Since at least 2019, China has become Malaysia’s top source of international students, overtaking traditional sources such as Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Pakistan. In 2023, a total of 44,043 Chinese students constituted 38.4 per cent of all international students enrolled in Malaysia’s public and private higher education institutions (HEIs). In 2024, Chinese student enrolment in Malaysian HEIs showed a…
Building a Malaysian Food Empire With its rich, signature patties covered in thick local sauces, The Ramly Burger business has long cemented its status as a staple of Malaysia’s street food scene, a supper go-to and an inter-generational favourite. In 2019, the brand’s annual sales had reached RM1 billion and plans were underway to invest…
Recent years have seen Malaysian contemporary art gain new visibility internationally. Across biennales, gallery exhibitions and museum collections, Malaysian artists are gaining recognition for work that is rooted in local and regional experiences while also being relevant to art lovers abroad. Take Haffendi Anuar, for instance, who transforms the domestic kain pelikat into sculptural forms…
Azimut has revealed photos of a new hull of its Grande Trideck series featuring interior design by m2atelier, co-founded and headed by Marijana Radovic and Marco Bonelli. The Milan-based studio has succeeded Achille Salvagni as the interior designer for the Italian builder’s Grande superyachts. The new Trideck will be shown at the Cannes Yachting Festival…
Manual winding ultra-thin BVL 900 with tourbillon; 42-hour power reserve For its first-ever showing as part of Watches and Wonders Geneva, Bvlgari delivered a biting two-pronged offensive with the Octo Finissimo Ultra Tourbillon and the Serpenti Aeterna. The new Ultra is undisputedly the world’s slimmest tourbillon wristwatch (at just 1.85mm thin, it is 0.5mm thinner…
Breguet‘s new boutique in ION Orchard marks the brand’s second location in Singapore, following its Marina Bay Sands flagship and underscores Singapore’s significance as a hub for fine watchmaking in Southeast Asia. The timing aligns with a major milestone for the Maison as Breguet celebrates 250 years since its founder, Abraham-Louis Breguet, transformed horology with…
Photo: PohNee Chin (Taken on the iPhone 16 Pro) There are a few things I came to learn about Chef Chin after dining at Shu KL: he functions at no less than 100%, never settles, and he loves the women in his life. This is also reflective of the food he serves at the restaurant, which…
Leave it to Parmigiani Fleurier to make material innovation an exercise in restraint. While the practice of borrowing high-tech materials from aerospace or automotive industries is not new to watchmaking, it is often accompanied by aggressive posturing – all wild colours and boasts of virtual indestructibility. Not so at Parmigiani Fleurier. When the brand announced…
Sherry Oak Cask Series. (BOWMORE) In a documentary on Raf Simons’ debut at Dior, the then newly-appointed creative director consistently peppers one word throughout the 89-minute runtime: sublime. It’s been over a decade and it strangely haunts me to this day. Maybe it’s a lack of vocabulary (man’s a designer, not a wordsmith), but it’s still an…
We have had Brat Summer, Diet Pepsi Summer, and Sombr Summer (we pray for you) but the summer of 2025 has been about letting go of certain memories like sights, sounds, and smells. Here are our five picks for the Off-Duty Summer scents, perfect for the yearners on pause, waiting for the right fragrance rotation…