Tag Archives: M’sian

Handmade parcels and handwritten letters are always a little more special because of their personal touch. Those extra details tell me the amount of effort that went into making these things look presentable to me, which I appreciate. Kurukynki, a stamp producer in Malaysia, is a startup that helps with …

As a board games enthusiast, one of my favourites has to be We’re Not Really Strangers (WRNS). It’s a card game launched in 2017 that facilitates honest connections with the group you’re playing with.  Most of the card games these days are just for laughs, while WRNS gives you the …

When your user base just keeps growing, I’m pretty sure you can confidently take it as a sign that what you’re offering is something much needed. Since its launch in 2015, JomParking has had over 500k user downloads, an ever-increasing number from their achievement of 1,790 users in the first …

While looking for a carer for their first child, Jon Ming and his wife, Q-Pei were introduced to a different way of raising kids. It’s called the play exploration method, and upon further research, Q-Pei came across the Montessori approach.  Dictionary time: The Montessori method is one that stimulates a …

Author’s Blurb: I don’t think I’d be buying a home anytime soon, but the rate at which the proptech industry is now innovating makes me look forward to it. The home-buying process used to look so archaic and hard-to-understand, but many startups are addressing its issues and making it more …

Running a business with your spouse can be a gamble on your marriage, in my opinion. Ideally, doing what you love with someone you love is nice, but keeping personal and private matters separate is no easy task. However, these 10 husband-and-wife duos who have built well-known Malaysian brands are …

Author’s blurb: How many of us here spend an enormous amount of money on our pets? For me, whenever I go to the pet store, I would look around to see if I can find something to bring home for my angsty toy poodle to either chew on, sleep, or …

Last year, the government started taking the 1% affirmative action of people with disabilities (OKU) seriously. This policy has been established in the past before, but the enforcement of it is weak as there aren’t penalties for failing to practice it, said Hannah Yeoh in a Malay Mail interview.  “Now …

Back in Q4 2013, Hazim and 2 friends had just started their careers in the corporate world. They’d always wanted to start a business though, yet had no idea what to sell. Not to mention, they had little capital and no exposure to the business world. But one day, at …