From sales assistant to baker

SIBURAN: Stephanie Amber, 28, started her home-based biscuit and cake business here in 2016 after quitting her job as a sales assistant. She used her salary as her capital. “I still remember the first thing I sold were biscuits. After that, I sold birthday cakes,” she recalled. “When I was younger, I used to watch […]

Baker Hughes opens new chemicals facility in Singapore

KUALA LUMPUR: Energy technology company, Baker Hughes is expanding its presence in Asia by opening a new oilfield services chemicals manufacturing facility in Singapore, enabling manufacturing optimisation and faster delivery of fit-for-purpose chemical solutions. “Baker Hughes has a longstanding commitment to localisation in the region. By investing in this facility, we are enabling job creation, […]

From Banker2Baker

KUALA LUMPUR: Who would have thought that a bank officer who had served with Bank Negara for 27 years taking a different path by baking wedding cakes for a living. Zulkiflee Mawan, 56, quit his job as a manager at the Risk Management Department after losing motivation to continue working in the field. Five years in the bakery line, he is […]