SATURDAY, 8th DECEMBER 2012
10am: The Week in Review
Title: Look Back in Wonder – International Issues
Host: Sharaad Kuttan
Description: Its time to review the lessons we’ve learnt from almost a year of putting the media in the spotlight. From media issues that are local, we have ventured to regional as well as international issues. Over the next few weeks we take a look at the issues we have covered. This week we draw conclusions from our analysis of international issues over 2012.
Net Nimrods
Title: The Mind Boggles - again!
Hosts: Richard Bradbury & Ali Johan
Description: Even when you gotta go, you gotta tweet - do we take social media interaction too far? How Amsterdam is creating 'scum villages' to keep all troublemakers together, and the 'Anti-Energy' drink that mellowed out a whole school.
11am: Style File
Title: Made in China, Made to Last
Guest: Raphael le Masne de Chermont, Executive Chairman of Shanghai Tang, Natasha Kraal, editor in chief of Harper's Bazaar, Loo Jia Wei, editor in chief of Tonguechic.com
Description: Raphael le Masne de Chermont, of Shanghai Tang talks about the label's pride in being the first truly luxurious global fashion brand to emerge from China and shedding the stigma of the Made in China label. Natasha mulls over the appointment of Alexander Wang for Balenciaga and also Anna Wintour's new ambassadorial post? Jia Wei looks east with her take on Orientalism on the runways.
1pm: I Love KL
Title: Discovering Brickfields
Guest: Elizabeth Cardosa (Badan Warisan Malaysia), Balan Moses (NST), Thor Kah Hoong & Ivy Josiah
Decription: We've all had our say on the change of name from Brickfields to Little India. But take a walk down the one way streets in Brickfields, you'd sense that not that much has changed. With the help of Badan Warisan Malaysia, we get a sense of heritage, and history of how Brickfields came to be. Together with quips from the personalities that grew up in the area - we hear from Brickfields Boy (Thor Kah Hoong) & Betty (Ivy Josiah).
SUNDAY, 9TH DECEMBER 2012
12pm: That Music Show
Title: Sunday Tunes
Host: Ali Johan
Description: Ali selects some new tunes from in and around the scene of Klang Valley to provide us an insight of what's rocking the local stereos.
1pm: Entreprise Wrap
Title: Belief Systems, Food Hunting & LTE
Host: Jeff Sandhu
Description: Get your Enterprise fix with this week’s Enterprise Wrap. It's all BS! Belief Systems, that is. And what does it actually mean? Also, tired of food hunting? We might have found just the solution for you! And while the iPhone 5 is yet to arrive at our shores, our telco providers have been testing LTE and according to Spire Research & Consulting, LTE is coming next year!
5pm: A Bit of Culture
Title: 50 Ways To Make Him Beg For More
Guest: Kam Raslan, Sharaad Kuttan, Jo Kukathas
Description: Nostalgia. Cranky Cosmopolitans. Leaving home. Three topics and three people to make a mash of them. Actor and theatre director makes a play for redeeming nostalgia, while regular guest Sharaad Kuttan alludes to unhappy murmurings at the Georgetown Literary Festival. Was it misplaced? And finally host Kam Raslan, asks if leaving home is that big of a deal.
6pm: Hear and Now … in Malaysia
Title: Rubbish, Not My Problem
Guest: Kam Raslan
Description: Rubbish. We are surrounded by it, in our drains, along our roads, in our rivers... But whose problem is it? Yours, Mine, Government, Future Generations? As we hurtle towards becoming a developed nation, can we honestly consider ourselves developed if we are still surrounded in filth? Follow us as we journey through the trail of rubbish and discover what plans are in place to deal with it. Produced by Handy Jobs Sdn Bhd in collaboration with the Economic Transformation Programme and brought to you by BFM.
MONDAY, 10TH DECEMBER 2012
7.00am: World Market Watch
Guest: Dodge O. Dorland, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Landor & Fuest Capital Managers, New York
7.20am: Current Affairs
Guest: To be decided the day before
7.50am: Morning Fix
Guest: Wong Chew Hann, Head of Research, Maybank Investment Bank, Malaysia
8.00am: The Breakfast Grille
Guest: Pfizer Country Manager Angel Choi
Description : Pfizer, a pharmaceutical company has remained dedicated to discovering and developing new, and better, ways to prevent and treat disease and improve health and well being for people around the world. Angel Choi speaks about the main issues and challenges for the pharma industry, growth strategy and its future investments.
9.15am: Malaysia Market Watch
Description: Analysts and fund managers advise on stock market outlook and stock picks.
