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The Firm is Malaysia ' s first corporate reality television programme produced by Popiah Pictures and ntv7 . Hosted by Peter Pek and Chan Boon Yong , the show is directed by award - winning director ___MASK65___ of Kopitiam fame . In The Firm , a group of professionals compete in an elimination - style competition to find the next corporate high - flyer . The show attempts to separate the weak from the strong , the under - achievers from the over - achievers and the followers from the leaders . Each week , candidates compete in a series of tasks dealing with different disciplines in business that is imperative to the success of a corporate high - flier . Amongst others , these include branding , promotions , positioning and catering to target markets . The catch phrase used in the show is `` You ' re terminated '' . The show premièred prime time on ntv7 and Astro channel 7 on 24 June 2007 . Although the show initially drew comparisons to Mark Burnett ' s The Apprentice , it became quite apparent that it is quite different in that there are two corporate leaders who lead each team and decide who gets eliminated when their team fails to win a challenge . In addition , in episode 7 , both corporate leaders leave their jobs as mentors to the teams and a new CEO enters the picture . The Firm has reached its second season , which premièred on ntv7 and Astro 107 on 2 August 2008 . Realiti is a Malaysian television series starring Chelsia Ng , Ashraf Sinclair , Melissa Maureen , Alvin Wong , Azizan Nin , Radhi Khalid and Maria Farida . It is produced by ___MASK65___ under Popiah Pictures . Its first season which was aired on 8TV , having run from 3 September to 5 November 2006 . ___MASK65___ is an award - winning film director , producer and screenwriter from Malaysia , whose work includes the highly successful and hugely popular Malaysian English - language comedy Kopitiam , " Table For Two ", " Realiti " and the hit corporate reality TV series " The Firm ". He is one of the founders of Popiah Pictures together with producer ___MASK26___ , and also the founder of BackHome Hostel , a guesthouse in Kuala Lumpur . Vietnam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam ( SRV ), is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia . With an estimated 90 . 5 million inhabitants , it is the world ' s 14th - most - populous country , and the eighth - most - populous Asian country . Vietnam is bordered by China to the north , Laos to the northwest , Cambodia to the southwest , Thailand across the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest , and the Philippines , Malaysia and Indonesia across the South China Sea to the east and southeast . Its capital ___MASK78___ has been Hanoi since the reunification of North and South Vietnam in 1976 . Thailand ( or ), officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country at the centre of the Indochinese peninsula in Southeast Asia . With a total area of approximately , Thailand is the world ' s 51st - largest country . It is the 20th - most - populous country in the world , with around 66 million people . The capital and largest ___MASK78___ is Bangkok . Petaling Jaya ( commonly called " PJ " by locals ) is a major Malaysian ___MASK78___ originally developed as a satellite township for Kuala Lumpur . It is located in the Petaling District of Selangor with an area of approximately . Petaling Jaya was granted ___MASK78___ status on 20 June 2006 . Popiah Pictures is a television drama , reality TV and production house from Malaysia . Founded by ___MASK26___ and award - winning film director Ng Ping Ho , the company has produced numerous programmes for television stations such as TV3 , ntv7 and 8TV . Natseven TV Sdn Bhd , better known as ntv7 , is a free - to - air terrestrial television channel in Malaysia based in Petaling Jaya , Selangor . It began broadcasting nationwide on 7 April 1998 . Its mission is to promote a happier and more enlightened Malaysia . Believing strongly in the provision of wholesome entertainment , good family and community values , good corporate citizenship , and the promotion of national integration , the station works on an appointment - based programming concept reflecting its philosophy of being " Saluran Ceria Anda " ( Feel Good Channel ) Since 1 April 2016 , this channel will only broadcast regular programming during 1PM until about 1AM everyday with a teleshopping block called CJ Wow Shop being broadcast during 6AM to 1PM everyday , which attracted huge criticism on social media . Kuala Lumpur ( or ), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur , is the national capital of Malaysia as well as its largest ___MASK78___ . The ___MASK78___ covers an area of and has an estimated population of 1 . 7 million . Greater Kuala Lumpur , also known as the Klang Valley , is an urban agglomeration of 7 . 2 million people . It is among the fastest growing metropolitan regions in South - East Asia , in terms of population and economy . Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy located in Southeast Asia . It consists of thirteen states and three federal territories and has a total landmass of separated by the South China Sea into two similarly sized regions , Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia ( Malaysian Borneo ). Peninsular Malaysia shares a land and maritime border with Thailand and maritime borders with Singapore , Vietnam , and Indonesia . East Malaysia shares land and maritime borders with Brunei and Indonesia and a maritime border with the Philippines and Vietnam . The capital ___MASK78___ is Kuala Lumpur , while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government . With a population of over 30 million , Malaysia is the 44th most populous country . The southernmost point of continental Eurasia , Tanjung Piai , is in Malaysia . Located in the tropics , Malaysia is one of 17 megadiverse countries on earth , with large numbers of endemic species . Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore , and often referred to as the " Lion ___MASK78___ " or the " Little Red Dot ", is a sovereign ___MASK78___ - state in Southeast Asia , and the world ' s only island ___MASK78___ - state . It lies one degree ( 137 km ) north of the equator , south of the southernmost tip of continental Asia and peninsular Malaysia , with Indonesia ' s Riau Islands to the south . Singapore ' s territory consists of a diamond - shaped main island along with 62 other islets . Since independence , extensive land reclamation has increased its total size by 23 % ( 130 km ), and its greening policy has covered the densely populated island with tropical flora , parks and gardens . ___MASK26___ is a prolific producer from Malaysia , whose notable work includes " Table For Two ", " Realiti " and " The Firm ". She is also one of the founders of Popiah Pictures together with award - winning film director , producer and screenwriter Ng Ping Ho . The Philippines , officially the Republic of the Philippines , is a sovereign island country in Southeast Asia situated in the western Pacific Ocean . It consists of about 7 , 641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south : Luzon , Visayas , and Mindanao . The capital ___MASK78___ of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous ___MASK78___ is Quezon ___MASK78___ , both part of Metro Manila . Bounded by the South China Sea on the west , the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest , the Philippines shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north , Vietnam to the west , Palau to the east and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south . Putrajaya , officially the Federal Territory of Putrajaya , is a planned ___MASK78___ and the federal administrative centre of Malaysia . The seat of government was shifted in 1999 from Kuala Lumpur to Putrajaya , because of overcrowding and congestion in the former . Kuala Lumpur remains Malaysia ' s national capital , and is the seat of the King and the Parliament , and is the country ' s commercial and financial centre . Putrajaya was the idea of former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad . It became Malaysia ' s third Federal Territory , after Kuala Lumpur and Labuan , in 2001 .