IN the last few months, start-up ecosystem social media chatter has been buzzing about Fashion Valet (FV). It started out because of a question asked in parliament about the losses of RM43.9 million incurred by Khazanah Nasional Bhd and Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) from the divestment of their investment in
Book title: Until AugustISBN: 9781039055735Author: Gabriel Garcia MarquezPublisher: Alfred A. KnopfBy: Medecci Lineil “MEMORY was my source material and my tool. Without it, there’s nothing.” Gabriel García Márquez or simply Gabo to his fans, began to write Until August toward the end of his life. It was intended to be
‘One thing is certain, I have never written to express myself, as they say, but rather to get away from myself.’ – Jon Fosse A few weeks ago, I finished reading and reviewing a few books by Jon Fosse, the Nobel laureate for 2023. Included in the list were seven
AT the Asian Banker Summit 2024 in Hong Kong, I boldly declared that 2025 could be the year Net Zero dies. Such a development isn’t inevitable, but what was once described as “the climate crisis” is morphing into the climate-crisis crisis as investors and banks lose patience with the project
Do you suppose, gentlemen, that our children as they grow up and begin to reason can avoid such questions? No, they cannot, and we will not impose on them an impossible restriction. The sight of an unworthy father involuntarily suggests tormenting questions to a young creature, especially when he compares
The saga of taking Boustead Plantations Bhd (BPlant) private in 2023 is still fresh in my mind. It would not be wrong to say that Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera (LTAT) succeeded in taking BPlant private. Without LTAT’s takeover offer, the minority shareholders would not have been able to enjoy such
Right or wrong, it’s very pleasant to break something from time to time. – Fyodor Dostoevsky, Part I, Chapter IX, Notes From Underground (1864). One chilly evening in early January, as snow began to fall unexpectedly on campus, I saw three older ladies transform into little girls. Lugging heavy suitcases,
As we step into the first day of 2025, many employees are clearing their annual leave from the past year. Most employment contracts cap the number of leave days that can be carried forward, encouraging employees to take their leave and maintain a healthy work-life balance. For us, though, things
‘Love is not simply a feeling but a decision to care, forgive, and endure. It is the courage to accept others flaws and the strength to stand together, even when the world feels heavy against you.’ – Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881) Russian novelist It is around the close of the
CHINA’S global dominance in the automobile industry, particularly electric vehicles (EVs), has not escaped Malaysia. Two China automakers — BYD and Chery — sold a total of 18,708 passenger vehicles in Malaysia in the first nine months of this year. That is over six times the 2,970 they sold in
