The Breakfast Grille

France and the US are butting heads over a 3% digital tax on big tech companies, which President Trump says targets American firms. We sit down with Agnes Pannier-Runacher, the Minister of State for Innovation, Industry 4.0 and Trade to clarify the French position on the digital tax and 5G technology, as well as discuss France's efforts to respond to IR 4.0 amid trying economic times.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It is seldom that Malaysia is ever in pole position but in the world of rubber gloves, we are leaders of the pack. So today we speak to the largest of the players, Datuk Lee Kim Meow, Managing Director of Top Glove Corporation Berhad to find out about the industry dynamics and whether they are making enough progress in Industry Revolution 4.0 and automating fast enough to reduce its dependency on foreign labour and move up the value chain.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It is seldom that Malaysia is ever in pole position but in the world of rubber gloves, we are leaders of the pack. So today we speak to the largest of the players, Datuk Lee Kim Meow, Managing Director of Top Glove Corporation Berhad to find out about the industry dynamics and whether they are making enough progress in Industry Revolution 4.0 and automating fast enough to reduce its dependency on foreign labour and move up the value chain.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's seldom that Malaysia is ever in pole position but in the world of rubber gloves, we are leaders of the pack. So today we speak to the largest of the players, Datuk Lee Kim Meow, Managing Director of Top Glove Corporation Berhad to find out about the industry dynamics and whether they are making enough progress in Industry Revolution 4.0 and automating fast enough to reduce its dependency on foreign labour and move up the value chain.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Any conversation about the US inevitably turns to issues like the trade war, the 2020 elections, or President Donald Trump's tweets- but it isn't often that we have the chance to delve into how these issues affect the average American. On today's Breakfast Grille, we speak to Nathan Blake, Deputy Attorney General, Iowa Department of Justice and The Honourable Chris Jensen, Mayor-Elect, City of Noblesville- a Democrat and a Republican, respectively- about what matters to the person on the ground, and whether American politics will ever be able to bridge the partisan divide.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Any conversation about the US inevitably turns to issues like the trade war, the 2020 elections, or President Donald Trump's tweets- but it isn't often that we have the chance to delve into how these issues affect the average American. On today's Breakfast Grille, we speak to Nathan Blake, Deputy Attorney General, Iowa Department of Justice and The Honourable Chris Jensen, Mayor-Elect, City of Noblesville- a Democrat and a Republican, respectively- about what matters to the person on the ground, and whether American politics will ever be able to bridge the partisan divide.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq whether throwing money at giving youth jobs is a panacea for the unemployment problem and indeed for the country’s other woes. The Youth Chief of Bersatu also sheds light on how the party’s racial agenda squares off with aspirations for racial equality.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Professor Rajah Rasiah, Distinguished Professor of Economics at University of Malaya and YB Wong Chen, Member of Parliament for Subang, assess Budget 2020 from the perspectives of governance, development and national interests.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nicholas Khaw, Economist and Director of Research for Khazanah Nasional and Tai Lai Kok, Head of Tax for Malaysia at KPMG, share their views on reducing the wealth gap and further developing the country, in a special extended panel discussion on Budget 2020.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nicholas Khaw, Economist and Director of Research for Khazanah Nasional and Tai Lai Kok, Head of Tax for Malaysia at KPMG, share their views on reducing the wealth gap and further developing the country, in a special extended panel discussion on Budget 2020.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More than a year into the Pakatan Harapan administration, questions abound over how the coalition is holding up and whether it will survive GE15. For some insight into this, we speak to Tan Sri Rais Yatim, Former Cabinet Minister and Supreme Council Member of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, about the relationships between parties in the coalition, Bersatu's future direction, as well as his own decision to join the party post-GE14.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More than a year into the Pakatan Harapan administration, questions abound over how the coalition is holding up and whether it will survive GE15. For some insight into this, we speak to Tan Sri Rais Yatim, Former Cabinet Minister and Supreme Council Member of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, about the relationships between parties in the coalition, Bersatu's future direction, as well as his own decision to join the party post-GE14.