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  • Jan 17, 2025 | moniify.com | Ushar Daniele |Victor Loh

    In 2012, Chinese hotpot juggernaut Haidilao opened its first restaurant outside mainland China, choosing Singapore as its launchpad.  Today, following an expansion blitz through Asia, the US, Europe – and most recently the Middle East – the chain boasts more than 1,300 restaurants worldwide.  With intense competition and slower consumer demand at home, Chinese food companies are hungry for growth in new markets.

  • Jan 13, 2025 | moniify.com | Ushar Daniele |Victor Loh

    Wong Chew Beng has been brewing coffee at his coffee shop in the Malaysian state of Selangor for more than 30 years. A lot’s changed in that time, not least of which the cost of a cup, which has nearly tripled from about 1 ringgit (40 cents) in the 1990s for a kopi-o, or black coffee to 3 ringgit today. But now the price is about to shoot up even further, increasing the pain for fans of the bitter bean.

  • Jan 6, 2025 | moniify.com | Ushar Daniele |Tim Hume

    Singapore and Malaysia inked a major agreement on Tuesday to create a special economic zone in the Malaysian state of Johor, with the aim of creating 20,000 skilled jobs in its first five years. The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ), to be jointly run by both countries, will be four times the size of Singapore.

  • Sep 29, 2024 | restofworld.org | Ushar Daniele

    Nurflix TV, a hub for sharia-compliant Islamic shows, wants to be a key player in Malaysia’s streaming platform ecosystem. Launched in July 2020, it aims to provide content that adheres to Islamic values for audiences in the Muslim-majority country.  Nurflix (a portmanteau of nur, the Arabic word for light, and Netflix), was created to fill a gap in streaming services through safe and “culturally responsible” content, said Syah Rizal Mohamed, the company’s chief executive officer.

  • Sep 26, 2024 | just-style.com | Ushar Daniele

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Shannon Teoh

Malaysia Bureau Chief at The Straits Times

Shannon Teoh primarily covers news in Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and surrounding areas including Selangor.

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Vincent Thian

Photojournalist at Associated Press

Vincent Thian primarily covers news in the Riau Archipelago region of Indonesia and surrounding areas.

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Hadi Azmi

Malaysia Correspondent at South China Morning Post

Hadi Azmi primarily covers news in Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and surrounding areas.

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Jonathan Burgos

Senior Reporter at Forbes

Jonathan Burgos primarily covers news in Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and surrounding areas.

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Hasnoor Hussain

Photographer at Reuters

Hasnoor Hussain primarily covers news in Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and surrounding areas.

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Ok I really need to get back to the gym and running https://t.co/VlxXNLiytR

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Started the week like this vs how it’s going https://t.co/tfbZgDrTeu