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Earlier this year, the exciting discovery of 18th century tombstones at a construction site around the Masjid Jamek area served as tangible evidence of historical development of the city and helps us create a better understanding of the many different communities that lived here. But what exactly does this discovery mean and why should we care? This episode, we explore the burial practices of the yesteryears, deciphering these tombstones and what DBKL should do to salvage and protect heritage items.

Known as Dude And The Duchess back in 2008, D.D. Collective has revamped themselves to create signature must-have looks that customers want to wear, their trend-setting styles are street-cool with effortless versatility. Founder, Kristy Yong and designer, Debbie Chung speaks to us about the brand and its latest collection for Raya. Emma Chong Johnston, Managing Editor of ELLE Malaysia, breaks down floating trend: empire waists.

This week, we kick start our inaugural Food For Thought series with Ili Sulaiman from Dish by Ili and Basira Yeusuff of Root Cellar KL where they talk about their joint initiative that aims to employ and train the underprivileged. The duo then imparts with us their top 10 tips for being a successful food-preneur.  

For the last 3 years, the KL Highland Games has been promoting Scottish culture in Malaysia via traditional Scottish sports like caber tossing and hammer throwing, and warm Scottish hospitality. This year, we finally make our way to the games to see what makes thousands of KLites throng to the event, and keeps them coming back for more, year after year.

The growing importance of content in the marketing mix, and growth of content marketing in general is something that cannot be denied. Many companies are creating content channels of their own, particularly in industries where it is essential for them to be seen as thought leaders. How does content marketing fit within a business strategy and achieve business goals? What are the ways to market that content?

We get you out of bed, to your first cup of coffee or to your first destination of your day with thought-provoking discussions on ideas, people and events shaping all our lives.

The talk about the future of transportation as Hyperloop One showed off their maglev transportation technology in its first ever public demo and why you soon could be out of a job.

Last week he hightlighted some of the more annoying flaws of the tech companies, this week Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage is balancing the scale and reminding us why we loved all these companies in the first place. 

​PTPTN loans is something many choose to sweep under the carpet; giving little consideration to its impact on finances. For those who are applying for financing, they may find that they can no longer ignore this as loans get rejected. Miichael Yeoh, CEO of GM Consulting shares more.

In conjunction with a batik exhibition at Ilham Gallery, a one-day symposium has been organized bringing together textile experts “working in different areas working of studies from art history to heritage to anthropology,” to discuss “the historical, cultural and spiritual significance of textiles in the region and beyond.” The convenor and guests give a peek into the various discussions and point to the diverse meanings of “traditional craft” in the course of time and change.