Guinness Anchor and Carlsberg are running neck to neck in Malaysia at the moment. KiniBiz looks at the challenges both brewers face in catering to a new generation of drinkers and the world of social media while utilising entirely different strategies.

Hans Essaadi, the Dutchman who has taken the helm of GAB talks about the need to engage the next generation of consumers and use social media to its advantage. He sheds light on changing consumption patterns and how GAB is going to meet these challenges.

A 60 percent market share and record share prices are nice problems to have for Guinness Anchor whose growth may be limited by competitive pressures. But MD Hans Essaadi is not taking things sitting down and has plans to counter both a resurgent Carlsberg and an ever-changing beer and alcoholic beverages market.

In this series of four articles we take a closer look at the awarding of another 10 risk service contracts (RSCs) for marginal fields. Opportunities are opening up for local players and we look at why Petronas has opened a door to relatively unknown and inexperienced companies. KiniBiz starts with looking at the origins of RScs and goes on to track the history of the handful of players that have already been awarded RSCs and follow the rise of SapuraCrest and Kencana Petroleum. Finally, we consider the companies vying for future RSCs in an attempt to understand their competence and suitability for the job.

The elections are over and it is probably a result that surprises most. But things are not so clear cut about how things will pan out moving further into the future. Within Barisan Nasional, a power struggle is brewing. Pakatan Rakyat needs to think about broadening its base and looking towards other leaders besides Anwar Ibahim. BN needs to see how it can regain lost support. KiniBiz takes a broad look at what the results mean to the parties, the electorate, the economy, the stock market and for governance. And it suggests some imperatives for the prime minister and BN chief.