10am Open For Business
Title: Up The Ante
Guest: Darren Chin (Dave’s Deli) & Lionel Lau (Millennium Associates)
Description: David Chin the founder of Dave's Deli and son Brian Chin was here previously relating their story of a very malaysian f&b outlet, Dave's Deli and how they managed to stay on for 20 years. It’s time for his sons to take over and here with us today is Darren Chin and addressing his concerns is Lionel Lau from Millennium Associates.
10.40am Small Biz Bytes
Hosts: Freda Liu & Adeline Chua
Description: Join Freda Liu and Adeline Chua as they round up news from the SME industry.
11am Raise Your Game
Title: The Science of Building Leader Series - “The Art of Self-Leadership”
Guest: Eric Lau, Leaderonomics
Description: Eric Lau will be back to continue the series on The Science of Building Leaders. This time round, Eric speaks about “The Art of Self-Leadership”.
12pm Tech Talk
Title: MyKad Smart Shopper Programme
Guest: Ye Leong, Co-Founder and CMO of I-Synergy Universal
Description: Our identity card is much more than just an identity card. These cards, our MyKad, can store loads of information thanks to the embedded chip. But what about using MyKad for a business solution? We speak to Ye Leong, Co-Founder and CMO of I-Synergy Universal about the MyKad Smart Shopper Programme
1pm Resource Centre
Title: Developing local entrepreneurship at the A-levels stage.
Guest: Mark Holmes, British Principal and CEO of Holmes Institute of Business and Management.
Description: Never too young to inculcate the seeds of entrepreneurship. Mark Holmes tells how young minds can be the fertile ground.
2pm: The Bigger Picture (Front Row)
Title: "Green Deen: What Islam Teaches About Protecting the Planet"
Guest: Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, author
Description: Ibrahim is author of the acclaimed book, "Green Deen: What Islam Teaches About Protecting the Planet" and has, for the past ten years, been a passionate voice for transforming our pollution based way of life to one that prioritizes our planet and its people. He shares his ideas.
3pm: The Bigger Picture (Live & Learn)
Title: Round Island Challenge
Guests: Dennis Gan, Chin Jia Yee, Abdul Razak Abdul Aziz, Raleigh International KL
Description: 56 Malaysian youths will challenge themselves to swim literally around Tioman Island, continuously for over 24hours, on 26th - 27th April 2013.
4pm: The Bigger Picture (Health & Living)
Title: Emergency First Response
Guest: M.S. Maniam, CPR Trainer
Description: When it comes to medical emergencies, first response is crucial, especially in terms of timing and efficacy. M.S. Maniam, long-time CPR trainer, explains more.
6.30pm: Evening Edition Daily Program
Title: Understanding the Automated Enforcement System
Guests: Dr. Khoiri Mohd Dimyati of UiTM, an expert in urban transport.
Description: Anyone who drives will have at least one gripe about the traffic and the way people drive. With the growing number of vehicles on the road, enforcement of traffic rules and regulations becomes challenging. Hence, the need for the AES System. Listen for a better understanding of how the system works, the verification processes involved and how it will make our roads safer.
7.30pm: Life’s A Pitch
Description: Ross Yusof and the lads are back to give you the latest updates on the weekend’s football goss!
TUESDAY, 11TH DECEMBER 2012
7.00am: World Market Watch
Guest: Joe Quinlan, MD and Chief Market Strategist at US Trust-Bank of America Private Wealth Management, New York
7.20am: Current Affairs
Guest: To be decided the day before
7.50am: Morning Fix
Guest: PK Basu, Regional Head of Research and Economics, Maybank Kim Eng, Singapore
8.00am: The Breakfast Grille
Guest: Redberry Group CEO Datuk Siew Ka Wei
Description: Redberry is more than a media powerhouse with diverse business and consumer channels, it is a strategic solutions partner for marketers and advertisers seeking bespoke creative media solutions. Datuk Siew speaks to us about the directions for Malay Mail to be anchor of Redberry Group and its future plans.
9.15am: Malaysia Market Watch
Description: Analysts and fund managers advise on stock market outlook and stock picks.
10am Open For Business
Title: Ala Carte Tuesdays
Guest: Christophe Chatron-Michaud, Founder of Yeast Boulangerie
Description: YEAST Boulangerie - Bistro & Bar à Vin brings “Bistronomy” to Malaysia promising to be “Simply French”. We speak to the founder, Christophe Chatron-Michaud on offering approachable French Bistro Cuisine.
11am Raise Your Game
Title: Social Media 247 Series - #5 "Creative Sourcing : Using social media for recruitment"
Guest: Andrew Chow, IdeaMart
Description: Andrew Chow from IdeaMart will be back to continue the series on Social Media 247. In episode five, Andrew talks about the techniques’ that one can use social media for recruitment.
