The Breakfast Grille

Open universities pioneered distance learning long before the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted higher education. However with more institutions delivering flexible courses online and amid a sea-change in attitudes regarding the necessity of university qualifications, are open universities still relevant in the education landscape today?
We discuss this and more with Prof. Dr. Ahmad Izanee Awang, President and Vice-Chancellor of Open University Malaysia.

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Over the weekend, Muar MP Syed Saddiq announced that he will be a third force opposition as a sign of protest against the dropping of 47 charges against Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi in the corruption trial. This leaves the ruling coalition with 147 seats in Dewan Rakyat, one seat short of a two-thirds majority. We ask Syed Saddiq about the future of the party after suffering major defeats in the six-state election and the rationale behind his decision to quit the government bench. 

Over the weekend, Muar MP Syed Saddiq announced that he will be a third force opposition as a sign of protest against the dropping of 47 charges against Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi in the corruption trial. This leaves the ruling coalition with 147 seats in Dewan Rakyat, one seat short of a two-thirds majority. We ask Syed Saddiq about the future of the party after suffering major defeats in the six-state election and the rationale behind his decision to quit the government bench. 

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• In conjunction with Malaysia Day, we discuss the business of a sport loved by many Malaysians, football. Stuart Ramalingam is the CEO of the Malaysian Football League as well as the road-to-gold programme coordinator. He speaks to us about the financial health of MFL and its clubs since the privatization exercise, income from broadcasting rights, and how realistic is our target of an Olympic gold.

• In conjunction with Malaysia Day, we discuss the business of a sport loved by many Malaysians, football. Stuart Ramalingam is the CEO of the Malaysian Football League as well as the road-to-gold programme coordinator. He speaks to us about the financial health of MFL and its clubs since the privatization exercise, income from broadcasting rights, and how realistic is our target of an Olympic gold.

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At the Mid-Term 12 Malaysia Plan, 3 key themes: Sustainable, Prosperous and High-Income Nation were introduced. The Government also recognizes the need to regain trust by ensuring good governance. Lofty and worthy goals but are they achievable? Economy Minister, Rafizi Ramli joins us to make his case.

At the Mid-Term 12 Malaysia Plan, 3 key themes: Sustainable, Prosperous and High-Income Nation were introduced. The Government also recognizes the need to regain trust by ensuring good governance. Lofty and worthy goals but are they achievable? Economy Minister, Rafizi Ramli joins us to make his case.

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In an environment of shrinking adex, Media Prima has seen a challenging 1st half. However is the worse over for this media conglomerate. Rafiq Razali their Group Managing Director tells us while we discuss if AI is a threat or opportunity, the fight for eyeballs and the value of their digital media brands.

In an environment of shrinking adex, Media Prima has seen a challenging 1st half. However is the worse over for this media conglomerate. Rafiq Razali their Group Managing Director tells us while we discuss if AI is a threat or opportunity, the fight for eyeballs and the value of their digital media brands.

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Eye specialist service provider, Optimax has obtained a licence from the Ministry of Health Malaysia to offer plastic surgery and aesthetic services. We will discuss this decision to pivot to other services, their latest financial results, and share price performance with 2nd generation leader Sandy Tan, the CEO of Optimax Holdings. And whether this new vision of aesthetic services will help turn around their share price which has dropped 13% year to date.