Albeit having commitments at home and at work, it does not hinder Patricia Tan and Diana Alin’s affection for the centre stage. Most recently, two mothers based in Kuching were chosen to represent Sarawak at the Selangor Fashion Week 2019. Albeit having commitments at home and at work, it does
India’s oldest athlete was in Kuching for the 21st Asia Masters Athletics Championship. At 103 years old, Sardarni Man Kaur had lived a century and is still living life through her passion for sports. As a young girl, Sardarni Man Kaur, 103, did not receive any education. However, her late
Durable, and environmental-friendly, Lucy Heng first encountered the method of weaving bags out of plastic packaging more than two years ago from her elder sister during one of her visits to her hometown, Malacca, Malaysia. But she had only gotten serious months after when the priest of her church read
A heaven for food hunters, Street food at its finest Night markets have always been an exciting place to visit for me as I could browse through items such as electronics, fashion items, and most importantly, food! Hence, whenever I travel around, the first place I would Google up is the
Making profits while maximising social benefits Recently, two Malaya-based social entrepreneurs made their way to a sharing event organised by Angkatan Zaman Mansang Sarawak (AZAM Sarawak) in Kuching, Sarawak. Founder of Grow the Goose and Borneo Cocoa, Ida Faranina Othman has been an entrepreneur for 16 years, from owning and
Albot Gudang, Preserving traditional art Met recently at the Borneo Craft Festival Sarawak 2019, the friendly Albot shared that it has always been his passion to hand paint prints. “I used to do it as a hobby, but after I stopped working, I work on this full time.” The Bidayuh lad
Pointing out the funny side of life “I love the kolo mee! It is the only reason why I come to Sarawak,” said an excited Kavin Jay during his visit to Kuching, Sarawak. “I would rate Sarawak food as kolo mee number one, kolo mee number two and Sarawak laksa number
Finding an escape through art Reminiscing, Sue said, “For me, my diagnosis helped make sense, particularly of my childhood because I found it difficult to make friends. I was always bullied and I did not know how to talk to people”. Diagnosed with autism, Sue added, “When I was a
Renowned Kuala Lumpur designer Bill Keith’s sophisticated and elegant designs were the creme de la creme of the gala dinner held at The Waterfront Hotel, Kuching on October 5. Paired with Sarawak contemporary bead designers Lucille Awen Jon and Juliana Ambrose’s stunning, and at time dazzling beading works, the models
An engineer who later became a businessman, 28-year-old Ashweein is a ‘macha kaca mata’ which translates to ‘brother wearing spectacles’ in Tamil. Widely used in Malaysia, macha refers to an Indian friend but to Ashweein, it means, “Majestic Amazing Champion Has Arrived”. Indeed he has and being a ‘Tambi’ (some
