Every now and then Malaysia punches above its creative weight, capturing attention and highlighting the country’s storytelling assets across a region that can seem obsessed with Korea. Ejen Ali is that superhero.

Our new section – NO BLINKS – is where we’re logging what’s bubbling, breaking, or just bugging us, from brewing deals and background drama to strategic moves with the potential to (or not) reshape the industry.   

In October 2024, 25 of the world’s top extreme runners gathered in the Kingdom of Bhutan for one of the most remote and challenging foot races ever – the Snowman Race, 175 kilometers of Himalayan wilderness, with an average elevation of about 4,300m and multiple peaks rising to 5,470m.

Cambodia’s largest broadcaster, Cambodian Broadcasting Service (CBS) is rolling out an international charm offensive on the back of the blockbuster launch of the new season of MasterChef Cambodia and the beginnings of a plan to build a global production destination.

Shinhan Bank-Daesung Cultural Contents Investment Fund, previously a South Korean movie fund with KRW7 billion/US$5 million of starting capital, has been closed by its two principal backers – Shinhan Bank and Daesung Private Equity.

Just days before it got underway, the Cannes Film Festival revealed that Chinese film "Resurrection" would join its main competition.