The Breakfast Grille

More needs to be done to clarify the rationale of the biodiesel policy which might have environmental, costs and inflationary considerations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BCM Alliance Berhad is involved in the distribution of commercial laundry equipments and supplies medical devices to hospitals. They are heading for an IPO this October. Listen to their Managing Director, Liaw Chong Lin, as he outlines his company's growth plans following the listing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hanley Chew, CEO of Berjaya Hotels & Resorts, joins us on the Breakfast Grille to talk about how he plans to shake up the hospitality industry to meet the needs of a new breed of travellers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steve Keen, Head, School of Economics, Politics & History at London's Kingston University, says massive global accumulation of private debt puts the world economy on the cusp of financial collapse. He also talks Brexit, AEC, gold as a currency whilst also debunking Islamic Finance's supposedly safe characteristics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kuantan is quite literally and perhaps metaphorically at the centre of Malaysian and China relations. Kuantan port's strategic location saves 1 to 1.5 hours over Port Klang and Singapore en route to China. The Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park (MCKIP) was set up to take advantage of such a relationship. We find out how this, along with the East Coast Economic Region (ECER), which covers Kuant...

The Islamic economy is a scope that covers a wide range of sectors and issues. However, over the last half century, the topic on developing Islamic economy has been dominated by the role of Islamic finance, and within that, Islamic banking. To tell us about the larger elements of what Islamic Economics can bring to the world, we speak to Prof. Aslam Haneef, Director of the Centre of Islamic Econom...

Islamic fund managers are now in a dilemma. Having invested predominantly in the Oil & Gas sector, they have been forced to move their funds elsewhere to more favourable sectors. We speak with Iqbal Khan, CEO of Fajr Capital to see where these funds are heading to. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

REDtone International Berhad is a broadband and voice solutions provider. They are heavily focused on the digital future; discussing this and more, we speak to their Managing Director, Dato' Wei Chuan Beng.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From the people who brought you the Subang Jaya Medical Centre, cost-cutting will be a major strategy to deal with the competition as well as possibly healthcare affordability. The group is also looking into acquisitions at a time when assets prices are expensive and parent Sime Darby looking into financial rationalisation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Golf has seen a steady decline in Europe since 2010 according to a report by KPMG. This also comes on the back of Adidas and Nike winding down the golf business. We ask the question of how golf can expand its appeal and at the same time how the European PGA can grow the business. Keith Pelly offers a few game changers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dato' M. Murly, founder and CEO of Aspen Group, an affordable housing-focused property developer, talks about making the sector profitable, and how lackluster market conditions has seen them innovate, making technology services an integral part of its revenue streams.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Samir Gupta, CIMB's Group CEO of Consumer Banking explains how the banking institution will operate in the age of increasing digitalisation. From fintech to data analytics, we scrutinise CIMB's strategy to capitalise on ASEAN's young and vibrant consumer market. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Strategy-wise, Celcom operator Axiata, has not received the kind of reporting prominence as Maxis and Digi, the local leaders in respectively in the post- and pre-paid markets. The huge holdings in regional mobile service providers are a wildcard that may offer strategic funding. Axiata is also making small but possibly meaningful investments into the digital future. See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

Founded in 1905, German cosmeceutical company Dr. Wolff is now shifting its gaze to Asia as part of its new growth markets. Eduard R Doerrenberg, the great grandson of company founder Dr. August Wolff, tells us what it takes to keep a company in the family for 111 years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vitrox has a market capitalisation of RM 900 million. With customers like Intel, Fujitsu, and Cisco, they boast a niche business that is set to soar to greater heights. We speak with their CEO, Chu Jenn Weng to see if the company is set for the challenges that lie ahead. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tune Talk is one of the smallest virtual telco players in the country. However, they are tied to large and potential strategic partners in AirAsia and Axiata. We speak to their CEO, Jason Lo, to see how the company survives in an intensely competitive environment, and how they can find synergy with their stakeholders. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karim Raslan, founder and CEO of Southeast Asian public affairs consulting firm KRA Group, has authored many books, including the long-running ‘Ceritalah’ column. He joins us on the Breakfast Grille to share some of the stories he has discovered across the region, whilst writing his new 'Ceritalah ASEAN' columns. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The RM3.2b impairment losses EPF wrote down in the second quarter isn't so much about the losses itself but what it means for the fund's investing philosophy and whether there are opportunities for further foreign investments. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the first woman Vice Chancellor, Dr Sharifah broke the glass ceiling on the professional trajectory of women in the country. We take a look at women and education in Malaysia. As part of 'The Breakfast Grille Unity Series' we celebrate the accomplishments of women while recognising the dangers of forces of intolerance that seek a roll-back on the advancement of women. See omnystudio.com/listene...

The rubber gloves industry is a world leader, exporting over 135 billion gloves in an industry that is worth RM15b in 2016. And yet, MARGMA feels that a little bit of help from the government goes a long way. Denis Low is a featured speaker at the 8th International Rubber Glove Conference & Exhibition (8th IRGCE 2016 ), scheduled to take place on the 6 to 8 September 2016 at Kuala Lumpur Conve...

The National Unity Consultative Council was set-up to look into issue related to national-unity and our guest was deputy chairman of the initiative. We speak to him about the perennial anxiety about the trajectory of the nation, as part of our series of National Unity Breakfast Grilles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Morning Run celebrates Merdeka and Malaysia Day with 'The Breakfast Grille Unity Series' - conversations with thought-leaders, to take stock of how far we've come as a country and how to keep pushing ourselves to be better. Tan Sri Razali Ismail, the newly-appointed chairman of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) shares his plans to improve the country's track record on issues of...

DagangHalal is an e-commerce platform that allows for halal products to be searched and sold effectively over the internet, globally. We speak with their CEO, Hazli Hussain on how the company is faring after their listing exercise in the UK. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We live in fearful times with the twin threats of terrorism and cybercrime looming over our heads. Secura Group Limited is a listed Singapore based company that provides an integrated suite of security businesses. CEO Paul Lim enlightens on what the state of all things related to security is like in Singapore, and what the future portends. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Low Chin Guan, the Managing Director of Adventa Bhd, explains the patience shareholders need to exercise with his company, which three years after disposing of his medical gloves manufacturing business, has yet to turn a profit. His new business? Kidney dialysis machines. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.