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.
Retail Media Network (RMN) drew strong industry attention last week with its inaugural Shelf Talk event at MYDIN, bringing renewed focus to the growing impact of in-store visibility. Over two days, FMCG marketers, trade teams, and category leaders engaged in focused discussions on the evolving dynamics of the in-store environment.
REV Media Group Sdn Bhd, Malaysia’s No. 1 digital publisher, today announced it has completed the full acquisition of The Vocket Sdn Bhd, one of the country’s leading lifestyle and culture platforms. REV Media Group previously held a 52% majority stake in Vocket. With this transaction, the REV Media Group
By The Malketeer Most intellectual property owners guard their creations like family heirlooms — precious, untouchable, often frozen in time. Lat does the opposite. Malaysia’s beloved Seniman Negara (National Artiste), Datuk Mohammad Nor Mohammad Khalid — simply Lat to generations — has just handed the creative industry a masterclass in
By The Malketeer A recent advertisement in North London stopped the internet in its tracks. A wealthy family wasn’t hiring a nanny, childcare expert, or early-learning specialist. They wanted someone to “guide a one-year-old on his first steps to becoming an English gentleman.” The pay? £186,000 a year — roughly
By The Malketeer When a legacy media brand decides to rewind and relaunch, it usually means one thing: the audience has moved, and the brand needs to catch up. This week, Media Prima Audio did exactly that by bringing back Kool FM — not as a nostalgia act, but as
Malaysian public relations and strategic communications agency Perspective Strategies brought home two Gold and two Silver Awards at the Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) 2025 Best Practice Awards held recently in Nairobi, Kenya. The wins spanned four categories, namely the Communication to Gen-Z and Influencer Campaigns categories, which secured two
Broadsign, developer of the leading digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising platform, has announced a strategic partnership with Audience360, Australia’s premier provider of local first-party data solutions. This collaboration will transform DOOH audience targeting capabilities for buyers by integrating Audience360’s exclusive, high-intent data segments with Broadsign’s comprehensive programmatic advertising platform. The partnership
By Dr Rais Hussin There are moments when protocol collides with principle. Trump‘s visit to Kuala Lumpur, staged with spectacle, was one such moment. Too many Malaysians it felt like the surrender of moral authority. EMIR Research has consistently argued that Malaysia’s strength lies in credible neutrality, dignity in the
By Frankie D’Cruz The Malaysian Media Council (MMC) heads into its first annual general meeting on November 7 facing an early test of relevance. The newly minted body was meant to mark a turning point for the industry, a move from reliance on political goodwill to genuine self-regulation, professionalism and
