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Julie’s Biscuits Turns Raya Storytelling into Something Deeper

Most Raya films chase the same emotional notes: reunion, forgiveness, and the familiar rush back to kampung. Julie’s Biscuits, however, has spent the past few years quietly steering its festive storytelling in a different direction — inward. Its latest Raya film, “Kenangan Tu Ke Mana”, doesn’t begin with celebration. It

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TOP 10 Winners For The Experts’ Choice Awards CNY TVCs 2026

Our annual roundups of the Best CNY, Merdeka, and Raya TVCs have become a much-anticipated tradition, with reader participation growing from just a few hundred votes to over 5,000 in recent years. Unlike rankings that lean on YouTube views or media spend, our lists are purely shaped by reader preferences,

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Reimagining Chinese New Year: How Media Prima’s OMNiA Connects Brands to Culture, Community and Commerce

Chinese New Year is more than a festive date—it is an emotional season rooted in homecoming, togetherness and shared rituals. In 2026, Media Prima’s OMNiA transformed this cultural moment into a powerful, multi-platform brand ecosystem, demonstrating how meaningful storytelling, on-ground engagement and social-first content can deliver measurable impact for advertisers.

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KLIA Ekspres Campaign Turns Passengers into People

In the race to attract the next wave of global travellers, Malaysia’s airport rail link operator is betting on something surprisingly simple — people. Express Rail Link (ERL), operator of KLIA Ekspres and KLIA Transit, has renewed its partnership with creative agency BLWN for a second consecutive term, extending a

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Media Prima and 988 Unveil Powerhouse Chinese Media Consortium

A Unified Frontier for Targeted Advertising in Malaysia Media Prima Berhad, Malaysia’s leading fully-integrated media group, today announced a landmark strategic collaboration with 988, the nation’s premier Chinese-language radio station owned by Star Media Group. This alliance formalizes the creation of a definitive Chinese Media Consortium, bringing together an unrivaled

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Sleepless In Subang… And Elsewhere

By Kunal Sinha Oblivious to drumbeats around him, a Lion Dancer catches forty winks in a KL mall. Another elderly gent, who perhaps woke up at 5 am to deliver vegetables at Pudu market, naps in a corner of the market. Sleep deprivation is everywhere. Based on 2023-2025 studies, Southeast

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Film Grand Prix: Hornbach’s Perfect Storm

By Mark Tungate; Photo by Fredrik Bond “No Project Without Drama” for DIY retailer Hornbach turned advertising into theatre, setting the stage for a Film Grand Prix for HeimatTBWA\  Even if you don’t live in Germany, if you’re any kind of advertising fan you’ll have heard of Hornbach. The home

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