12pm Tech Talk
Title: Mobile Protection Programmes
Guest: Mark Simmons, Managing Director of Tecprotec
Description: Losing your smartphone today might be more painful than losing your wallet. The information stored in smartphone can cause huge damages as passwords to all our social account and emails and probably bank account are all saved in one small device. So what happens IF you do lost it? Mark Simmons, Managing Director of Tecprotec gives us a solution.
1pm Resource Centre
Title: Independent bookstores, how do they compete in the marketplace
Guests: Andrew Yap and Jacqueline Ng, owners BookXcess
Description: In a culture not known for reading and with several large bookstores, what does an independent store do to find its niche?
2pm: The Bigger Picture (Bookmark)
Title: An Interview with Neil Humphreys
Guests: Umapagan Ampikaipakan (literary reviewer) & Neil Humphreys (Author)
Description: Uma chats with Singapore-based writer Neil Humphreys – a British humour columnist and author of three best-selling humorous books about Singapore – about his latest book 'Return to a Sexy Island.' They also discuss life in Neil's adopted homeland and the direction the island state is heading towards.
3pm: The Bigger Picture (Live & Learn)
Title: The Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement
Guest: Fifa Rahman, Malaysian AIDS Council
Description: Fifa Rahman, who is also a consultant with the International Drug Policy Consortium, explains more about the Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement to us.
4pm: The Bigger Picture (Health & Living)
Title: TBC
Guest: TBC
Description: TBC
6.30pm: Evening Edition Daily Program
Title: GTP 2.0: Getting Around KL with GoKL City buses.
Guest: Muhd Nor Kamal, SPAD CEO
Description: Urban public transportation is a major contention or frustration for city goers. One of the initiative put in place to ease traffic congestion in and around the city is the free GoKL city buses. Tune in to find out how these buses make your travel plans in the city a breeze.
7.30pm: 33 RPM
Description: Zack Yusof gives you an interesting selection of music and his insights on the style, the singers and the stories behind the songs.
WEDNESDAY, 12TH DECEMBER 2012
7.00am: World Market Watch
Guest: Michael Yoshikami, Founder, President, and Chief Investment Strategist at YCMNET Advisor
7.20am: Current Affairs
Guest: To be decided the day before
7.50am: Morning Fix
Guest: Lee Cheng Hooi, Head of Retail Research, Maybank Investment Bank, Malaysia
8.00am: The Breakfast Grille
Guest: Lend Lease Malaysia MD Dinesh Nambiar
Description:Lend Lease is one of the world's leading project management and development companies. With a reputation for innovation and expertise in ‘green’ development, Dinesh Nambiar speaks to us about delivering developments of the highest international standards.
9.15am: Malaysia Market Watch
Description: Analysts and fund managers advise on stock market outlook and stock picks.
10am Open For Business
Guest: Kong Yung Shen, Founder of Swagger Salon
Description: TBC
11am Raise Your Game
Title: Self Leadership Series - (Part 2) "Knowing What You Want"
Guest: Andrew Bryant, Founder of SLI, Leadership Consultant, Executive Coach and Professional Speaker
Description: Andrew Bryant, Founder of SLI; Executive Coach and Speaker will be back to continue the series on Self Leadership which is also based on his book. In episode two, Andrew talks about “Knowing What you Want”.
12pm Tech Talk
Title: E-Books For Malaysia
Guest: Faiz Al-Shahab, Xentral Methods
Description: Have e-books really taken off here in Malaysia? We’ll find out with Faiz Al-Shahab of Xentral Methods.
1pm Resource Centre
Title: Standards and consumer-protection
Guests: Ms. Fadilah (Director General of STANDARDS MALAYSIA) and Ms. Ratna (Chief Executive Officer of Standards Users, NGO)
Description: From fruits, vegetables and food items to halal products and services, from disabled-friendly building design to critical infrastructure, from electrical and electronic appliances to household items, from cosmetics to children' toys, from healthcare services to pharmaceutical products; STANDARDS MALAYSIA (the only national Standards and Accreditation Body) ensures that all these are delivered to consumers with a promise of quality, safety. True or not?
2pm: The Bigger Picture (Front Row)
Title: Songs of the Festive Season & A Christmas Musical
Guests: Chang Voon Wee, Su Yee Lee & Brian Mack (cast)
Description: Six2Eight and The Actors Studio are set to sing their way through some traditional and modern Yuletide favourites, and will also put on a heartwarming musical about whether there really is a Santa Claus. We find out what's in store in this performance designed for all ages.