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stripe is disrupting the payments ecosystem and during its official launch in Malaysia, Roshan sat down with John to talk about the future of Stripe, their entry into Malaysia and the pathway to profitability.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stripe is disrupting the payments ecosystem and during its official launch in Malaysia, Roshan sat down with John to talk about the future of Stripe, their entry into Malaysia and the pathway to profitability.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Global economies and markets have been gripped by increasing risks and talks of a potential recession, due to the US-China trade tensions and slowing global growth. So we speak to Harvard-trained economist and ex-deputy governor of Bank Negara, Tan Sri Dato’ Dr Lin See Yan, to discuss the health of the Malaysian economy and whether we can withstand these external shocks. We also take a closer look at what structural reforms are needed to move the country to the next level of growth.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Global economies and markets have been gripped by increasing risks and talks of a potential recession, due to the US-China trade tensions and slowing global growth. So we speak to Harvard-trained economist and ex-deputy governor of Bank Negara, Tan Sri Dato’ Dr Lin See Yan, to discuss the health of the Malaysian economy and whether we can withstand these external shocks. We also take a closer look at what structural reforms are needed to move the country to the next level of growth.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nizam Mahshar, CEO of Institut Masa Depan Malaysia (MASA), which formulated the Shared Prosperity Vision 2030 policy and Tricia Yeoh, Research Fellow and ex-Chief Operating Officer of the independent public policy think tank Institute of Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), talk about the ideologies and way ahead for the ten-year plan, intended to map the country's economic trajectory until 2030. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nizam Mahshar, CEO of Institut Masa Depan Malaysia (MASA), which formulated the Shared Prosperity Vision 2030 policy and Tricia Yeoh, Research Fellow and ex-Chief Operating Officer of the independent public policy think tank Institute of Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), talk about the ideologies and way ahead for the ten-year plan, intended to map the country's economic trajectory until 2030. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nizam Mahshar, CEO of Institut Masa Depan Malaysia (MASA), which formulated the Shared Prosperity Vision 2030 policy and Tricia Yeoh, Research Fellow and ex-Chief Operating Officer of the independent public policy think tank Institute of Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), talk about the ideologies and way ahead for the ten-year plan, intended to map the country's economic trajectory until 2030. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Founded in 2006, Anaplan provides cloud-based planning software that claims to revolutionise the way businesses collaborate and make decisions. We speak to Simon Tucker, Chief Planning Officer of Anaplan, on the company's direction and growth strategy in the Asia-Pacific region amid uncertain economic times.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Founded in 2006, Anaplan provides cloud-based planning software that claims to revolutionise the way businesses collaborate and make decisions. We speak to Simon Tucker, Chief Planning Officer of Anaplan, on the company's direction and growth strategy in the Asia-Pacific region amid uncertain economic times.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Deleum is a player in the local oil and gas market, providing services to Petronas, among others. But as a company that’s dependent on the oil production business, what is Deleum doing to stay above water in an industry which is seeing great volatility?  Roshan speaks to its group managing director, Nan Yusri, about the company’s challenges, possible diversification, strategies going forward, and their dividend policy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Deleum is a player in the local oil and gas market, providing services to Petronas, among others. But as a company that’s dependent on the oil production business, what is Deleum doing to stay above water in an industry which is seeing great volatility?  Roshan speaks to its group managing director, Nan Yusri, about the company’s challenges, possible diversification, strategies going forward, and their dividend policy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Global roles and responsibilities of corporate directors have risen in tandem with higher levels of corporate governance. However in Malaysia, directors are sometimes seen as cronies and just a boys' club.  By recognising the issue, the SC formed Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM), a one-stop shop for all boards and directors in an attempt to raise the standards of directors . We speak to Michele Kythe Lim to find out their plan whilst asking if the regulators can do more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Global roles and responsibilities of corporate directors have risen in tandem with higher levels of corporate governance. However in Malaysia, directors are sometimes seen as cronies and just a boys' club.  