Vinesh Sinha has been championing the waste oil industry for nearly a decade with FatHopes Energy, but there’s a bigger vision he wants to bring to fruition now: Economy 2.0. The day before our interview, Vinesh Sinha had met with…
Mar 01, 2019
Standing by each other, women for women, through time
Some watches tell time. Some tell a story. Ung Yiu Lin, Alia Bastamam, Kim Raymond, Tunku Nadia Naquiyuddin and Zaireen Iskandar are brought together by fashion, but being themselves and having simple, uncomplicated fun together over the years are what…
Feb 01, 2019
Sheena Liam has more than just one true love
She has many loves, but the most important one is that of oneself, shares the newly-wedded model, artist and lover of life. Sheena is in earrings, dress, belt and boots by Dior. Sheena Liam is in a really good place…
Jan 01, 2019
How to live your best life, according to Dr Rajiv Bhanot
Dr Rajiv Bhanot is driven by the “why not?”, setting things into motion in the direction deliberately pre-meditated by himself, inside and out. Most people live their lives governed by the avoidance of the “what if?”, which is fine and…
Dec 30, 2018
#Throwback: A look back at our Inspire features of 2018
#ICYMI, we’ve rounded up all 12 of our year’s Inspire feature interviews for you. You’re welcome. It felt just like yesterday that we were archiving our 2017 list and here we are again, housekeeping another year of feature interviews and…
Dec 03, 2018
Iqbal Ameer is captain of his own ship, but it wasn’t always smooth sailing
Fresh off its fifth year, It’s The Ship! has confirmed expansions to Japan and China – and Livescape Asia CEO Iqbal Ameer isn’t docking soon. Iqbal Ameer is riding a massive, metaphorical wave. He arrives to our shoot fresh off…
Nov 01, 2018
Roen Cian and Dax Lee are friends first, business partners second
Best buds, business partners and co-founders of The Roof, Roen Cian and Dax Lee, go way back, and it’s perhaps the secret to their success in business together. Roen and Dax wear suits by Ermenegildo Zegna The year is 1995…
Oct 01, 2018
Loren Allred’s greatest show happened when she took things behind the scenes
After years of trying and burning out, a simple decision to step back from the spotlight and sing anonymously changed everything for Loren Allred. Loren Allred ‘s warm-up routine is a simple one. Where Celine Dion famously lip-trills like a…
Sep 03, 2018
Joel Neoh is more than just “that entrepreneur guy”
Entrepreneurship and creating great companies are his strength, but there’s more to Joel Neoh than just “that entrepreneur guy”. Fifteen years ago, Joel Neoh became an entrepreneur. He started his first start-up as a fresh-faced 20-year-old in university and has…
Aug 01, 2018
How Josh Teng is building the code to unlock Malaysia’s tech potential
NEXT Academy aims to empower 1 million students with the knowledge this programmer taught himself. Josh Teng speaks three languages. Give him a computer, and he speaks seven. “Once you pick one up, the rest is easy,” he assures me…