Back in 2015, Ling Ting Ming embarked on a trip to San Francisco to search for inspiration and learn about any new technology on the scene. “Back then in the United States, robotics was a big thing. Just being there inspired me a lot, and that’s why we decided to …
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“I had people calling me up scolding me on why I sent them bread that was already spoilt,” recalled Chan Su Yin of Yin’s Sourdough Bakery’s beginnings. Not many knew what sourdough was all about back in 2012. Yin was one of three commercial bakers making it in the whole of …
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Anything can be taken as offensive to someone, even more so nowadays in the age of keyboard warriors. Thus, we watch our words and try to understand delicate social contexts in order not to cause conflict. But out there is one Malaysian startup making products that are intentionally meant to …
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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 …
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Much like BentukBentuk whose founders came from an IT background and now run a successful home decor business, Ikmal has a similar story. Coming from a decade-long career in the IT industry, Ikmal picked up the precise art of making Neapolitan pizzas for his wife in a wood-fired oven he …
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Located along Old Klang Road, Kuala Lumpur is a 5-storey boutique hotel that’s a little different from your average short-stay accommodations. Inside the boutique are capsule rooms for dogs and cats, an indoor park, and a rooftop swimming pool. The hotel also provides spa services to pamper the furkids who …
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It’s never a good idea to mix relationships with business. Families have been torn apart from arguments over money, from the dissolution of the marriages to sibling rivalries over inheritance rights. Despite the odds, these enterprising couples have found ways to keep their marriage going and launch million, even billion-dollar …
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Characterised by her signature cheongsam and delicately coiffed hair, Chew Gek Khim sits on the list of Singapore’s most powerful tycoons. She is the 29th richest person in Singapore with a net worth of at least US$ 1.26 billion. The billionaire was also the first woman in over a decade …
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Anthony Chow, 33, and Kelvin Ho, 46, often found it troublesome when they had to pass keys to their Airbnb guests when they hosted them at their houses. This was especially so when guests wanted to check in at odd hours. Both of them are big fans of the house-sharing …
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