Category: Business & Finance

The Malaysian Who Made Waves with Her Cooking

Many of us may be familiar with the cooking show MasterChef, but we do not necessarily know the winner of the well-known cooking competition. But one thing for sure, whenever a fellow Malaysian made name in an international competition, we are proud of them for their bravery ad success. Such person is Diana Chan. Diana Chan is a Malaysian-born Australian cook. She is the winner of MasterChef Australia for 2017, having defeated Ben Ungermann by one point in the grand finale.

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World’s Self-Made Female Billionaires

There are many billionaires in the world. According to Forbes’s 35th annual list of the world’s richest, the number of billionaires reached an unprecedented 2,755 people, 660 more than a year ago. Together, they are worth $13.1 trillion, up from $8 trillion on the 2020 list. For this article, instead of focusing on those famous billionaires who manage to make their way up the list, we are looking at some of the self-made female billionaires who have, through their hard work, sweat and tears, made a massive fortune for themselves.

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India Has Ban Mastercard, How Will That Move Fare?

India has recently announced their decision to ban Mastercard from issuing new debit and credit cards in the country, although this ban will not affect existing customers of Mastercard. The ban is effective 22 July. On July 14, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said that the US-based Mastercard had not complied with the data storage rules from 2018 that require foreign card networks to store Indian payments data within the country so the regulators can have “unfettered supervisory access”.

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The Woman Behind Marie Kondo Hype

A few years ago, Marie Kondo became a term associated with tidying up and cleaning. Honestly, back then, I thought Marie Kondo was just a term and not the name of a literal breathing human being. So, let delve into the background of the woman who made cleaning revolutionary.

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The Forgotten Hero of Malaya

Mulan is a story about a girl who dressed as a man to join the army in the father stead. With a red dragon and cricket as her cute and loyal sidekicks, she ended up saving China from the Huns’ invasion and ultimately hailed as a hero. Well, that is how the Disney story goes. But the story for the Malaya Hua Mulan is not quite as fairy tale liked as the Disney character. In fact, her story is far from a happy ending.

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