KUALA LUMPUR (May 26): Seafood vendors Datuk Wong Keong Fook and his wife Datin Kok Yoke Sim worked morning till night, supplying fresh catch to restaurants and hotels. They were the first to bring in different types of live seafood and place them in tanks near the entrance of eateries, so that diners can see and select what they like, ensuring variety and freshness. Instead of waiting for supply orders and to reduce wastage, they set up Unique Seafood to sell their own stock daily. There are now four outlets under their group, the latest being Atlantic Seafood Restaurant, a partnership with Tropicana Golf & Country Resort. The Wong family has grown too, and three of the five children are in the business. What plans do Alex, in charge of operations, and Abby for sales and marketing have to take the company further?
Three male artisans, winners of the inaugural Hasanah Gold Threads Awards 2023, talk about pieces they have made, and efforts to preserve and revitalise the rich traditions of Malaysia’s textile heritage — by creating designs that combine traditional and contemporary techniques, sharing their work through social media and training the young. The encouraging news is crafts such as songket and tenun weaving, batik printing and embroidery are being revived in the country’s prisons, with inmates involved. Find out how Yayasan Hasanah is spurring innovation and creativity through the awards.
The first official painted portrait of King Charles III shows him enveloped in a sea of red, the colour of the Welsh Guards whose uniform he wears and of which he was a Regimental Colonel. Jonathan Yeo’s painting has been derided by a highly “democratised” art public, who see the shade as too lurid, or representative, as the “blood of Empire”. Charles reportedly exclaimed, “That is quite red indeed”, while Queen Camilla told the artist, "Yes, you've got him”, the BBC says.
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