QuickCheck: Did a science fiction franchise name a planet after Semenyih town?


From Star Trek to Marvel, Malaysians have always been happy to see the nation we call home – or elements of it – immortalized in the longstanding canon of franchises that we all know and love.

Having said that, is it true that the creators of the science fiction franchise BattleTech named an entire planet after the town of Semenyih in Selangor?

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