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Helping The Underdogs 

By June Ramli

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. Our guest today is Kuala Lumpur-based Bikesh Lakhmichand the founding partner of 1337 Ventures - Malaysia’s first …

Support Australian Made Week to cash in on economic benefits

During Australian Made Week (6–12 June), shoppers and businesses will be urged to seek …

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. Our guest this time around is Paris-based gaming industry veteran Sami Chlagou who is the CEO and founder of five international game development studios, …

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. 

Our guest is Auckland-based Richard Conway who is an entrepreneur, mentor and investor and advisor for a range of high tech businesses. 

Having founded Pure …

Climbing To The Top In Stilettos  

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. Our guest today is Kuala Lumpur-based Datuk Yasmin Mahmood. Yasmin has a highly distinguished career, spanning three …

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. Our guest today is Malaysian businessman Datuk Dr Vinod Sekhar who is the Chairman …

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. Our guests today are Canadian authors Kristy Shen and Bryce Leung of the book 'Quit Like A Millionaire.’  Published in 2019, Kristy and Bryce's maiden book …

By June Ramli

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. Our guest today is Tehran-based journalist and travel writer Simin Saghafi.

I met Simin several years ago as a reporter during a work to Iran. …

Sydney, March 24: Severe thunderstorms and moderate to heavy rainfall likely for parts of New South Wales

Parts of eastern New South Wales, extending into the northern and central inland, can expect widespread rainfall …

Severe Thunderstorms Expected 

Sydney, March 23: Severe thunderstorms are expected across New South Wales and may bring widespread moderate rainfall to previously flood-impacted areas in New South Wales, from Wednesday …

By June Ramli  

Seri Kembangan, March 21: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad had held the top job as the nation’s premier not …

Welcome to another episode with 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. Today we speak to WadzPay’s Group Head of Market Development for Blockchain Payments – Melcom Copeland. Copeland has over 20 years of customer-centric …

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. Our guest today is New Zealand-based, Waiheke Walking Trust Chair, Tessa Shaw. The Waiheke Trust is a charitable organisation that hosts the Waiheke …

By June Ramli 

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. Our guest today is Dubai-based Christopher Clarke, the newly appointed CEO at Kokoswap. Clarke is a unique individual who comes from a …

By June Ramli

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. Our guest today is New Zealand-based entrepreneur Steve Pirie, the founder of Wonder & Wander. Pirie is a serial entrepreneur who started …

By June Ramli

If you’ve watched the Disney movie Raya, you would really be able to resonate with this latest podcast series that I’ve prepared for you.

By June Ramli

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. This new show is slightly different from our usual chit chat about entrepreneurship and all things related to the business world. In this …

By June Ramli

The Power Of LinkedIn

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. Our guest today is New Zealand-based Stanley Henry of The Attention Seeker.

The Attention Seeker is a digital marketing …

By June Ramli 

Malaysia in US 

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. Our guest today, Diana Talit who is New York Trade Commissioner for the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation or …

By June Ramli

Malaysia’s Rupert Murdoch

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. Today, I have a special guest to introduce you …

By James McKew

The retail landscape has transformed dramatically from the continuous digitalisation of the industry, exacerbated by the onslaught of the pandemic. Consumers in the Asia Pacific are now increasingly …

By Prof Dr James Koh Kwee Choy

Judging from the reported number of COVID-19 positive cases in Malaysia and around the world, the task to bring infections down to zero is near impossible.

In all honesty, we are all …

Exclusive

By June Ramli

We recently sat down with Kimberli Schuitman, the founder of MyCup.Co.NZ. and My Cup Menstrual Cups. Whilst running her other …

By Eric Cheng

It has been an interesting six years building Carsome into what we are today. We have been on a journey to digitise Southeast Asia’s used car industry and elevate the car buying and selling experience …

By June Ramli

Sydney, August 28: It has been some months since we started our marketplace Tapiroo.com and the good news is that there has been some progress. We have set up a website and have even three sellers currently …

By June Ramli

From The Nappy Lady to a Waste Enthusiast

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. Our guest today is Kate Meads (pictured above) of Waste Free with Kate & Co. Based in Tauranga, …

By June Ramli

Becoming The Next Aldi

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com.In this episode, we break away from our usual entrepreneurial chit-chat and speak to the managing director of Ecostore …

By June Ramli

ASEAN The Next EU?

