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Dr Nungsari Radhi, economist discusses the government’s fiscal ability and options to provide aid during this pandemic, and how to strengthen the independence of GLC boards in light of political-linked appointments.

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In conjunction with World Environment Day tomorrow, we tackle the subject of plastic- its manufacturing, recycling, and the importation of plastic waste- on the Breakfast Grille, with C.C. Cheah, Vice-President from the Malaysian Plastic Manufacturers Association & Wong Pui Yi, Researcher from the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center).

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Abrar Anwar, Managing Director, and CEO of Standard Chartered Malaysia discusses steps to strengthen cybersecurity capabilities including the move to cloud-based banking and working with fintechs to stay nimble. This report is in collaboration with Standard Chartered Malaysia.

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Green bonds have been gaining traction in the past few years but just how sustainable is this growth? The Morning Run speaks to Cedric Rimaud, ASEAN Programme Manager with the Climate Bonds Initiative, about this, but also the challenges going forward, the role of green bonds in the sustainable agenda, and concerns over greenwashing.

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The meme stock rally is back, Tesla's shares took a hit, and oil and energy are on the rise. On top of that CNBC has reported that billionaire investor Bill Ackman’s SPAC is nearing a $40 billion deal to take Universal Music Group public. Tim Mulholland, President at TJM Limited, gets into all this on this edition of BFM's World Market Watch.

Some actors have been gracing our screens now for decades (Harrison Ford, Meryl Streep... even Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise), changing from young ingenue or action hero, to grizzled familiar face and grand dame. In this Supercut, we talk about the experience of watching actors and stars over the years, and how their careers and signature moves change and shift with time and trends.

Last week, a social media influencer received heavy backlash after making disrespectful jokes about the traditional Ngepun Iban clothing in a video he posted on Instagram. We learn about the Iban history and traditions with Janet Rata Noel.

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The lockdown has caused many people to be affected financially. We open our conversation about money during the lockdown by first looking at a call by Umno Youth to use existing laws to compel banks to give blanket loan moratoriums. Then, we look at the financial struggles of the M40 community under MCO3.0. Finally, we speak about whether the latest moratoriums do enough to help the business community.

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As we go through MCO 3.0, there have been reports of non-essential companies that seem to have received permission from MITI to remain open and operate. We discuss why this might be happening, and how the vetting process can be improved.

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Last week, the Special Committee for Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Vaccine Supply (JKJAV) confirmed which COVID-19 vaccines are suitable for pregnancy and breastfeeding women in Malaysia. We check in with consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Premitha Damodaran to understand these recommendations.

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