Since 1957, Japan and Malaysia has built strong ties, shaped by Japan’s Official Development Assistance and Malaysia’s Look East Policy. Today, with geopolitical tensions and protectionism on the rise, we ask H.E Shikata Noriyuki, Japan’s Ambassador to Malaysia, how both nations can keep strengthening trade and their long-standing partnership.

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Nicholas Lim Pinn Yang, CEO of Foodie Media Berhad talks to us about the company’s upcoming listing on Bursa Malaysia’s ACE Market, what sets it apart from its competitors, where the company’s focus is in terms of growth given its 34 brands across Southeast Asia, and whether it justify its valuations.

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Electricity distribution may not be the flashiest business, but it sits at the heart of one of the biggest investment themes of 2024 and 2025: data centres. We speak with Catherine Wong, Managing Director of ACE-listed Powerwell Holdings, to explore how the group is positioning for growth, the realities of today’s operating environment, and what this means for their share price performance.

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We speak to Yee Chee Meng, CEO of ACE-listed Infomina Berhad, a company that provides mainframe systems and solutions on their strategy for growth which includes a look east policy. We also ask about the rationale to move into the AI space and why one would want to be a shareholder of this company.

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November 21st is recognised by the United Nations as World Television Day, where we continue to ask how influential and relevant this medium is in today's age of AI and social media. Ashwad Ismail, editor-in-chief of Astro Awani, shares his views on the trust in journalism, the role of TV entertainment, and how the medium is reinventing itself for the future.

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World Children’s Day 2025 is a timely reminder of the growing challenges governments, schools, and parents face in keeping children safe in the digital age. Saskia Blume, Chief of Child Protection at UNICEF Malaysia, highlights the alarming rise in both online and real-world crimes against children, drawing on UNICEF’s latest research. She also shares insights on the critical support and skills children need to better protect themselves from predators.

For more, refer to UNICEF’s Parenting in a Digital Age report.

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• We mark World Toilet Day by examining one of Malaysia’s most overlooked essentials, our national sewerage system. Rising costs, ageing infrastructure, climate risks and rapid urbanisation are straining Malaysia’s sewerage system. We speak to Indah Water Konsortium’s CEO Narendran Maniam, on how it is tackling this issue and more.

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1.8 million people will be voting in the Sabah elections, of which more than half a million will be under the age of 30. However, voter turnout for this segment is low at just 55%. We speak to grassroots movement HAI MANDAK, as to why this is the case and what are the issues facing young Sabahans.

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