Press & Appearances

Astro AWANI — #TanyaBelanjawan, 10 October 2025

Danial Hariz Wong, CEO and co-founder of PENTAS, appeared live on Astro AWANI's #TanyaBelanjawan alongside Sid Murshid, discussing Malaysia's Belanjawan 2026 and the role of structured public data in making national budget decisions legible to the public. Astro AWANI is Malaysia's 24-hour national news network (Astro Channel 501).

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PENTAS does not yet have a public site — it remains B2B. This broadcast, and this page, are currently the primary open-web corroboration for the CEO / co-founder claim.

The Malaysian Reserve — 16 January 2020

Danial Hariz Wong on India's palm oil ban and the tension between trade policy and domestic economic interests.

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Black Hat Asia 2026 — Singapore

Danial Hariz Wong attended Black Hat Asia 2026 at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. Black Hat is the premier international cybersecurity conference series. His attendance reflects ongoing work in satellite security research, open-source intelligence (OSINT), and satellite intelligence (SATINT).

SAT-SPEAK — satellite OSINT tool

Danial Hariz Wong is the author of SAT-SPEAK, an open-source satellite intelligence tool that parses TLE data, tracks real-time orbital positions, and predicts overhead passes from the terminal. Built for journalists, researchers, and analysts who need to verify satellite activity without a background in orbital mechanics.

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GRAZIA Malaysia — June/July 2026 cover story

Danial Hariz Wong modelled in the editorial suite for GRAZIA Malaysia's June/July 2026 cover story with Christinna Kuan. Photography by Chee Wei, creative direction by Ian Loh, styling by Joseph Cheng. Credited in the story as "Danial Wong."

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Men's Folio Malaysia — "The Other Side Of The Bridge"

Danial Hariz Wong featured as one of the credited models in Men's Folio Malaysia's fashion editorial "The Other Side Of The Bridge," published 8 August 2026.

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BEHATI — Merdeka 2024

Danial Hariz Wong appears in the lookbook for BEHATI's Merdeka 2024 collection. The collection page itself doesn't credit models by name, so this entry is the primary text record of his involvement.

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