Trekking the Annapurna Circuit

Building impactful businesses

BEFORE Masala Wheels became a known brand in the social enterprise circuit, Kuhan Pathy and his fellow co-founders’ goal in forming the company was only to keep a friend on the straight and narrow.

Fish bombing case: Police not ruling out murder

KOTA KINABALU: Police are not ruling out murder in the case of the three divers thought to have been killed by fish bombs in Semporna on Friday (July 5).

Disney’s live-action Mulan trailer lights up Chinese social media

More than one billion views of Mulan discussion in China hours after trailer screens during Women’s World Cup final While some quibble over technical details, the vast majority are eagerly awaiting Disney’s first Chinese princess

Dyson snaps up Singapore’s super penthouse

SINGAPORE: British billionaire and inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner James Dyson has bought the most expensive apartment in Singapore, where his company plans to build an electric car.

Chastised French minister: I hate caviar and suffer a lobster intolerance

PARIS (Reuters) - France's widely lampooned environment minister denied having a taste for the high life and said on Friday he would not resign over accusations he squandered taxpayer money, in a scandal that risks upsetting the government's reform drive.

New look for same refreshing brew

Carlsberg gets a new look this month.

School exchanges plastic bottles for entry forms

JAKARTA: The student admissions committee at SMPN 1 Jogonalan junior high school in Klaten, Central Java, is requiring all applicants to bring in used plastic bottles in exchange for admissions packets.

Artist works in vintage shop, paints series on memories and possessions

Artist Lina Tan works in a vintage shop, paints a colourful nostalgic series about memories, lost stories and possessions.

Guidelines released for popular food safety lock

BEIJING: One year after creating the food safety lock, which has become popular nationwide, the Xuhui district Market Reg­ulation Administration in Shanghai has introduced guidelines on its use and manufacture.