KUCHING: Local food seller, Aini Salamiah Osaha believes in being creative when marketing her products. The ‘Nasi Hensem’ seller says creativity is very important to enable traders to attract customers’ attention. In addition to emphasising product variety, she also ensures that all the food she sells are made only from
KUCHING: Despite being affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, Sophia Arianna is confident that her business will continue to persevere thanks to her passion for the beauty industry. “I used to offer makeup and clothes rental services to customers from 2016 to 2018. “I sold clothes and cosmetics online before expanding
KUCHING: Although the Covid-19 pandemic has affected handicraft businesses, it did not stop Ina Sendar, 43, from pursuing her business. The housewife from Kapit said she utilises various social media platforms to introduce the products that she sells. Ina said she has been involved with the handicraft business since 2018
KUCHING: Popular with its sambal tahai known as sambal tahai nyanyat, ZH, a company that produces tahai-based products, has released its latest spice – sambal tahai geronong. With a combination of tahai fish (local smoked fish) and also cabik geronong (habanero), this new sambal promises extra spiciness to anyone who
‘Kek lapis’ (layer cake) is one of the must-have desserts to be served to guests every Hari Raya or other major festivals in Sarawak. This local delicacy has developed over time and is now available in many flavours that will surely tempt and destroy one’s dream of dieting! A kek
KUCHING: The wearing of face masks has become the new normal and part of the fashion statement. With the rising sales of face masks in the market, there is also a demand for the lanyards that go with them. This has prompted a university student to switch from producing and
KUCHING: Many homestay operators have no guests during the current movement control order (MCO) period. So, what do they do to survive until the end of the Covid-19 pandemic? They rent out their homestays to employees of construction companies on a monthly basis. “At the moment, many homestay operators are
KUCHING: Where there’s a will, there’s a way. This proverb is certainly true in the case of Susan Giro, 34. Before she lived with her sister who is a good knitter, the Penan housewife did not know how to crochet. “From her, I learnt how to crochet and produce some
KUCHING: Collectors of “mangkuk tingkat”—a kind of lunch box used widely in Asia — can now get them customised according to the designs of their choice. According to Norhaslin Ra’ee Han, the idea to run the business came about in 2018 after she saw several customised tiffin carriers produced by
KUCHING: By focusing on more than one business (food, clothing, and mobile spa services), 39-year-old housewife Massilawati Suhai Melian has been able to supplement her family’s income. “I started the business in 2018 as I am a full-time housewife,” she said when contacted recently. According to Massilawati, thanks to the