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. In this episode, we break away from our usual entrepreneurial chit-chat and speak to Chris Humphrey (pictured above), the …

By June Ramli

Saving The World Through Sustainable Packaging

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com.  Our guest today is Auckland-based entrepreneur Rebecca Percasky, the co-director and a …

A study has explored the mental health impact of COVID-19 on refugees and asylum seekers in Australia. Read the full article at DailyStraits.com

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Dr Mohamad Fadhil Hadi (pictured) Consultant Anaesthesiologist & Critical Care at ALTY Orthopedic Hospital shares more information on the effects …

By Jim Falteisek

The global COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that we need the field of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) more …

Kuala Lumpur, August 3: Every couple’s fertility journey is different from the other, and some may have to turn to options such as In Vitro …

Kuala Lumpur, August 3: Most mothers-to-be would assume that when it comes to breastfeeding, the milk would flow effortlessly, and the process would …

By June Ramli

Hello, dear readers! Thank you for showing interest in our website DailyStraits.com thus far!

We are excited to be able to cater stories from a wide range of topics and are extremely happy to have attracted …

By June Ramli

A Meal Kit With A Mission

Kia Ora! Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. Our guest today is a New Zealand-based entrepreneur Lisa Booth (pictured above).

Lisa is the founder and CEO …

Singapore, July 31: Last June 2020, Honda was forced to shut down two automotive plants due to a ransomware attack. 

The company was quick to reassure …

Kuala Lumpur, July 30: It was a life-changing moment when 34-year-old Gordon Ling decided to give his wife a kidney − a gift that no amount of money …

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29:  Getting to the crux of the matter is often something that is preached by many companies. 

On the other hand, as the common …

By James McKew

Singapore, July 26: Food security is a perennial concern for Singapore, exacerbated by the ongoing pandemic. Although Singapore has …

By June Ramli

A Lingerie Line With A Twist

Kia Ora! Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes of DailyStraits.com. Our guest today is New Zealand-based entrepreneur Elisha Watson, the CEO and founder of Nisa, an underwear …

By Datuk Dr Badrul Shah Badaruddin

Kuala Lumpur, July 24: By now, most Malaysians are probably well-adjusted to the whole working from home routine. …

By June Ramli

Expanding to the US

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. Our guest today is New Zealand-based entrepreneur Toby Littin, the co-founder and CEO of Parkable.

Parkable is an app that …

By June Ramli

Chitra Devi Ramiah decided to follow her innate aspiration to be of service to her country.

Seemingly, a combination of sheer luck and …

By June Ramli

Singapore, July 18: Despite the progress that has been made in promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace, women remain largely …

By June Ramli

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. Our guest today is another New Zealand-based entrepreneur Greg Sheehan (pictured above), who is the Founder and CEO of Playbooks. PlayBooks is …

By June Ramli

Sydney, July 12: Lockdowns are a norm today - no thanks to COVID-19. In Sydney, a recent spike in cases has resulted in a total lockdown …

By June Ramli

Kia Ora! Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. Our guest today is New Zealand-based entrepreneur Sonia McManus, the owner of Sonia Therese Design.

After losing her previous business …

Kuala Lumpur, July 10: The mention of mutation is enough to give us nightmares of viruses that evolve with the sole aim of killing mankind and taking …

By June Ramli

Are you a creative entrepreneur in need of some kind of help during these trying times? Well, if you are, then you are in luck cause we want to help you!

Being a creative entrepreneur takes guts, where you …

By June Ramli

Kia Ora! Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. Our guest today is Steve Vlok an Auckland-based entrepreneur who founded Celo in 2014.

For those who are not in the know, Celo is an …

By June Ramli

Edited by Fazleena Aziz

Turning Heartache Into a Business Venture

Kia Ora!

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. Our guest today is Bridgette Jackson (pictured above) – the founder …

KUALA LUMPUR: It has been more than a year since the first Movement Control Order stopped us in our tracks and we are still learning about the …

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By June Ramli

Edited by Fazleena Aziz

Leaving A Cushy Job For Entrepreneurship

Kia Ora! Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com where we pick the brains of an awesome entrepreneur across the Tasman- …

By June Ramli

Despite the construction industry being open to diversity, women only make up about a tenth of the number. The construction industry is determined to promote gender diversity in its teams offering real …

With the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in Malaysia currently underway, many pregnant women have this one important question in their mind – should …

In today's pre launch series, we feature the trial and tribulations of what entrepreneur Siew Mei Chew went through to set-up her on-demand senior …

By June Ramli

Edited by Fazleena Aziz

Learning to Pivot

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. Today, we are gonna break away from our usual entrepreneurial chit chat and speak to a managing …

By David Lam

This is the question often asked by parents and children who are considering their career in accountancy. Am I pursuing a career that …

By June Ramli

Edited by Fazleena Aziz

Leaving Beirut for Sydney

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. Our guest today is …

By June Ramli

Edited by Fazleena Aziz

Starting a Business Post Maternity

Welcome to another episode with 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. Our guest today is Kath Blackham – founder and CEO of VERSA. Melbourne- based VERSA …

By June Ramli

Edited by Fazleena Aziz

From Recruitment to Tech

Welcome to another episode of DailyStraits.com. Our guest today is Chris South, the CEO and founder of Roi-AI.

