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Havas Malaysia Appoints Bowie Tiong As New General Manager

Havas Malaysia has promoted business director Bowie Tiong to the role of general manager, effective January 2026. She succeeds Liew Wai Sim, who has held the position since March 2024. Tiong joined Havas Malaysia in 2023 and has spent the past two years as business director. She brings more than

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Malaysia Moves to Block Under-16s From Social Media By Mid-2026

Malaysia is edging closer to a regulatory line many markets have debated but hesitated to draw. By mid-2026, the government wants all major social media platforms to cooperate in restricting access for users under the age of 16. The signal from Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil is unambiguous: this is no

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He Tried to Rebrand Himself. The Market Said No.

There is a hard truth every good marketer learns early—usually after a bruising pitch loss or a failed campaign: You don’t get to decide what your brand means. The market does. Which is why the recent saga involving firebrand UMNO Youth Chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh is not really a political

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Grab and GAC To Roll Out 20,000 EVs Across Southeast Asia

Grab has entered into a strategic partnership with global smart mobility group GAC to deploy an initial 20,000 electric vehicles across its regional ride-hailing fleets, in a move aimed at accelerating EV adoption while upgrading the in-car experience for driver-partners. The collaboration will see three GAC models — the AION

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Malaysia Blocks Access To Grok AI Over Harmful Content Concerns

Malaysia has temporarily blocked access to Grok AI, effective 11 January 2026, following concerns over the misuse of the artificial intelligence tool to generate harmful and illegal content. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said the move was taken after repeated instances of Grok being used to produce obscene,

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The NexGen Show Episode 41: How I Learned Through Failure

In the latest episode of The NexGen Show, a young marketer’s career story cuts through the usual graduate-success narrative with something more honest: doubt, failure, and the quiet power of mentorship. Siti Nurzulaika began her journey in an unlikely place. With a degree in international business and no clear direction,

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