How this Scottish expert negotiator came to call Singapore home
Scott Harrison (aka Scott the Scotsman) shares how he built a thriving negotiation consultancy and why Singapore kept calling to him “like a mermaid”.
Mark Sin on life, leadership and keeping the Singaporean spirit alive in Silicon Valley
For 22 years and counting, Mark Sin has built his career as an engineer at Apple. But beyond his day job, he has been gathering fellow Singaporeans in Silicon Valley through food and community events, keeping the kampong spirit alive 8,000 miles from home.
Meet the Singaporean who broke the 20-year NASDAQ CPG market cap record in taking her company public
Former commodities trader and CEO JuE Wong took Olaplex public during COVID and broke NASDAQ’s 20-year record to become the CPG company with the largest market cap. Here’s how she did it.
A cheerleader for the community: How Mdm Zuraidah Abdullah inspires the next generation
Besides spending decades on the Singapore Police Force, Mdm Zuraidah is also a two-time Chief Executive Officer of Yayasan MENDAKI, the first female Council member of the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore, and is a solid pillar of her profession and her community.
At 63, she started modelling. At 67, she built Fashion for Cancer to empower survivors. At 69, she’s just getting started.
A breath of fresh air amidst the homogeneity of the beauty landscape, senior model Ong Bee Yan is at the helm of an unprecedented fashion movement, Fashion for Cancer, which celebrates the strength of cancer survivors and their lived experiences.
From film rolls to fishball noodles: 30 years of KF Seetoh’s food journey
Thirty years of chasing char kway teow, chilli crab, and kaya toast have made KF Seetoh Singapore’s hawker chronicler. Along the way, he even photographed Lee Kuan Yew —proof that craft and trust matter as much as the story.
How Mdm Foo Kui Lian built Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice into a Singapore icon
Mdm Foo Kui Lian, who spent her childhood in a kampong (village), is the matriarch behind Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice, one of Singapore’s most iconic hawker stalls, and a name cherished by generations.
From Bombay to Bishan: Veteran Singaporean actor and producer Daisy Irani Subaiah’s missive to the country she’s called home for the last 34 years
Daisy Irani Subaiah is no stranger to Singapore’s small and big screens, or to its theatre stages. A veteran actor and producer, she has continued to win the hearts of Singaporeans with her endearing roles in shows like Under One Roof, and her boundary-breaking work for HuM Theatre.
Staging a Life: Adrian Pang on the trials, tribulations, and thrills of being a working actor
Singaporean actor and theatre producer Adrian Pang reflects on the Singapore of yore, his ten-year acting career in the UK, setting up Pangdemonium, and his wishes for a more compassionate nation.