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The Bigger Picture relishes its role as the heart and soul of the station. Meera Sivasothy, Juliet Jacobs, Chua Ern Teck, Tee Shiao Eek and Shamilla Ganesan delve into the human condition to find out just what makes us tick. They talk to artists, environmentalists, medical experts and just plain interesting people about the issues close to us, from education to refugee rights. Eclectic, energetic or eccentric, The Bigger Picture brings you the latest thinking and research on that most fascinating subject: people.
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Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. April 2019 is Palliative Care Awareness Month. This year’s theme is “Speak up – Because I Matter”, bringing home the point that the patient should be at the centre of good health care delivery. Patient centred care has been discussed many times, and private healthcare providers profess to offer this as a way of distinguishing themselves from others. But, what does this mean to the doctors, nurses or allied health professionals offering the care? In today’s show, we discuss why the patient matters.
Charity Right is an international NGO that distributes food to disadvantaged schoolchildren and communities. In 2012, a local branch was set up by Mercy Mission Malaysia as part of a food rescue initiative. We learn more about their “Feed to Educate” programme from Mercy Mission Malaysia’s country manager and Charity Right project director, Mohd Nurhisyam Shamsir.
In the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025, initiative #34 states the aim to increase access and quality of education for students with special needs. We find out how The Education Performance and Delivery Unit (PADU) is working towards creating equal opportunity and access to education to all children in Malaysia, with Dr. Noorliza Binti Hj. Zakuan, the Executive Director for System Structure at PADU.
Countries across the globe are picking up on the trend of IV vitamin infusions. With celebrities also putting their influence behind these IV drips, we take a look at whether this can improve our health.
Will working longer hours help you get the “rewards of hard work”? We take a look at Jack Ma’s latest controversial comments and the potential side effects this 12 hour work culture could bring.
There are many types of sleep apnoea, but one type in particular is more common in children. In today’s show, we take a look at this condition and how it disrupts a child’s quality of life.
What’s taken stand-up comedian Phoon Chi Ho so long to put on a solo show? And why is he calling it “Creepy”? We head straight to the source to find out.
We’ve all read something before about how many hours of sleep you need a night, or how snoring is harmless. But what if we told you that these myths about sleep could damage your health, your mood and even shorten your life. We discuss this new finding.
A hydroelectric scheme in North Sumatra is threatening the tropical rainforest habitat of the Tapanuli orangutan, the world’s rarest great ape. Green activists vow to keep fighting, despite a recent legal setback. We revisit an Earth Matters interview with Distinguished Professor William Laurance as we discuss the current plight of the Tapanuli apes.
Everywhere around the world, there are now more grandparents than grandchildren. If they were well and healthy, it would not be a problem. But if they are sickly, and dependent on others for daily living and finances, who takes care of them? Consultant geriatrician Prof Dr Tan Maw Pin looks at whether we are prepared in terms of aged care facilities in Malaysia.
Non-profit organisation Save our Environment, Save Ourselves’ (SESO) main goal is to fight against food waste and food poverty. But they are also working to build communities, in particular amongst people who are suffering from social isolation. We find out how they do this from Tan Shi Wen, the Founder/CEO of SESO and Gary Liew, a Co-Partner with SESO.
Malaysia does not provide undocumented migrant workers an avenue to seek redress for unpaid wages - are we allowing unscrupulous employers to get away with fraud? We speak to Joseph Paul Maliamauv from Tenaganita, to find out more about the current ongoing case in the Shah Alam High Court involving Indonesian national Nona (not her real name), who did not receive her wages after being employed as a domestic worker and shop assistant for four-and-a-half years.
The world is in tears over the fire that broke out in the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. But not everyone is mourning.
We are back for the second installment of our open clinic series, where you get our doctors to address your health concerns. On today’s show, consultant dermatology specialist, Dr Bong Jan Ling joins us to discuss skin health.
Urban legend and personal narrative come together in “Fragrance” (or “Wangian”),, a monologue inspired by the murder of a young woman and the hauntings along the Vale of Tempe in Penang. We speak with the show’s playwright/director Noor Rizuwan and performer Darynn Wee about how facts, anecdotes, and myths mingle in the show to uncover what might be behind these events.
Argadol, an artist from France, finds inspiration in pop art and street art. His first exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, called “Brave New World - Today’s Key Issues Seen through Pop Art”, uses portraiture rendered with bold colours and motifs to examine modern living. We speak with Argadol about his work.
If you were a female football fan in Iran, you’d have to disguise yourself as a man to watch a match in the stadium.
A day at a petting zoo may be fun for the whole family but do we know what bacteria and viruses are lurking there?
Rare diseases affect a small percentage of the population and as such, the availability of drugs for treatment is limited. In today’s show, we explore the challenges of accessing orphan drugs in Malaysia with Assoc Prof Dr Asrul Akmal Shafie, the Program Chairman of Discipline of Social & Administrative Pharmacy from Universiti Sains Malaysia.
There has been heated debate over the radioactive waste produced at the Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP) in Kuantan, which is owned by Lynas Corporation, Ltd. an Australian rare-earths mining company. Lynas insists that it abides by international safety standards and industry practices, and that critics have ignored the science in the matter. Together with guest host and science journalist Dr. Law Yao Hua, we try to understand the science of radioactivity with the help of medical physicist Prof Ng Kwan Hoong from Universiti Malaya, and Dr Abdul Muin Abdul Rahman, the Deputy Director General of the Malaysian Nuclear Agency.
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