3pm: The Bigger Picture (Live & Learn)
Title: Dialogue in the Dark
Guest: Stevens Chan, Founder of Save Ones Sight Missions, Malaysia Glaucoma Society
Description: Dialogue in the Dark was started in 1989, and since then has empowered more than 7 million visitors in more than 30 locations worldwide. It also employs more than 7,000 blind people as trainers and guides
4pm: The Bigger Picture (Health & Living)
Title: Robotic Heart Surgery
Guest: Dr. David Khoo, Consultant Cardiologist
Description: What goes into robotic heart surgery and how do the outcomes differ from manual surgery? Dr. David Khoo talks us through the procedure
6.30pm: Evening Edition Daily Program
Title: Getting cozy with the Jacksons
Guests: The Jacksons
Description: After nearly three decades, Motown legends, The Jacksons, have reunited and are currently on the Unity Tour. They will be performing here in KL on the 13th December 2012. Tune in as we get up close and personal with Jackie, Jermaine, Marlo and Tito Jackson.
7.30pm: The Best of Hear & Now - Family Business Secrets
Description: There is Chinese saying that wealth does not go beyond three generations. In this episode, Kam Raslan goes in search of businesses that have been thriving for multiple generations, some well into their fourth generation. He discovers their history and how they’ve survived over the generations.
THURSDAY, 13TH DECEMBER 2012
7.00am: World Market Watch
Guest: Ben LeBrun, Market Analyst of Option Xpress, Sydney, Australia
7.20am: Current Affairs
Guest: To be decided the day before
7.50am: Morning Fix
Guest: Stephanie Wong Head of Research at Maybank Kim Eng, Singapore
8.00am: The Breakfast Grille
Guest: Mercedes-Benz Services Malaysia Head, Hilke Jannsen
Description: Daimler Financial Services (DFS) a global leader in automobile-related financial services in 40 countries, has officially launch its Malaysian operations, Mercedes-Benz Services Malaysia. Hilke will speak of MBSM’s 5 million Euro investment to establish its 40-person Malaysian operation and including the future of automobile related financial solutions.
9.15am: Malaysia Market Watch
Description: Analysts and fund managers advise on stock market outlook and stock picks.
9.30am: Ringgit & Sense
Guest: Lee Ching Wei founder & CEO of iMoney
Description: Getting back to basics: Choosing the right credit card
10am Open For Business
Guest: Otto von Nostitz, Founder of Rising Stars
Description: Being in development for nearly 2 years, Rising Stars is the world’s first online company to provide karaoke on internet. It uses a special source coded online engine that provides the background music straight to the user so that he or she does not have to worry about producing his or her own music. We speak to the founder of Rising Stars, Otto von Nostitz on this fuss free production.
11am Raise Your Game
Title: From Business Cards to Business Relationships: Personal Branding & Profitable Networking Made Easy!
Guest: Allison Graham, Founder of ElevateBiz and author of “From Business Cards to Business Relationships: Personal Branding & Profitable Networking Made Easy!”
Description: If your team is struggling to make the right connections so they can get to the right tables so they can close the right deals, then that’s the perfect scenario for Allison Graham and the tools provided through ElevateBiz to help. Founded on the belief that anything you want to accomplish can be accomplished by meeting and positively connecting with the right people, Allison Graham has made it her personal mission to help people learn how to get connected. We speak to her about her book, “From Business Cards to Business Relationships: Personal Branding & Profitable Networking Made Easy!”
11.40am Speed Consulting
Title: TBC
Guests: TBC
Description: TBC
12pm Tech Talk
Title: DNA on Tech Talk
Guest: Karamjit Singh, Co-Founder and CEO of DigitalNewsAsia.com
Description: Another episode with Karamjit's eye on the local tech ecosystem
1pm Resource Centre
Title: Using Google AdWords to go to market
Guest: Leslie Tan, Homebox (a decorative lighting company)
Description: How using Google Adwords, Homebox found that it was earning RM28 for every RM1 it spent.
2pm: The Bigger Picture (Front Row)
Title: klpac Patron of the Arts Gala Fundraiser 2012
Guests: Faridah Merican & Joe Hasham, Co-Founders, The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (klpac)
Description: As funding from both public and private sectors are not forthcoming, klpac, the seven year old non-for-profit arts centre, is reaching out to the general public to assist in its annual RM3 million operational cost, through a Gala Fundraiser. Co-founders Faridah and Joe discuss their plans for the fundraising drive.
