Every December, Malaysia shifts from shopping mode into showtime. Retail spaces stop functioning as ordinary commercial venues and begin performing as full-scale stages. Set design, lighting, scent, sound and spatial flow work together with deliberate precision. Malls no longer aim only to sell products. They aim to make Malaysians feel
In our pockets we all carry a device that has upgraded its mind 16 (Android OS) or 18 times (Apple iOS) in the past 18 years. These same mobile devices contain applications from Open AI, or Google, or Anthropic, or xAI or some other frontier models which are improving themselves
Telekom Malaysia Bhd could be hit by severance expenses for a voluntary scheme in the final quarter though the lower staff costs could boost profits in the coming years, analysts say. “We believe better-than-expected take-up of VSS will hit 2025 results” but lead to higher profits in 2026 and 2027,
Out-of-home (OOH) adtech provider Broadsign today announced it has acquired Place Exchange, a leading independent OOH supply-side platform (SSP), with a minority investment from Crestline Investors. Combining Broadsign’s content management system, ad serving, and buy- and sell-side capabilities with Place Exchange’s SSP and complementary solutions, the acquisition will bolster Broadsign’s
If there was ever a moment that signaled a shift in how brands view the in-store environment, it was Shelf Talk 2025. Hosted by Retail Media Network (RMN) at MYDIN USJ, the inaugural event brought 54 brands and 96 FMCG professionals together for a two-day exploration of a channel many
By Graig Nunis The Malaysia Pickleball Federation’s (MPF) logo that appears on the Asian Pickleball Association’s website is raising eyebrows as it is said to be almost identical to one owned and trademarked by the FA of Malaysia (FAM). An FAM staff highlighted this to Twentytwo13 after reading about MPF’s status
On most mornings, readers across India flip open Hindustan Times (HT) expecting the familiar blue masthead that has anchored the newspaper for nearly a century. But on 19 November 2025, they encountered something no one had ever seen before: Hindustan Times had become Rajinikanth Times. Not for a film release.
There are moments in Malaysian public life when a simple detail — a glass shape, a camera angle, a caption stripped of context — becomes a national talking point. The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) found itself in that exact storm after a stemmed glass of Cucumber Apple Slider
In Malaysia, it takes very little these days even for a children’s cartoon to sail straight into a national debate. This week, Santiago of the Seas — a colourful, swashbuckling Nickelodeon series — found itself in the centre of a cultural squall after RTM suspended the show pending a full
Trusted Malaysian institution Payments Network Malaysia (PayNet) has appointed Praveen Rajan as its CEO Designate, effective December 2025. With support from the company and board, Praveen will steer a smooth transition of institutional knowledge and build on the success of the current management team and leaders over the coming months.
