Reimagining the Future of Children with UNICEF

How are young people responding to the challenges of climate change, demographic shifts, and frontier tech? In celebration of World Children’s Day and UNICEF Malaysia’s 70th anniversary, we explore the 2024 State of the World’s Children report and hear how youth are finding their voices in a rapidl…

A Future-Ready Medical Program at Sir Jeffrey Cheah Sunway Medical School

With the healthcare industry evolving at a rapid pace, Sunway University’s Sir Jeffrey Cheah Sunway Medical School is aiming to create future-ready doctors equipped with the skills and knowledge to excel in modern medicine. From addressing physician shortages to integrating technology and sustainab…

Value. Elements. Prospective. Impromptu

Artist Angelo Chia’s new exhibition, Value. Elements. Prospective. Impromptu, offers a fresh look at the foods we consume, especially the durian, often considered the 'King of Fruits.' Through abstract yet lifelike watercolour paintings, Angelo explores the theme 'we are what we eat,' presenting fr…

2024 BFM CEO Forum: Malaysia’s Education Reformation

What are the key reforms needed to take our education system into the future? In this forum, we gathered policymakers, education experts, and industry leaders to deliberate on curriculum innovation, the integration of technology, strengthening STEM education, and enhancing access to early childhood…

Inside Sunway University’s Push for Global Education Impact

We speak to Professor Sibrandes Poppema, the President of Sunway University, to discuss a pivotal year for the university as it hosts its third major academic gathering of 2024, the AppliedHE Xchange - Recognising Excellence, Diversity and Impact. This event follows the Planetary Health Summit, and…

Aishah Zainal, Malaysian Author Longlisted For Dublin Literary Award

Aishah Zainal is a 27-year-old author from Ipoh. Her novel Hades, which is set in a world of low-cost flats and centers around the relationship between a troubled teen and a single mother, was longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award 2024. We speak to her about her novel and her journey. Image C…

When The Show Can’t Go On, We Must Know Why

Singaporean comedian Sharul Channa’s latest performance in Malaysia would’ve been on 18th May, but it was unfortunately cancelled after her work visa was cancelled by the Ministry of Communications just two days before the event. This comes after several police reports were made of a clip of a show…

The Healing Power of Film

Malaysian-born Paris-based Angeline Teh is a journalism graduate, and (full disclosure!) a former radio producer and presenter from BFM89.9. From her years producing for radio, she developed a keen eye for uncovering the narratives embedded within the everyday. In 2021, she was awarded a full schol…

Unpacking the National Anti-Corruption Strategies!

Early in May, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim launched the National Anti-Corruption Strategies (NACS) 2024-2028 which focuses on the effectiveness of corruption prevention efforts and improving governance and integrity. The NACS is replacing National Anti-Corruption Plan (NACP) 2019-2023, a…

Breaking the Gridlock: Reimagining Cooperation in a Polarised World

The UNDP's 2023/24 Human Development Report (HDR), titled "Breaking the Gridlock: Reimagining cooperation in a polarised world," tells a troubling tale: that the rebound in the global Human Development Index (HDI) - which encapsulates a nation's Gross National Income (GNI) per capita, education, an…