Mi-Ki Choong wants to build accessibility and awareness about art starting from Malaysia to the rest of the world through ArteSpree. Chew on this: how often do we take the time to appreciate art? The answer may actually be more…
Feb 14, 2019
#CoupleGoals: Anjhula Singh Bais and Satish Selvanathan’s royal take on love
Despite her noble Rajasthani roots and his business blue blood Sri Lankan lineage, Dr Anjhula Mya Singh Bais and Satish Selvanathan look to the simplest aspect of all for everlasting love: kindness and respect. The first time Satish Selvanathan and…
Jan 28, 2019
Beneath the cape of the lion dance: A dying art of the soul of a culture
Once a taboo culture associated with gangsters, the lion dance has evolved over decades to become a celebrated sport participated by troupes all over the world. In a quiet industrial warehouse in Kampung Subang, a lion stirs. A steady beat of…
Jan 23, 2019
How Sarah Lian is empowering women through a safe space at Supparetreat
The retreat would not have existed if the Taiping-born, Vancouver-raised Malaysian had not packed her bags and got on a plane back to her motherland over a decade ago. It has been three days since I returned from Supparetreat and…
Jan 10, 2019
Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos are about to have the most expensive divorce in history
The couple live in a community property state, which states whatever wealth that was made while they were married could be split equally between the two. Divorces are messy things, not to mention expensive. Imagine getting a divorce when you’re…
Jan 08, 2019
Rich Heirs on Instagram: Padmanabh Singh, ‘king’ of Jaipur and India’s polo star
While royal privileges are no longer recognised in the country, he is estimated to have inherited a fortune of between $697 million and $2.8 billion. Among India’s most eligible bachelors is one with royal blood: Padmanabh Singh, grandson of the ‘last maharaja…
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 20, 2018
Meet the Ambanis, the richest family in Asia with a net worth of $44.8 bil
Here’s a peep inside the lavish lifestyles of the Ambani household, which Forbes estimates to be worth $44.8 billion. Sure, Crazy Rich Asians painted an astoundingly lavish picture of the region’s most affluent. But the real rich Asian family –…
Dec 20, 2018
Fong Wai Hong is guiding a growing commercial revolution with StoreHub
What started as point-of-sale automation became a platform from which retail businesses can level up in the digital age – and it’s not just a software. Fong Wai Hong may be known as the Point of Sale (POS) guy, but…
Dec 13, 2018
Datuk Kenny Tan’s investment in culture is brought to life at The Platform
He went around the world to learn how to build a theatre, and now, this developer’s passion project is growing artistic culture at Menara KEN TTDI. Datuk Kenny Tan is selective of the performances he attends, but he could immediately…