By recognising the issue, the SC formed Institute of Corporate Director Malaysia (ICDM), a one-stop shop for all boards and directors in an attempt to raise the standards of directors . We speak to Michele Kythe Lim to find out their plan whilst asking if the regulators can do more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jerry Lee, Executive Director & Chief Investment Officer of the logistics and delivery company, GD Express Carrier (GDex) Bhd, and Ooi Boon Sheng, CEO of Web Bytes, a retail and FMCG-focused software company in which GDeX has bought a stake, discuss the changing face of retail. Lee also offers some corporate updates for Bursa-listed GDeX.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Iskandar Malaysia was established 13 years ago with the aim of becoming an international metropolis by 2025. We speak to Datuk Ismail Ibrahim, CEO of the Iskandar Regional Development Authority, to find out how far along they are in achieving this lofty aim, and what stands in the way. We also discuss how important Singapore is to the success of this economic corridor and why all we see are the property overhang headlines.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Iskandar Malaysia was established 13 years ago with the aim of becoming an international metropolis by 2025. We speak to Datuk Ismail Ibrahim, CEO of the Iskandar Regional Development Authority, to find out how far along they are in achieving this lofty aim, and what stands in the way. We also discuss how important Singapore is to the success of this economic corridor and why all we see are the property overhang headlines.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Visit Malaysia 2020 just around the corner, one hope is that the country will start having more live concerts and events in order to build our reputation as a centre of entertainment in the region. But with the current operating environment, how achievable is that goal? Today on the Breakfast Grille we speak to Ben Law, Founder of Future Sound Asia and Iqbal Ameer, Group CEO of the Livescape Group, about the challenges facing the entertainment and events industry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Visit Malaysia 2020 just around the corner, one hope is that the country will start having more live concerts and events in order to build our reputation as a centre of entertainment in the region. But with the current operating environment, how achievable is that goal? Today on the Breakfast Grille we speak to Ben Law, Founder of Future Sound Asia and Iqbal Ameer, Group CEO of the Livescape Group, about the challenges facing the entertainment and events industry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lennard Yong, Group CEO of the Hong Kong-headquartered business services provider Tricor Group, discusses its origination, Labuan partnership, Permira (private equity) ownership, growth by acquisition and Asia-centric business model. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With cord cutting the norm and the advent of fast internet speeds, some say that free-to-air television is dead. And with traditional media companies around the world losing money, we ask Johan Ishak, CEO of Media Prima Television Networks (MPTV) if there is a game plan to win back the advertising dollar and viewers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With cord cutting the norm and the advent of fast internet speeds, some say that free-to-air television is dead. And with traditional media companies around the world losing money, we ask Johan Ishak, CEO of Media Prima Television Networks (MPTV) if there is a game plan to win back the advertising dollar and viewers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’ve seen incredible growth from co-working spaces but is this sustainable or will we see this burnout like franchise gym memberships? Roshan speaks to Erman Akinci about financial sustainability, the exit strategy, competition and consolidation in the industry and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’ve seen incredible growth from co-working spaces but is this sustainable or will we see this burnout like franchise gym memberships? Roshan speaks to Erman Akinci about financial sustainability, the exit strategy, competition and consolidation in the industry and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Experts like Sime Darby Plantations Bhd’s Sustainability Advisor, Sir Jonathon Porritt, advocate immediate measures to halt climate change on pain of irreversible destruction of the world we live in. As the haze chokes life (once again), we are once again reminded of the ever-looming climate tipping point, estimated by scientists to be less than a decade away.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a changing global landscape, where does Asia's future lie? Today on the Breakfast Grille, we speak to Dr. Parag Khanna, author of the book, the Future is Asian, to talk about Asia's diverse cultural landscapes, the looming spectre of the US-China trade war, and how Malaysia can escape the middle income trap. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a changing global landscape, where does Asia's future lie? Today on the Breakfast Grille, we speak to Dr. Parag Khanna, author of the book, the Future is Asian, to talk about Asia's diverse cultural landscapes, the looming spectre of the US-China trade war, and how Malaysia can escape the middle income trap. