KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 20): Yayasan Kesenian Orang Asli (YKOA) was founded in 2002 to continue the great works started by Dr Andre Ratos’ father who was deeply passionate about the Orang Asli cause. Andre runs the foundation with his fellow board of directors — Datin Pearl Jai Mohan (a recipient of the Margarette Golding Award for her involvement in multiple charities) and Datuk Wong Yew Kai (an executive director of Asian Kitchen Sdn Bhd and key partner of the Atmosphere 360 revolving restaurant at KL Tower). 

The organisation is committed to protecting, preserving and celebrating the cultural identity and heritage of the Orang Asli while ensuring they have increased opportunities for a better quality of life by giving them access to medical check-ups and treatments. “Respecting the indigenous means establishing trust and being aware of cultural sensitivities. I was taught that in order to achieve this, patience and understanding need to be cultivated.”

The 33rd edition of the annual MercedesTrophy made a glorious return this May and took golfers across Malaysia on an experience to remember. The tournament hosts up to 60,000 golfers across 60 countries worldwide each year and concludes in the World Finals held in Germany. This year’s winners share the highlights and challenges from their time in the 2023 tournament and what they are anticipating most for the October World Finals in Stuttgart. “I did a lot of studying [before the finals]. On YouTube and Google, I researched the layout [of The Els course] — how the greens and the fairway are. Everything,” this year’s overall champion Lim Wee Tet shares.

In Perfect Harmony Too, Dama Asia’s new sequel to its 2021 hit In Perfect Harmony closed to great success on Aug 13 in an event attended by The Edge’s strongest supporters. Anchored by a podcaster in a kopitiam setting that is inspired by popular chain Ali, Muthu & Ah Hock, the show at the Petaling Jaya Performing Arts Centre took guests through a two-and-a-half-hour-long medley of popular Malaysian songs as well as international hits that have impacted local consciousness.

Read all of it in Options in the Aug 21, 2023 issue of The Edge Malaysia weekly.

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