BFM 89.9

HIGHLIGHTS 
Podcast  >  Bigger Picture  >  The Daily Digest  >  Greta Thunberg is Time Person of the Year 2019

Greta Thunberg is Time Person of the Year 2019

12-Dec-19 14:00

Greta Thunberg is Time Person of the Year 2019

Environmental activist Greta Thunberg has been named Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2019 - and at the age of 16, she is also the youngest person to be accorded the honour. We discuss the announcement and what it says about the times we live in.

Produced by: Sharmilla Ganesan

Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek, Sharmilla Ganesan, Lim Sue Ann


This and more than 60,000 other podcasts in your hand. Download the all new BFM mobile app.

Categories:  Business AnalysisAutoEducationEnvironmentSciencePoliticsLaw and Legal MattersTrends and ForecastsMarketsSocial IssuesTravel

Tags:  The Bigger PictureThe Daily DigestTime MagazineTime person of the yearGreta Thunbergenvironmental activistEdward Felsenthalschool strikesSwedish ParliamentUN Climate Conference in New YorkExtinction Rebellion protestsTEDx StockholmCOP25 in MadridDonald TrumpThe WhistleblowersNancy PelosiHong Kong protesters





Play / Pause

Listen now : A Bit of Culture: Algorithm vs Putting in the Work; Kam Raslan...

Today’s Shows



6:00 AM

The 6AM Stretch

7:00 AM

World Market Watch

Tony Nash, CEO, Complete Intelligence

7:15 AM

Morning Brief

7:30 AM

Morning Brief

Adrian Chew, ASEAN AI and Data Leader, EY

7:45 AM

Morning Brief

Ahmad Maghfur Usman, Equity Analyst, Nomura Malaysia

8:00 AM

The Breakfast Grille

Manu Bhaskaran, Founding Partner & President, Centennial Asia Advisors

8:30 AM

Morning Brief

Dr. Rachel Gong, Deputy Director, Khazanah Research Institute

8:45 AM

Morning Brief

Dr Syaza Shukri, Associate Professor, International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM)

9:00 AM

Opening Bell

9:15 AM

Opening Bell

9:35 AM

What's the Focus

10:05 AM

Open For Business

Isaac Kon, CEO and Founder, Heytech Sdn Bhd

11:05 AM

Resource Centre

Matt Armitage, Founder, Kulturpop

12:00 PM

Enterprise Explores

Michael Freese, Professor of Management, Asia School of Business

1:00 PM

The Breakfast Grille Repeat

Manu Bhaskaran, Founding Partner & President, Centennial Asia Advisors

2:05 PM

Front Row

Classical Kung Fu!; Dr Goh Chia-Chien, Conductor, Violinist and Artistic Director, Musicians Linkage Group of Ensembles

2:20 PM

Front Row

Titik Garis Bentuk: Drawing as Practice; Rahel Joseph, Gallery Director, Ilham Gallery

3:05 PM

Good Things

Native Allies; Daniel Teoh, Founder, Native

4:05 PM

Health & Living

Why A New TB Vaccine Is An Investment Worth Making; Dr Allison Portnoy, Assistant Professor of Global Health, Boston University School of Public Health

5:00 PM

The Evening Edition

7:05 PM

The Evening Edition

7:30 PM

Just For Kicks

9:00 PM

A Bit of Culture

Algorithm vs Putting in the Work; Kam Raslan | Julian Yap | Sheryll Paul