You feel a sense of gratitude when you attend the Kaul festival, a traditional and the most important ceremony for the Melanaus. Held annually at the end of the northeast monsoon, around March to early April, this celebration signifies the start of the new year for the Melanau community. The Kaul festival is the day... Read More
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Ever since the Crazy Rich Asians hits the box office, in secret or not, most brides-to-be excitedly reexamine the biggest event in their life either to have an Araminta bachelorette’s party or her breathtakingly beautiful swamp wedding with Colin. Well, the choice is yours! W Hong Kong joined hands with Korean household brand, STYLENANDA, to create... Read More
Located in the Western Visayas of Philippines, Bacolod is a highly urbanised city in Negros Occidental province and is widely loved for their food, smiles and the annual MassKara Festival. Photo from Adobe Stock How To Get There There are no international flights to the province. Fly with local airlines from main cities like Manila,... Read More
It is her home recipe; a spoonful of optimism, a dose of courage and a dash of smile are all it takes for Jessy Lai to become an entrepreneur and a leader. Topped with a state conferred title of Dato’ Sri, Jessy Lai lets her achievements to spell out her hard work. The faint smell... Read More
Catch your favourite artists live even if it is in outside your country because there are people that go to lengths to catch their musical idols on stage. Aishah Azali interviewed two ladies who have frequently travelled abroad for concerts to get some tips on how they managed it while having the time of their... Read More
Korean beauty products have made its way into the Malaysian market for some time now and it remains a popular selection. There’s a reason why K-beauty products stay on and why more K-beauty brands continue to enter the Malaysian beauty industry. Korean beauty products are known for their vast choices of selection that allow buyers... Read More
Sara Khong is a food enthusiast, food stylist and developer of recipes. But she didn’t start her career that way. She is a law graduate but never practised law for a single day in her life. By the time Sara graduated, she was well entrenched in another passion–her online fashion business. “When I was reading... Read More
Bukit Jalil and the National Sports Complex are identically recognised for one another. Ever since the national stadium unveiled in 1998, Bukit Jalil has been the nation’s hub of international sports and entertainment for a decade. The busy town today is unrecognised for its past calling as a rubber plantation estate in Klang Valley. The... Read More
Anambas Islands are named Asia’s Best Tropical Island Paradise by CNN in 2012. It is located 150 nautical miles northeast of Batam Island in the North Natuna Sea between Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. Town of Terempa, Siantan. Photo by Hisham Talib If we talk about holidaying in Indonesia, the first destination on the checklist is... Read More
Asia’s leading travel trade show launches this year’s travel exhibition at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore with a bang with over 1,000 travel bureaus, tourism agents and exhibitors. A Year of Record-Breaking ITB Asia kicks off with their theme of “Travel Reimagined” on demonstrating key trends in the travel industry. This has recorded more than... Read More