Editor’s Update: The figure in the title includes both countries and dependent territories. The startup in question is IX Telecom, founded by Noor Mohd Helmi Nong Hadzmi and Mohd Amzari Tajudeen. The pair met back in Multimedia University (MMU) where they were just roommates with an entrepreneurial spirit. Helmi understood …
Read More »How S’pore Fitness Studios Are ‘Working Out’ Their Game Plan As They Adapt To The New Normal
With Covid-19 disrupting the sport and recreation landscape in Singapore, fitness studios have had to implement alternative business models to stay afloat. Fitness and boxing studio Boom Singapore launched online workouts with free sessions on Instagram Live. Haus Athletics also capitalised on Instagram as a platform to post free 15-minute …
Read More »Survey: Majority of Americans Are Confident They Can Cover Expenses This Year
The Covid-19 pandemic and resulting shutdown measures have resulted in a deep recession for the global economy. Despite this, we found the majority of Americans are either very or somewhat confident about their finances for the rest of 2020, according to a new survey conducted by The Simple Dollar. That …
Read More »They Helped Clients To RM8 Mil Of Revenue In 2019, Now They’re Eyeing RM3 Mil Of Their Own
Malaysia has an estimated e-commerce market value of USD4 billion. Doesn’t sound too shabby, until you expand the borders to include SEA and you’re now looking at a USD100 billion market. If you’re a business owner with some measure of ambition, you’d want a slice of that. But getting your …
Read More »‘They Let Us Down’: 5 Takeaways on the C.D.C.’s Coronavirus Response
WASHINGTON — Long considered the world’s premier public health agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has fallen short in its response to the most urgent public health emergency in its 74-year history — a pathogen that has penetrated much of the nation, killing more than 100,000 people. The …
Read More »Carb Refeeds for Women: Do They Help With Fat Loss?
One of the more common questions we get in the Keto Reset Facebook community is, “How do I break through a weight-loss plateau?” Stalls are frustrating. You’re cruising along on your Primal or Primal + keto diet, and then wham—you hit a wall. It’s all a totally normal and expected …
Read More »This M’sian Couple Went Bankrupt In Their 40s, Then They Built A Nationwide Fitness Club
Author’s Blurb: My only experience with any physical exercise was tennis training when I was younger and gym a few times a week for about 3 months during my final year in university. I generally won’t exercise unless I have friends who’ll join me, which usually means I end up …
Read More »Two E.R. Workers Worry: If They Died, Who’d Take Care of Their Son?
A few nights ago, after their 18-month-old son Nolan went to sleep, Adam Hill and Neena Budhraja sat down on the living room couch in their apartment in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Pen and paper in hand, they turned their attention to a pressing need: figuring out who would be Nolan’s legal …
Read More »Confessions Of 3 M’sian Delivery Frontliners On What They Really Go Through During The MCO
Author’s Blurb: Delivery companies have taken precautionary measures such as contactless deliveries and cashless payments while they operate as an essential service during the MCO, with many publicly sharing those precautions in order to reassure customers. This time, I wanted to know more about their staff’s personal experiences on being …
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