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anthony Scaramucci, founder of the American hedge fund SkyBridge Capital and ex-Communications Director to US President Donald Trump, discusses his 11-day tenure in the West Wing, while dissecting the Trump persona. He also talks about the botched takeover of Skybridge by China's HNA Group and Asian private equity dealflow. The Malaysian Private Equity Forum 2019 is happening on 1st October 2019. For more information, head to www.malaysianpeforum.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Malaysian Government has set an ambitious target to achieve a higher penetration of Renewable Energy (RE) in the Malaysian energy mix. Despite the government placing significant value on solar projects, suppliers of the photovoltaic industry seem to disregard the projects due to lacklustre demand. We speak to Chin Soo Mau, the President of the Malaysian Photovoltaic Industry Association (MPIA) to discuss the challenges faced by the industry and the opportunities it offers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Malaysian Government has set an ambitious target to achieve a higher penetration of Renewable Energy (RE) in the Malaysian energy mix. Despite the government placing significant value on solar projects, suppliers of the photovoltaic industry seem to disregard the projects due to lacklustre demand. We speak to Chin Soo Mau, the President of the Malaysian Photovoltaic Industry Association (MPIA) to discuss the challenges faced by the industry and the opportunities it offers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malaysia's 94-year-old Premier, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, fields questions on the ailing economy and currency, Bumiputra privileges and the Social Contract, the wealth gap and its re-distribution policies, race-based politics, succession plan to Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim, speculation of a cabinet reshuffle, the role of GLCs, Tun Daim Zainuddin, Zakir Naik, Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary and .. what he discovered when he drank from the Fountain of Youth.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sarawak Tourism Board has an ambitious agenda to promote Sarawak as the preferred destination in Borneo. We speak to CEO Sharzede Datu Hj. Salleh on the Visit Sarawak campaign and their strategy to boost tourist dollars to East Malaysia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As SUHAKAM heads into its 20th year of existence, we speak to Dato' Mah Weng Kwai, Commissioner of SUHAKAM about the organisation’s direction, institutional reform, and how things stand on the human rights front in a New Malaysia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As SUHAKAM heads into its 20th year of existence, we speak to Dato' Mah Weng Kwai, Commissioner of SUHAKAM about the organisation’s direction, institutional reform, and how things stand on the human rights front in a New Malaysia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shopping is a pastime for most Malaysians with Aeon being a feature with its first outlet opened in 1985 at Dayabumi. 35 years later, this Japanese retailer has 34 supermarkets and 28 malls across the country whilst also operating Daiso and Aeon Wellness. So we speak to Poh Yin Loo, the Executive Director of Aeon Co on how it plans to stay relevant in this fast changing retail scene whilst also asking if the market is undervaluing its share price.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NGO Majlis Perundingan Melayu was established in 2009 with the aim of protecting the interests of the Malay community. Amid rising racial rhetoric in Malaysia, we speak to MPM Secretary General Datuk Hasan Mad to discuss the concerns of their bumiputera stakeholders and the broader challenges facing Malaysian society today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NGO Majlis Perundingan Melayu was established in 2009 with the aim of protecting the interests of the Malay community. Amid rising racial rhetoric in Malaysia, we speak to MPM Secretary General Datuk Hassan Mad to discuss the concerns of their bumiputera stakeholders and the broader challenges facing Malaysian society today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What exactly will that future look like, and how will society need to adapt alongside these changes?Martin Ford is a Futurist & Author, “Architects of Intelligence: The Truth about AI from the People Building It”  and has written several other thought provoking books on Artificial intelligence. We speak to Martin about how the future with AI looks like and the changes it will bring to all aspects of our lives — from businesses and jobs to art and cultureSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What exactly will that future look like, and how will society need to adapt alongside these changes?Martin Ford is a Futurist & Author, “Architects of Intelligence: The Truth about AI from the People Building It”  and has written several other thought provoking books on Artificial intelligence. We speak to Martin about how the future with AI looks like and the changes it will bring to all aspects of our lives — from businesses and jobs to art and cultureSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.