Lifestyle

Putting theory into practice — Urban Hijau

Permaculture is a practical agricultural approach that can be adopted by anyone and practised anywhere, from private home gardens to shared community gardens or from small window boxes to large-scale farms.

In Bangsar, spring arrives — Kebun-Kebun Bangsar

“It’s not about trying to get ourselves to ask what the country or politicians can do for us, but what we can do instead to contribute to our country and our community. In Malaysia, we need to start by helping ourselves. We need to do more and talk less.”

Hidden in plain sight

Take a peek at a side of Butterworth you may not have seen before. Local artists show their stuff on the walls of buildings in this northern town.

Pop-up markets: Makers & Co

Makers & Co creates most of its pop-up markets based on themes, such as festive or holiday events; while for some, the motif is inspired by the locality of the pop-up, based on areas of interest in the vicinity of the chosen area. 

Pop-up markets: OMG

It started out as a small scale 2-day affair in a shopping centre in KL in May 2017. Today, it has turned the MyTOWN shopping mall into the go-to venue for weekend bazaar shopping.

Pop-up markets: RIUH

Here today, gone tomorrow, that is the nature of the pop-up market. But RIUH is now held on a monthly basis in the Klang Valley. It strives to ensure brands and products are homegrown. #Live! #Live!2019 #myedgeprop #riuhinthecity

A tale of resilience in the heart of Sungai Buloh

Though far from perfect and still having to endure enforced segregation in leprosy asylums, the Sungai Buloh Settlement allowed patients to reclaim their dignity and live a semi-normal life...

Different strokes

Feast your eyes on the following pieces of art by local artists who have employed different mediums…

River of Life

Thanks to the initiative, this stretch of the Klang River just behind the Masjid Jamek, has been transformed into a vibrant waterfront, gifting it with a new lease on life.