Malaysia – Malacca woman Ong Bee Hong enjoys teaching the intricacies of making Nyonya beaded shoes to anyone as long as they’re willing to put in their time and effort. Ong, a home-based customised beaded shoe maker or ‘kasut manik’ has made these shoes for weddings and even for customers overseas from as far as the UK. Based in Malacca, …

Malaysia – Tesla Singapore has laid off its country manager as part of a planned 10 per cent reduction in its global workforce after chief executive Elon Musk warned last week of an impending recession. In a post on the professional networking site LinkedIn yesterday, Christopher Bousigues revealed that his role as Tesla’s country manager in Singapore had been eliminated …

Thailand – The Bangkok delegate lead representative Wissanu Sapsompol says the city’s giant drainage will be completely functional for the “stormy season.” The new Bueng Nong Bon drainage, which started development in January 2016, was not supposed to be done until March one year from now. However, the city’s appointee lead representative demands it will be prepared with perfect timing …

Malaysia – The incumbent president of the Malaysian Athletics Federation (MAF), Datuk SM Muthu, was narrowly defeated by Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim. The margin of victory was only four votes. At the election for the 2022-2025 term that was conducted at the Annual General Meeting (AGM). Shahidan got 20 votes as compared to Muthu’s 16 votes, while the …

Asean – Premier of Sarawak Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg warned the state can’t rely too much on Indonesian workers. He added this is because Indonesia is also developing and needs labor, especially with the capital’s shift to Nusantara. “Many projects have been authorized, but when they’re implemented, prices rise and jobs go. Even the Pan Borneo …

Malaysia – After denying awarding the contract to Sarawak Consolidated Industries Bhd (SCIB), Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) should clarify a reported RM30.7 million contract to install 200 5G smart lampposts in the city, according to Fahmi Fadzil. The contract concerns the installation of smart lampposts throughout the city. The member of parliament for the PKR’s Lembah Pantai constituency stated …

Indonesia – The lead representative Anies Baswedan expects that the greatest presentation in Southeast Asia, the Jakarta Fair Kemayoran, can offer the members a chance for network trade. They expect that there will be a course of involvement trade, network trade, through this open door. In view of this, the exhibition exercises are not simply about communication among guests and …

Philippines – Sen. Manny Pacquiao might struggle with battling again in the United States on the off chance that he chooses to return from retirement in any event, for only one session. The 43-year-old eight-division title holder presently charmed by a potential boxing rebound not long after a fruitless official run last month is as yet managing a few lawful …

Philippines – Three state funded schools in the Philippines have been shortlisted in unambiguous classes in the World’s Best School Prize, which was sent off in 2022 by T4 Education (T4), worldwide training association in organization with Yayasan Hasanah, Templeton World Charity Foundation, Accenture, and American Express. In view of this, Bonuan Buquig National High School in Dagupan City, Pangasinan, …

Indonesia – The Indonesian National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) inked a memorandum of understanding with the Belgian Coordination Unit for Threat Analysis (CUTA) in Brussels, Belgium, to strengthen efforts to prevent terrorism.”Coordination and collaboration between countries, especially Indonesia and Belgium, is necessary to handle the dynamic threats of terrorism,” BNPT’s Head Boy Rafli Amar noted in a written statement on Friday. …