3pm: The Bigger Picture (Live & Learn)
Title: Evolving Cultures of Weddings
Guest: Choo Hooi Joo, Wedding Consultant
Description: How different are weddings today compared to those in the previous generations? Are we prioritizing the right things when preparing for a wedding?
4pm: The Bigger Picture (Health & Living)
Title: TBC
Guest: TBC
Description: TBC
6.30pm: Evening Edition Daily Program
Title: Creating A Learning Culture
Guest: Richard Mark Gerver, Inspirational Leader & Educator
Description: The classroom, school, college and university are all a means to prepare our children for the future. But as the world becomes increasingly competitive, it is not enough to confine learning to the classroom. Learning needs to be a lifelong process, constant, continuous and progressive. We talk about inculcating this through education.
7.30pm: 33RPM
Description: Zack Yusof gives you an interesting selection of music and his insights on the style, the singers and the stories behind the songs.
FRIDAY, 14TH DECEMBER 2012
7.00am: World Market Watch
Guest: Tim Mulholland, Managing Director of China-America Capital Company, Chicago
7.20am: Current Affairs
Guest: To be decided the day before
7.50am: Morning Fix
Guest: Ong Seng Yeow Regional Strategist, Kim Eng Research, Hong Kong
8.00am: The Breakfast Grille
Guest: TWG Tea Company President & Co-founder Taha Bouqdib
Description: TWG Tea Company was established in Singapore in celebration of the island’s great history as a trading post for teas, spices and fine epicurean products and is currently located in Pavilion Kuala Lumpur. Taha Bouqdib, shares his love of tea with us.
9.15am: Malaysia Market Watch
Description: Analysts and fund managers advise on stock market outlook and stock picks.
9.30am: The Property Show
Guest: Chang Kim Loong, Hon-Secretary-General, National House Buyers Association
Description: We've heard from the developers and the property managers...its time to hear from the buyers on the Strata Bill 2012 and how it would affect the man on the street.
10am Open For Business
Title: Going Global
Guest: Vikrom Kromadit, CEO of Amata Corp.
Description: Son of sugarcane farmer turned love of land into Amata, Thailand's top industrial park developer; also has a park in Vietnam. Onetime monk vowed to stop cutting his hair. Spends most of his time in a floating lake house in a national park writing his autobiography. Hosts a radio program called "CEO Vision" in which he sounds off on politics and the economy. Voted by Forbes, Vikrom Kromadit ranks 27 on Thailand's Richest 2007.
11am Raise Your Game
Title: The 4 Keys to Encouraging Employee Engagement - Week 2: “Encouraging your Team to Speak Up”
Guest: Shankar Santhiram, EQTD Consulting
Description: If people have not found their voice, they will also be uncertain and there will be an
underlying sense of dissatisfaction. This session will share the steps that organizations need to actively take in order to ensure that their team speak up.
12pm Tech Talk
Guest: Matt Armitage, MN8 & Kulturpop.com / Jeff Sandhu, Techmaestro
Description: Another episode on the pop culture tech news followed by the Geeks Squawk
1pm Resource Centre
Title: Nippon Paint’s Branding campaign
Guests: Gladys Goh, GM Nippon; Alvin Teo, Creative Director, Naga DDB
Description: Nippon was seen as a cheaper alternative, so to change perception it kicked of a campaign to change the perception
1.45pm Careers Unusual
Guest: Bismillah Khatoon Abdul Kader
Description: Those who can do, teach. Not those who can’t do.
2pm: The Bigger Picture (Front Row)
Title: Connecting Spirituality and Creativity
Guest: Amir Sulaiman, spoken word poet, hip-hop MC, writer, activist & educator
Description: A native of New York, Amir is a devout Muslim creative who was significantly influenced by the Black Arts Movement, the literary and artistic extension of the Black Power Movement of the '60s and '70s, and one of its cardinal figures, Amiri Baraka. He shares his story with us.
3pm: The Bigger Picture (Live & Learn)
Title: Legends & Laws
Guests: Syahredzan Johan, MyConsti, Fahmi Fadzil, Artist
Description: In our ongoing series in collaboration with MyConsti, we examine Malaysian myths and legends from the perspective of the Federal Constitution.
4pm: The Bigger Picture (Health & Living)
Title: Doctor in the House
Guest: Dr. George Lee, Consultant Urologist
Description: As the year winds down to a close, Dr. George Lee starts looking back and reminiscing.
6.30pm: Evening Edition Daily Program
Title: The Rolling Stones Special
Description: In conjunction with Rolling Stones 50th anniversary concert, the Evening Edition is paying tribute to the worlds greatest rock band.
7.30pm: Thank Friday Its Football
Description: Ross Yusof and the lads are back to give you the week’s football goss!