Turning to plants for some money

BY AISYAH AZZAHRA SUHIRI KUCHING: As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to plague the world, many – Sarawakians included – have turned to soothing activities to get their minds off the outbreak – and make some money as well. Sulbiah Budin, 53, known fondly as Slalus, and her sister-in-law, Sarimah Mahwi, 59, have been selling a […]

SPICES vs COVID – NO, TRADERS AIN’T QUITTING!!

He who controls the spice controls the universe, so wrote American author Frank Herbert in Dune, a novel series of soft science fiction. Spices have played a major role in the development and sustenance of civilisations. Those who had a firm grip of the spice trade in ancient times truly controlled, “the universe” as it […]

A century of spices

When it comes to making curry, one should not skimp the spices — in fact, the more the merrier. Carrying on the ‘spicy’ business started by his grandmother almost a century ago, curry paste seller Mahendrean Sockalingam have been in the business since the 1970s, and is still going strong. Different spices for different meat […]

Japanese YouTuber couple can’t wait to return to Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: “Inside the ‘badak’ (hippopotamus) we put grated coconut soaked in palm sugar. It is very delicious…can get us addicted. When I make (‘badak berendam’, made with glutinous rice flour) I put lots of coconut inside and eat it non-stop (that I will become as big as hippo)”. The spontaneous joke of YouTuber couple […]