Roi-AI is automation SAAS (software as a service) …

Produced by June Ramli

Edited by Fazleena Aziz

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. Our guest today is Gavin Oliver, one of …

It has been two weeks since we launched Pre-Launch, a series where entrepreneurs can use our platform to impart some of their learnings with our …

Producer: June Ramli

Editor: Fazleena Aziz

Changing for the Best

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. Today, we have a very special guest with us, Vaughan Reed (pictured above), the Founder and …

Producer: June Ramli

Editor: Fazleena Aziz

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. Today, we have a very special guest with us Lauren Peate, an American entrepreneur who has been living in New …

Hello! Thanks for showing interest to be a part of the 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com podcast series, where we interview a range of individuals such as entrepreneurs, investors, inventors or anyone who has done …

By June Ramli

A career as a TV journalist has been a dream of many but it is not always easy to ace. So, today we speak to a former Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) broadcast journalist Rosli Mohd Nordin on what it takes …

Produced and Edited by June Ramli

Quitting University to Build a Business

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. Our guest today is one of New Zealand’s finest businessman Aaron McDonald, the …

Produced and Edited by June Ramli

Buying a business instead of starting it from scratch

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. Today, we have a very special guest with us, Ms Lizzi Whaley. A …

Producer: June Ramli
Editor: Fazleena Aziz

Going with your gut instincts

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. Today, we would …

Producer: June Ramli
Editor: Fazleena Aziz
Bringing Sexy Back to the humble Umbrella

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. Today, we have a very special guest with us, Greig Brebner, the inventor …

Producer: June Ramli
Editor: Fazleena Aziz

Disrupting the $4B Vet Industry

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. Today, we …

By Sofia Ang

My business ‘A Spooon Full’ with a triple ‘O’ is a whole food manufacturer based in Malaysia. Whole foods are generally characterised as …

Producer and Editor: June Ramli

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. Today, we have a very special guest with us, Myles Bertrand - the Managing Director of Mambu Asia Pacific.
Launched in Berlin …

Producer: June Ramli
Editor: Fazleena Aziz

Buying Collectable Cars as an Investment

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. …

Myles Bertrand, the Asia Pacific Managing Director of Mambu, a software as a service (Saas) for the banking and finance sector writes exclusively for …

By Li Yen

My name is Li Yen and I am the founder and CEO of Hawkr, a micro cloud kitchen. The first question you probably have is, what on earth is a micro cloud kitchen? Most know what cloud kitchens are.

Cloud kitchens …

The first series of "The Pre-Launch" has officially kick-started with an article from a Melbourne-based entrepreneur who talks about how his business …

By June Ramli

The DailyStraits.com has launched a new series titled: "Pre-launched." Click the listen now button to find out what it is all about.

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Producer: June Ramli

Editor: Fazleena Aziz

Turning A True Story Into a Netflix Series

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. Today, we have with us a former New Straits Times journalist now a …

By June Ramli

We are almost halfway through 2021 and it looks like the COVID-19 madness is here to stay, no one really knows when it will end with …

Entrepreneur and Journalist June Ramli has been learning the art of selling in the last couple of months through various initiatives. Today, she …

Producer: June Ramli
Editor: Fazleena Aziz

Ditching The Great Australian Dream

Welcome to another episode of 30 mins with DailyStraits.com. Today, we …

Producer: June Ramli

Editor: Fazleena Aziz

Publicist In Your Pocket

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with DailyStraits.com. Today, we would like …

Producer: June Ramli
Editor: Fazleena Aziz

Radiant Skin For The World

Welcome to another episode of 30 minutes with dailystraits.com. We recently spoke to a Sydney-based skincare brand founder Shoshana Eisner. A pharmacist …

Producer: June Ramli

In Pursuit Of Happiness

Welcome to another episode of 30 mins with DailyStraits.com. Today, we would like to introduce you to Dr …

By June Ramli

It has been a month since we started dailystraits.com. A name which I have etched in my mind since 2014. The name “Daily Straits” was derived from a short story that I was planning to do about the innings …

By June Ramli

Faiza Khan remembers the day when she became interested in interior design (ID) way back when she was in high school.
“I’ve always loved …

Producer: June Ramli

Editor: Fazleena Aziz

Swimming The Distance

Welcome to another 30 minutes with the DailyStraits.com podcast series, today we would …

By June Ramli

After Saxon Cheng’s editorial department was replaced by automation, he immediately started looking for a job on social media instead of the conventional method via job recruitment sites. The search paid …

By June Ramli

Former television news anchor Muhammed Ahmad Hamdan remembers the day too well when he decided to quit his anchoring gig at NTV7 to work on his dream of opening a small eatery. As an avid business …

Producer: June Ramli 

Edited: Fazleena Aziz

Advice For Young Entrepreneurs 

Welcome to another 30 minutes with the DailyStraits.com podcast series, where we feature a range of entrepreneurs from all over the world talking …

By June Ramli

When someone talks about working for a news organisation, they immediately think of journalists.
But there is another unsung role called …

By June Ramli

Back in the day, Nantha Balan dreamt of starting his own business with his friends but all those ideas for their start-ups remained idle as their lives got busy. Then something changed and they suddenly …

By June Ramli

Personality Datuk Nurulhidayah Ahmad Zahid was never really obese throughout her life but like many women, things soon changed when she …

Starting A Marketplace For Sustainable Products

Thanks for reading us thus far. 

