Since January marks the start of Visit Malaysia Year 2020, the Morning Run crew takes a look at what the campaign hopes to achieve, the state of tourism in Malaysia, as well as the position of Airbnb in the equation, with comments from Yap Lip Seng, CEO of the Malaysian Association of Hotels.

We get you out of bed, to your first cup of coffee or to your first destination of your day with thought-provoking discussions on ideas, people and events shaping all our lives.

2:43 - What are your tips to get things done in 2020?

7:42 - What are your money goals for 2020?

12:27 - What do you think the 2020s will bring?

18:30 - Headlines of the day

We discuss an article from The Guardian which explores the nuanced psychology behind being late, that can perhaps explain Malaysia's laissez-faire attitude towards timekeeping.

As 2019 comes to a close, we look back at our year of reading and pick out the books that have stood out as our highlights of the year. We follow this with a bit of a discussion on what we hope to read more of in the coming year.

We get into how and why water cuts keep occurring, and what measures are in place to anticipate and deal with the pollution of our water supply.

Before we step into a brand new decade, we dig into the archives to review the biggest events and stories that made headlines in the last decade.

Toknya is a homebased hairdresser in Perlis who has gone viral for offering haircuts at a mere RM2.50 a pop.

Nobody makes New Year resolutions anymore, but! We look at a few things we can try if we would like to embrace change at some point in 2020.

Everyone talks about healthy ageing, but what does it mean? We look at healthy ageing from the perspective of cardiovascular health with Consultant Interventional Cardiologist Dato’ Dr Yap Yee Guan and Consultant Vascular Surgeon Dr Naresh Govindarajanthran, from Sunway Medical Centre, and dietitian L. Mageswary Lapchmanan, from the Ministry of Health. From the heart, we move to mental health issues with Consultant Neurosurgeon Dr Syed Abdullah Al-Haddad, Consultant Geriatrician Dr Philip Poi Jun Hua, and Clinical Psychologist Aina Nur Azmi, from Sunway Medical Centre. This is an edited recording of the panel discussions that were held at BFM's Healthy Ageing 2019 by Sunway Medical Centre.

As 2019 comes to a close, we look back at the ups and downs, the hits and misses, of the Malaysian arts over the past year. Here, we speak with The Star’s culture editor Daryl Goh and artists Ruby Subramaniam and Blankmalaysia, about the local visual arts scene in 2019, and what they hope 2020 will bring. Click here to listen to part 1.