On this week’s episode we will be taking a look at unconventional thinking, at innovation and competitiveness. Malaysians must be innovative in order to be competitive on the world stage. Or is that really even important? Isn’t it good enough to do the same old thing and be happy with our local market?
Everybody it seems to have an opinion about this week’s topic. What makes a truly world class, quality education? Everyone has a different opinion on what it should be, but most agree we don’t have it. Our correspondent Ezra Zaid goes in search for what makes a quality education.
Rubbish. We are surrounded by it, in our drains, along our roads, in our rivers… But whose problem is it? Yours, Mine, Government, Future Generations? As we hurtle towards becoming a developed nation, can we honestly consider ourselves developed if we are still surrounded in filth?
When Umapagan Ampikaipakan first spoke about an episode on Tamil education I listened with trepidation. Will this episode be a long 20 minute rant about all the things gone wrong, all that is inadequate and all the unsatisfactory outcomes from the 523 Tamil schools in this country.
This episode reminds us about how rivers bring life to our city. And in effort to find out more about whether or not we can restore and revive our rivers again, Kam Raslan speaks to anglers who are dreaming of the day they could fish in the city again, the Department of Irrigation and Drainage and DBKL…
Tongkat Ali, Kacip Fatimah, Misai Kuching; with about 6000 other medicinal plants our jungles are a giant pharmacy. But does our herbal industry have a future? Is its potential being tapped effectively?
This week we tackle Malaysian football. From its zenith in the 80’s, to its darkest days in the 90’s. And now maybe, just maybe, something to be proud of again. In the process, we spoke to people in the local football scene and also fans on what needs to be done to restore local football to its glory days.
This week we take a look at the country as it greets its 48th Malaysia Day. We’ll take a brief look at the past but mostly we’re going to try to look at the future. We’re going to meet three groups of individuals (Serambi, UndiMsia, EPIC), young Malaysians who are just a handful of the young Malaysians taking it upon themselves to shape their own destinies and perhaps the nation’s.
Can individuals change their cities? The Hear and Now team goes down to Georgetown, Penang and speaks with entrepreneurs, conservationists, a restaurateur, an architect and an anthropologist to find out about the various projects – The Rice Miller City, the restoration of Suffolk House, etc – undertaken by these individuals.
The average age of the padi farmer is 60! Hear and Now…in Malaysia goes down to Seberang Perai Penang, the centre for padi research in Malaysia and speak with padi farmers to find out if there is a future in our padi industry.
We were fortunate to have four touring writers from the Netherlands,Turkey, Egypt and the US together with five Malaysian writers during the recent Writers Unlimited TourKL/Makassar 2011. Umapagan Ampikaipagan moderated a panel discussion during the tour. He walks us through the provocative theme Writing Truth – Fact orFiction. How fiction helps us get to the truth and how fact can sometimes fictionalise truth.
Of dreams, team dynamics, symbiotic partnerships and a great franchise… Umapagan and John Lim make a glorious ode to the Ramly Burger stall. And we want more stalls to pop up close to every MRT or LRT Station.
Speed, precision timing and fire. Ingredients for a perfect plate of…
“Yum along the MRT” has Uma on a hunt for awesome makan places along the proposed Sg Buloh – Kajang MRT line. All those food finds and stops, when and if the MRT becomes a joy to ride…
Apples in your red curry and more…this is a real find in Kota Damansara.