By Dennis Chua GENTING HIGHLANDS' annual Ambang Merdeka Concert will be held today at the highland resort's Outdoor Theme Park. The concert kicks off at 9pm and ends with the annual Merdeka countdown and flag-raising from 11.45pm to midnight.

By Joe Lee SOMETIMES, something great happens and it immediately confirms that reality shows really are the wellspring of new pop talent they make themselves out to be. Locally, right now, Akademi Fantasia has become one of the biggest local producers of new "talents".

GENTING HIGHLANDS: Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian 2007 saw Asmawi "Mawi" Ani repeating his feat the previous year when he was voted Most Popular Artiste.

PETALING JAYA: The first Akademi Fantasia Season Six (AF6) concert saw Marliyana Omar Walid voted out by viewers after receiving the lowest number of Short Messaging Service votes. Marliyana, 24, from Kuala Kangsar performed Diriku Tapak Sulaiman made popular by Elyana.

By Dennis Chua KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Siti Nurhaliza's elder sister, Siti Norsaida Tarudin, and a 44-year-old grandmother are among the 25 candidates for the sixth season of Astro's popular reality talent show, Akademi Fantasia .