Former Bukalapak exec Mohammed Alabsi joins Hypefast as new CTO

Jakarta, Indonesia – Hypefast, the house of e-commerce native brands in Southeast Asia, has appointed Mohammed Alabsi, former senior vice president of engineering at e-commerce platform Bukalapak, to be its new chief technology officer. In his new role, Alabsi will be joining the senior leadership team, and will be managing...

Pathamawan Sathaporn appointed as CEO of GroupM Thailand

Bangkok, Thailand – Media investment company GroupM has appointed Pathamawan Sathaporn as its chief executive officer for Thailand, effective 1 May 2022. She assumes the portfolio held by Niklas Stalberg who will be leaving the network after a decade of service. Pathamawan crosses over from her current position as CEO...

NexMind launches new AI-powered content generation software NexWriter

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Enterprise SEO developer NexMind AI has launched NexWriter, an AI-powered content generation software for users to generate SEO-driven and human-like text within minutes. NexWriter is suitable for generating both short and long content, particularly advertising copy, web page headers, and company and product information, as well...

DDB Group Philippines appoints John Lucas as chief revenue officer

Philippines – Integrated marketing communications DDB Group Philippines has appointed John Tenchavez Lucas as its new chief revenue officer (CRO), to oversee the group's select business units' growth strategies. Lucas brings to the table almost three decades of experience in branding, marketing, digital, social, and public relations, as well as...

Ninja Van Thailand spotlights ‘dramaless’ customer service in new campaign

Bangkok, Thailand – Logistics provider Ninja Van in Thailand unveils its new ‘Effortless’ campaign which aims to reaffirm its commitment to resolve all parcel delivery challenges with fast and prompt action done by the Ninja Van team. The new campaign comes shortly after its ‘Rubber Ring Man’ campaign that was launched...

Webtoon production company Contents Lab. Blue establishes local branch in Thailand

Bangkok, Thailand – South Korean webtoon production production company Contents Lab. Blue has announced the establishment of a local branch in Thailand to make webtoons solely for Thailand, as well as localising other existing webtoons. In addition, they plan to develop new content and train artists. Based on their continuous...

Telco MyRepublic announces return of esports festival Achievement Unlocked

Singapore – Singapore-based telco MyRepublic has announced the comeback of its esports festival, Achievement Unlocked Season 3, which will happen from 25 April to 26 June 2022, with a new lineup of exciting games and weekly and seasonal challenges. First launched in 2020, Achievement Unlocked is a MyRepublic GAMER initiative...

ONE Esports tapped by Riot Games for upcoming League of Legends: Wild Rift tourney

Singapore – Esports championship series ONE Esports has been tapped by gaming company to be its official media partner for the upcoming League of Legends: Wild Rift Championships SEA tournament, to be held from 23 April to 8 May 2022. As part of the partnership, ONE Esports will produce a...

Julie’s Biscuits busts traditional stereotypes on gender roles in new Raya film

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – To commemorate Hari Raya, Malaysian biscuit brand Julie’s Biscuits has launched a new short film which tackles the age-old issue of stereotypical roles. The new short film, which was developed with independent creative agency GOVT Singapore and production house Layar Lucida, invites Malaysians to explore traditional...

Gupshup acquires conversational AI platform AskSid

Singapore – Gupshup, a conversational engagement platform for businesses, has announced the acquisition of AskSid, a conversational AI provider. This shortly comes after Gupshup acquired Active.Ai, conversational AI platform for BFSI companies. Through the new acquisition with AskSid, Gupshup's customer experience (CX) solutions will be strengthened by AskSid's full-stack AI...