Compiled by DIYANA PFORDTEN, C.ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN
AS a lorry driver based in Negri Sembilan, she would drive long hours to places in east coast and Johor.
Ain Nadia Kasikin, 28, recalled driving between eight and 16 hours to the East Coast to deliver eggs, Kosmo reported.
She earned between RM800 and RM1,000 in delivery charges.
Ain Nadia, who scored 9As in the SPM examination, said she obtained her lorry licence in 2023.
She viewed her current job as a stepping stone towards building her own transportation business.
“Currently, I have a one-tonne cargo lorry and hope to add more,” she said. “I usually deliver factory goods or help people move house.”
> A former serviceman has established a successful bakery in Nilai after retiring from a two-decade career in the navy, Berita Harian reported.
Baudin Taksis, 66, runs the homegrown bakery named Roti Maria with his wife in Nilai, Negri Sembilan.
The family business supplies bread and pastries to outlets at KL International Airport, petrol stations and local shops across Nilai.
Lacking formal baking training, Baudin spent several months apprenticing at a bakery before launching his business following his naval retirement.
“Engineering and baking are very different, but discipline, skills and the willingness to learn can be applied to any field,” he said.
> Actress Janna Nick is keen to focus on behind-the-scenes work, saying she wants to prioritise gaining knowledge, planning for her family and producing quality work, Utusan Malaysia reported.
“For me, popularity is fleeting. I am now at a stage where I want to slow down the pace of my career.”
“I want to focus on working behind the scenes now. That is my main goal at the moment,” said Janna, 31.
As a filmmaker, she emphasised that thorough research is key to producing quality scripts and stories, adding that both acting and directing demand full commitment.
“I cannot do both at the same time, or the quality of my work will suffer. To produce something worthwhile, I need to choose what is best for me,” she said.
(The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.)
