The Kai Kiat

The ‘Selfie Expert and Leader” OPPO F5 officially launched in Kuala Lumpur last week. The all-new OPPO F5 features full-screen display that comes with an 18:9 aspect ratio display and sports the latest A.I. Beauty Recognition technology that is designed to take selfie photography to a whole new level by personalizing beautification on a selfie image.

OPPO launched F1s to Malaysia consumer last week, introducing another superb device to its photography-focused Selfie Expert series. Oppo F1s carries on the “Selfie Expert” title of its predecessor with a 16 MP front camera. 

iflix, the leading Internet TV service in the region, is pleased to announce it has acquired exclusive rights in Malaysia to the second season of the critically acclaimed, global phenomenon, Mr. Robot. Fast tracked from the U.S., new episodes will premiere every Thursday on iflix, within 24-hours of the initial U.S. broadcast.

ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) in collaboration with Garena, held the first ever ROG Champions Cup (League of Legends) on 25^th June 2016 at Sunway Pyramid Ice Rink. The event was an incredible success with great turn-out and support from about 1,500 passionate ROG and League of Legends fans that registered.

Recently 11street did an online survey over 2,000 respondents regarding festive season expenditure amongst Malaysians to provide a better understanding on the expenses of the nation as Hari Raya approaches.

As Hari Raya approaches, 90% of the surveyed population indicated that expenditure during the Raya festive season will possibly increase due to the implementation of GST in 2015 and the weakening ringgit. Consumers now becoming more prudent and consequently smarter with their spending. For instance, more than 60% of Malaysians see value in involving family members when making a decision to spend. Therefore, there is a growing trend of shifting to the e-commerce platform, as they are able to provide better money saving options.

Lazada reinforces its position as Malaysia’s number one online shopping and selling destination with its Riang Ria Raya campaign. Themed Nikmat Dikongsi Bersama, this campaign showcases a bigger and better online shopping experience for Malaysians where they also brings loved brands, exciting partnerships, promotions and a mega contest with giveaways to help Malaysians get the most out of their Hari Raya shopping on Lazada.

Recently I attended a seminar organized by Sony Malaysia. The seminar was held at Mid Valley Cititel hotel in conjunction with the launch of α6300 camera along with new array of premium lenses called G Master Series lenses. At the day itself, everyone have the chance to touch and try the α6300 camera and G Master lenses. For the first 20 person who update their social media that day with specific hashtag will get a unique pendrive from Sony.

World’s first liquid-cooled gaming laptop with detachable ROG-exclusive Hydro Overclocking System cooling module, Asus Republic of Gamers (ROG) GX 700 was launched last week in slate at the row Kuala Lumpur. During the event, ASUS Malaysia also launched the new GT51CA Gaming Desktop and other gaming series, celebrated ROG’s 10^th anniversary. They also officially announced the ROG Champions Cup – upcoming largest League of Legends tournament with Garena.