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Lynn Ban, Singaporean star of Netflix’s Bling Empire: New York, dies at 51
He described his late mother as someone who would “always be my best friend, the best mother to me, and…
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Worn by Rihanna and Bollywood stars, his family’s been making fine jewellery for nearly a century
Rooted in Jaipur’s royal past, the history of Birdhichand Ghanshyamdas dates back to the 1930s. With fourth-generation creative force Yash…
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Meet Imran Abid Mir, a sixth-generation carpet merchant and head of Lotto Carpets Gallery
In 1978, he made a bold move to establish a warehouse on London’s renowned Bond Street, supplying carpets throughout Southeast…
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Meet this certified water sommelier who’s on a mission to share the merits of different types of water
For example, if you do a lot of sports, I’d recommend that you drink this water instead of an isotonic…
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How Sheena Liam went from Asia’s Next Top Model winner to famous embroidery artist from Penang
While Liam is constantly jet-setting around the world, whether for modelling or art shows, her home these days is in…
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Meet Kate Lim, scion of the Cortina family and GM of Sincere Fine Watches
THE SHH COMEBACK In 2021, Cortina Holdings acquired Sincere Fine Watches for a reported S$84.7 million. Founded in 1954, Sincere…
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Vivy Yusof, the Malaysian founder of Duck, wants to take her modest fashion brand global
While modest fashion in the Muslim world typically refers to outfits that are less revealing and cover certain areas of…
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The founder of SukkhaCitta – an ethical fashion brand – wants to break the poverty cycle of rural village women
As a trained development economist, Denica Riadini-Flesch, 32, never thought that she would one day be an entrepreneur, let alone…
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