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With the chapter of 2020 and its rollercoaster of events coming to a close, we thought that it’d be nice to have a look back at what some of Vulcan Post’s top headlines were this year. As trends changed, so too did the focus of our content in our bid …

It’s an oft-quoted claim, how coding is an unfriendly place to women. Women made up only 21% of Malaysia’s cybersecurity workforce in 2017 (though it was still an impressive number compared to the US’s 11% at the time). But Vani Mahadevan—founder of Malaysia’s first women-only coding school, TechSprint Academy—claimed that …

Education portal EasyUni could not have predicted how the events landscape would change so drastically in the span of under a year, yet fate had decided they would be prepared for it anyway. For the past few years, they’d been hearing from their university clients how they’ve been reducing their …

“Our target demographic is anyone who enjoys seeing a happy face,” summarised Jarrod Joshua, one of the 4 founders of make hay, sunshine!, a whole foods gift basket business.  make hay, sunshine! started out as a whole foods distributor and e-commerce platform until the founders later realised how big the …

The F&B industry continues to be embattled with closures,  including MUJI’s Jewel Changi Airport cafe, Bakerzin and Tip Top Curry Puff. Yesterday (Dec 27), Charlie Brown Cafe shared on their Facebook page that they are permanently shutting down. Located at Cathay Cineleisure, Charlie Brown Cafe is a halal-certified themed restaurant which …

Author’s Blurb: I’m a believer in the “adopt, don’t shop” movement. At home, we have 2 healthy dogs, both of whom we adopted from the streets a few years ago. The rest of their siblings were sent to shelters for adoption, as we only had the financial means to care …

This year has pushed brands in various industries to come up with pivots or ideas to keep surviving in the new norm.  While the new year doesn’t guarantee a better year for business, this extremely uncertain year alone has at least geared many up to brace themselves for future unforeseen …

“How often do we hear about being kind or showing more kindness?” After musing, Jamie Lee and her husband Deeps de Silva started an Instagram page to spread kindness and bring motivation to their followers. The Kind Friend‘s Instagram page was started in January 2019, and in less than a …

The pandemic has led to more people seeking out online services, mental health services included. Hence, I decided to review some of the top mental health apps on App Store and Google Play to compare their features, and which one worked best for me. To start, I typed in “therapy” …