This is what Muji’s first ever hotel looks like

PETALING JAYA (Feb 19): Muji, a Japanese lifestyle brand that extols the virtues of minimalism, simplicity, quality and a brandless ethos, has parlayed its values into the hotel business with its first ever hotel in Shenzhen, China, that opened on Jan 18.

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Stopping time in its tracks

In an age where most relics of bygone eras have been bulldozed to make way for modern edifices, 53, Jalan Sultan, Kuala Lumpur stands proud as a marker of the good old days, thanks to Ng Sin Leong and Steven Yap.

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A winning formula

Following in the footsteps of places like The Row on Jalan Doraisamy, Old Malaya at Lorong Raja Chulan is the latest Kuala Lumpur address to have been refreshed with a stylish makeover.

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Eight malls to visit during Chinese New Year

Staying in Kuala Lumpur or Petaling Jaya during the Chinese New Year? They say it’s the best time to be in the city — the only traffic you will encounter is of the human kind, in the many malls in the Klang Valley.

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Swept by tides of change

History has it that when miners from China sailed up the Klang River searching for tin in 1857, they anchored at the confluence of the Klang River and Gombak River as it was the furthest point up the Klang River that could accommodate supply boats.

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