The DailyStraits.com is happy to announce that we have started our 30-minute podcast which features a range of diverse entrepreneurs from …

By June Ramli

Borhan Erwan Adaham was never a fan of his school days and he never took his studies seriously. Life was all just fun and games back in …

By June Ramli

It was an unexpected decision for Priya Shanmuganathan to stay back in Melbourne, Australia after completing her Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) at Deakin University.But the desire to make it Down …

By Karina Foo

Being a journalist for eight years has taught me a thing or a two about press releases. They are a pain to read – usually cold, …

For entrepreneur Tom Goh the COVID-19 pandemic has been nothing but a blessing in disguise.

This was because, after two years of conceptualizing his business plan, Goh finally managed to put together an app specializing …

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Freelancing is a tough act but as days go by and with more job cuts taking place in the newsrooms, plenty of journalists have pivoted their skills into this foray. But how do they make it work? The dailystraits.com …

By Hani Zul Fossum

To begin with, I’ve never dreamt to be someone else’s wife let alone a mother. 

But everything changed when I met my husband who …

A new concept in property sales has emerged as the largest value-based real estate agency in Queensland.

Despite only being a year old, the brainchild …

By June Ramli

Irwan Ismail never thought that he would be living on an island and scuba diving all day long.

The former graphic designer for renowned …

By June Ramli

Retired airforce technician Safwan Saleh never thought that he would be designing his own label after leaving the job five years ago.

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Nippon Paint has once again been crowned the top paint brand amongst Malaysians at a recently concluded Putra Brand 2020 Awards which was held virtually this year.

The brand came in first in the home improvement products …

By June Ramli

Jeff Sanders wants to see more astute marketing in Australia being carried out for the ‘new old.’ And by that, he means tasteful …

By June Ramli

Simon Leprince has always been fascinated with the French language since childhood. 

Born and bred in Malaysia, Leprince admiration for the language grew even more acute after watching his cousins speak …

By June Ramli

Shan Ramdas had always wanted to manage a golf club but the break to his dream career did not come easy. 

Upon graduating with a Sports …

By Azlimi Zakaria

The year 2020 had the world gone viral with COVID-19, both literally and figuratively. 

The sneaky culprit COVID-19 virus had found …

By June Ramli

Australian trained accountant Intan Juliana has her work cut out in the next few months. This serial entrepreneur wants nothing more …

By Sulastri Aziz

One of the most rewarding and noble careers in the world is being a teacher. To me, that is because one is tasked with moulding the …

By June Ramli

Ahmad Fuad Osman is no stranger in the artistic world. As even a simple Google search on the man will tell and show you his body of impressive work. A down to earth artist who is known to produce a lot of …

By Diana Talit

As we all know, the unexpected event that was the pandemic had devastating consequences in New York. I felt really scared and frustrated at the height of the pandemic around April till June of last year. I …

Devanandan Batumalai was on his usual route home from work when he received word that he was being headhunted for a senior position in Myanmar. He remembers the day clearly as he got the call. “I was stuck in a traffic …

Opinion By Siti Syameen

The year opened with the news of Naver’s acquisition on Wattpad for over AUD$773 million in January. For those who are unfamiliar,  Wattpad is a website for writers to publish new user-generated …

By June Ramli

A professional boxer based in Brisbane was shocked one day when his three-year-old daughter wanted to learn how to punch someone. At …

By June Ramli

Two Sundays ago, on Valentine’s Day to be exact, I decided to volunteer my time to help manage a rowing competition that was held by the …

By June Ramli

YTL Corp Bhd revenue increased by 10 per cent to RM4.59 billion for the quarter ended 31 December 2020 compared to RM4.18 billion for the previous quarter ended 30 September 2020. The company’s profit …

By Fazleena Aziz

KUALA LUMPUR: Unless you have been living under a rock, baking is the new thing. It would seem like everyone is a baker these days to …

Comment by Fazleena Aziz

The death toll of the Coronavirus pandemic stands at  2.35 million as this article is being written with over 107 million …

Comment by Fazleena Aziz

It comes as no surprise that varsity students in Malaysia are seeking sugar daddies to support them or in essence to help them keep up with their lifestyle and financial woes. In a recent article …