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In a Venn diagram of passions, you might find a section where audiophiles and motorsport enthusiasts overlap. This is the group that Italian audio brand iXOOST (pronounced “exhaust”) caters to, and it is this group in Malaysia that the…

Popular Thai tea chain ChaTraMue has officially (re-)entered Malaysia. Its first outlet under Woodpeckers Group (Woodpeckers) was officially launched on October 19, 2023, in IOI City Mall Putrajaya. Woodpeckers is not only the brand’s…

ComfortDelGro (CDG) ENGIE — a joint venture between ComfortDelGro and ENGIE Southeast Asia — signed a partnership agreement today (October 6) with Yinson GreenTech (YGT) to offer a combined network of over 1,000 EV charging points for…

Local coffee chain ZUS Coffee is hosting a unique event at Rumah Tangsi KL on September 9 from 10AM to 6PM to celebrate homegrown businesses. Called Kampung Buatan Malaysia, the event features six local brands. Aside from ZUS Coffee,…

Popular American horror franchise The Conjuring Universe has crept its way into Malaysia through an immersive horror experience located at The Curve Shopping Mall.   Making its debut in Southeast Asia 10 years after the first The Conjuring…

Food delivery platform foodpanda has launched its on-demand parcel delivery service pandago in Malaysia, according to a press release on August 7, 2023. The service was initially launched in Singapore in August 2022, an article on…

Have you ever thrown around the phrase “first world problems” when referring to frustrating but ultimately minor issues? Like, when Starbucks is out of your favourite drink, or when your wireless earbuds turned out to be not charged, or…

On a humid Saturday evening, I found myself in the Shah Alam National Sports Complex. Shouts in Japanese, English, and Malay filled my ears. Yukatas—also known as summer kimonos—surrounded me as I ventured into the stadium compounds. Like…

I’m totally guilty of hoarding clothes. I’ll usually tell myself, “One day, I’ll wear that”, but that day has yet to come. It may never come, actually. Throwing away clothes that I will never wear or can’t wear anymore isn’t a sustainable…

Recently, I was told by a colleague that Madam Kwan’s, the well-known restaurant serving “Truly Malaysian Cuisine”, is not actually certified halal. And neither do they claim to be so.  You can’t find any mentions by the brand of it being…