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Author: Priscilla Tawie

Beating the odds

Armed with knowledge and determination, Elexson Nillian has tirelessly worked to put his ethnic minority community — Cebup, who number fewer than 10,000 now, on the map. He continues to strive to develop and improve the lives of his people. Making full use of the opportunity given In 2017, New

Cosplay – Living the fantasy world

The art of dressing up as characters from anime, manga, video games or TV shows has evolved into a global phenomenon. A popular culture not only in Japan, cosplay has been making waves abroad since its inception. It has now become more common to see people dressing up as their

Aziza Aznizan – From on-the-ground to top of the charts

Activist and philanthropist Aziza Aznizan returns this year with a new achievement under her belt. Staying at home in 2020, Aziza turned to music and released four songs. Two of her singles managed to claim the top spots in Cats.FM’s and Hitz.FM’s music charts. Highlighting love, life and social issues

Samantha Ting – Living the dream

Modelling opened her eyes to a different world. While everyone only sees the glitz and glamour, young Samantha Ting gets to experience the world behind-the-scene that not many knows about. Learning from experience samantha Ting had never thought that she would become a model, as it was merely a dream

Batuh Bijanji – A story of friendship

A film produced by students and teachers from SK Temong in Serian was recently awarded the Best Jury Film Award at the Festival de Cinema de Alvorada’ (Fecea) in Brazil. The film was also listed in the Official Selection in First Time Film Maker Session 2019 in the United Kingdom

NEUON AI’s RoadPlus: A winning idea

As time changes for the better, technology steadily improves to make our lives better. At the most recent MyHackathon, NEUON AI’s project — ‘RoadFirst’ — emerged as the winner under the ‘Bina Negara’ theme for its grand solution in helping road maintenance. Better transparency and traceability In the 21st century,

Covid-19: One year after

Covid-19 has introduced us to a whole different world. The pandemic is considered the most crucial global health calamity of the century and the greatest challenge that humankind faced since the Second World War. A year has passed and the battle continues. The virus that changed our lives forever Fast

Hoping next year will be better

It has certainly been a one roller coaster ride this year when the wave of Covid-19 came crashing around the world. While at the end of 2019 most of us were celebrating, counting down to the new year, hoping that 2020 will be a better year, little did we know

Weaving tradition into modernity

In the face of modernity, traditional handicraft such as handwoven mats and bags are still very much sought after and appreciated. As the skills were passed down to her, handweaver Rita Sering’s passion for weaving never falters as she continues to produce the traditional handicraft, along with a steady income

On a mission to tip the scale

As obesity and being overweight rules Malaysians, we are dubbed the fattest country among the Asian countries. Not wanting to contribute to the statistics any longer, Mariah Huzairi is on her way to a healthier lifestyle. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle Statistics shared by the World Health Organisation (WHO) showed that