the commitments made so far in previous COPs, why has progress been disappointing thus far? Image credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.co...

With over two decades of experience in logging, sawmill operator BTM Resources Berhad is looking to venture into renewable energy to diversify its income stream and provide for sustainable revenue and income for the company. We speak to executive director Datuk Woo to discuss this new green future for the company and understand the industry landscape. Image credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio....

As a platform that provides full-stack technology for businesses with hotels and homes. Country head for OYO Malaysia and Singapore, Tan Ming Luk shares the impact of the pandemic on operations as well as OYO’s future plans to become the world's largest hotel chain. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We speak to one of the world's largest MOOCs, Massive Open Online Course providers Coursera on their expansion plans and their road to profitability as their India and Asia Pacific Managing Director Raghav Gupta shares how Coursera has managed to navigate the pandemic. Credit: Coursera See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Taiwanese semiconductor company Phison Electronics is small but mighty in the industry, with a significant market share in NAND flash controller IC design and storage solutions. But with its Malaysian-born CEO Datuk Pua Khein Seng facing potential imprisonment in a financial fraud case amid a global chip shortage affecting supply chain logistics, can Phison maintain its growth trajectory? We discu...

Malaysia-Cuban relations have been established since 1975, but why has bilateral economic activity remained minimal? Ambassador Batista Gonzalez explains the challenges to enhancing bilateral cooperation as well as potential areas that should be explored for mutual benefit. He also provides an overview of the pandemic effect on Cuba, including its effort to vaccinate the population with homegrown...

BN had a resounding win in Melaka with 21 seats. What was the reason for this? Is this a wake-up call for Pakatan Harapan? Will the existing coalitions hold? And is this a barometer of GE15? The many questions we ask Dr Bridget Welsh, Honorary Research Associate at the University of Nottingham Asia Research Institute Malaysia, and Ibrahim Suffian, Programme Director at the Merdeka Center. See omny...

Kim Hin Joo (Malaysia) Berhad made its debut on the Ace market more than 2 years ago just a few months before the pandemic. But how has this franchisee of Mothercare, ELC and Entertainer Toy Stores weathered the covid storm? Pang Fu Wei it's newly appointed Managing Director tells us. We also speak on growth plans and its omni channel marketing the way forward. See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...

Malaysia has just a population of 32 million people but 21 general insurance companies. To grow market share, is consolidation the way forward? We ask Puneet Parischa, CEO of Liberty Insurance Malaysia that question on the back of news of their acquisition of AM General and also if the real threat is insuretech. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chin Ying Loong, Regional Managing Director for ASEAN and SAGE (South Asian Growing Economies) from Oracle Cooperation shares with us Oracle's strategy to expand its cloud products and services in this fast-growing market and how it will outpace its competitors in both application and infrastructure offerings. Image credit: Oracle See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask Sheyantha Abeykoon, CEO of Boost about the pathway to profitability for its e-wallet business and the status of a joint application with RHB for a digital banking license with Bank Negara Malaysia. Image Credit: Boost See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bata has cultivated the brand "shoes for everyone" to great success, but does this everyman approach put it at a disadvantage compared to other more niche international brands? Additionally, the pandemic has also eaten into its bottom line, with Bata Malaysia recording a loss for 2020. What is newly-minted Country Manager Vaibhav Manrao's strategy to turn the ship around? He joins us on the Breakf...

We speak to Justin Chen, CEO of Arcc Spaces, one of Asia’s leading flexible work spaces operators about how the pandemic has changed the future and design of co-working spaces in Asia Pacific, as businesses decide whether they need to shift from fixed working spaces to more flexible solutions to meet the uncertainties of the future. Image credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener...

Established in 2015 from a partnership between MIT Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia, Asia School of Business has been specializing in business administration-related courses like full-time MBAs and executive education classes for students from Malaysia and globally. We ask Professor Charles Fine, the dean of the school to talk about how the school has weathered the pandemic and...

Malaysia wants to be a formidable player in the aerospace industry and has set in motion plans and blueprints to make this a reality. The 12th Malaysia Plan hopes the aerospace industry can generate RM30 billion in revenue, with 30,000 jobs by 2025. The Malaysian Aerospace Industry Blueprint 2030, launched in 2015, sets out similar lofty goals. Image credit: shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listene...

Environmental groups like the WWF have long sounded the alarm over the impact of human development on the natural world, and these calls are becoming increasingly urgent in the face of an imminent climate crisis. How best can humanity balance the imperatives of economic development and environmental sustainability? We discuss this conundrum and the pandemic impact on conservation work with Sophia...

Environmental groups like the WWF have long sounded the alarm over the impact of human development on the natural world, and these calls are becoming increasingly urgent in the face of an imminent climate crisis. How best can humanity balance the imperatives of economic development and environmental sustainability? We discuss this conundrum and the pandemic impact on conservation work with Sophia...