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Paris Olympics: Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn gets silver in badminton men’s singles
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Thai badminton champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn lost to Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen on August 5 in the men’s singles final
Food upcycling startup Breer debuts non-alcoholic beer as demand for healthy beverages grows
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Breer’s CEO Anushka Purohit announces the launch of its first non-alcoholic beer made with surplus cocktail buns, a classic Hong Kong pastry
Swimmer Jasmine Ng wins a bronze medal: Hong Kong athletes’ highlights at the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics
Lifestyle
Here are your latest updates from the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics, including medals and highlights from Hong Kong athletes like fencers Vivian Kong and Edgar Cheung Ka-long, swimmer Chan Yui-lam, Siobhán Haughey and more
Style news: Edgar Cheung Ka-long stars in Nike campaign, Dior releases Olympics-inspired capsule collection, and more
Style
Get your fashion, beauty and lifestyle news fix with our weekly style round-up
Hypermarket chain TF Value Mart partners Plus Xnergy as part of its carbon-neutral strategy
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Solar panels will be installed at 23 TF Value Mart outlets across Malaysia to help the chain reduce its environmental impact
Draco Evolution’s Steve Chen and Jack Fu on building legacy and the future of finance
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The co-founder of YouTube and former hedge fund manager met in Taiwan and started the company at the height of the Covid pandemic in 2020. In this exclusive interview, the pair speaks with Gen.T honouree Sarah Chen-Spellings on the listing of their first ETF on the New York Stock Exchange
Bianca Bustamante gears up for F4 British Championship debut with Hitech
Lifestyle
Zandvoort’s challenging track layout will put Filipina rising star Bianca Bustamante’s skills to the test
Tatler community news in July: Adrian Cheng adds second New World headquarters, Amanda Cheung opens Gokan and Jay-Z backs Wristcheck
Leadership
Here’s your one-stop destination to find out what the members of the Tatler community are up to, from starting new business ventures to hosting meaningful celebrations
Grab partners with OpenAI to develop advanced AI solutions for Southeast Asia
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Grab to create AI-driven tools, improving accessibility, customer support and mapping, while piloting ChatGPT Enterprise for employee productivity.
Cosmo Pony Jakarta previews with a Southeast Asian tour before it officially opens in Jakarta this July
Dining
Cosmo Pony is Jigger & Pony Group’s first overseas venture, which is in partnership with Indonesian hospitality company The Union Group. Here is all there is to know about it
Le Matin Patisserie to close its doors for good at Ion Orchard this month
Dining
In an Instagram post, pastry chef and owner Mohamed Al-Matin and his team shared that their last day of operation will be on February 29
Lindsay Jang of Yardbird and chef Jesús Durón, formerly of Pujol in Mexico City, share story behind their new joint venture Dué ahead of global tour
Dining
Ahead of the opening the London-based French-Mexican restaurant in 2025, the two collaborators will be bringing Dué to Jang’s modern izakaya Ronin for a pop-up from March 12-16
Malaysian cyclist Azizulhasni Awang defies a medical heart condition to win gold in Australia
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Battling heart inflammation, Dato’ Mohd Azizulhasni Awang secures the gold medal at the UCI Track Nations Cup against Japanese rivals and sets his sights on the Paris 2024 Olympics
This Filipino e-learning platform has created a library of free online courses that everyone can contribute to
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Ask Lex PH Academy, founded by 2022 Gen.T honouree Felix Veroya, aims to promote education through its pandemic-born banner project, Project EskwelaJuan
Chef Pam of Potong in Bangkok is Asia’s Best Female Chef 2024
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The Thai Chinese chef-patron of Potong will receive her award at the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024 ceremony in Seoul this March
Davos: Filipina agri-activist Cherrie Atilano recognised as a 2024 Young Global Leader Mastercard Fellow
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The Gen.T honouree is the founder and CEO of Agrea, an agribusiness that aims to address food insecurity by promoting self-sufficiency through farming
Cosmo Pony Jakarta previews with a Southeast Asian tour before it officially opens in Jakarta this July
Dining
Cosmo Pony is Jigger & Pony Group’s first overseas venture, which is in partnership with Indonesian hospitality company The Union Group. Here is all there is to know about it
Tealive founder Bryan Loo opens new facility to produce and export bubble tea ingredients
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Malaysia-based Loob Holding launched a new tapioca pearl plant in Selangor, Malaysia with Chinese partners to export to Southeast Asia and attract foreign direct investment
Ready for blast off: Planters International launches satellite to monitor Southeast Asia’s jungles
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The Malaysian company’s SpaceANT-D satellite will act as an early warning system and assist in environmental monitoring efforts
Digital Art Fair’s Asia edition returns to Hong Kong with a focus on AI art and an installation inspired by the city’s neon lights
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Running from October 19 to 23, this year’s fair features an inaugural Pioneer Award, which sends the winner to an artist residency in Bali
Malaysia’s MyBurgerLab eyes global expansion with new financial backing
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With a new major shareholder on board, the burger brand has announced plans to open outlets in Indonesia, Singapore and the Middle East by 2025
Streaming app Kumu and Ikon Solutions to provide job opportunities for Overseas Filipino Workers
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Roland Ros of Kumu, a Philippine-based mobile streaming app, has signed a partnership with overseas recruitment agency, Ikon Solutions, to benefit overseas Filipino workers
Asia’s first digital carbon registry: A partnership by Carbonbase, The Hbar Foundation and ImpactX
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The Global Climate Registry aims to solve the transparency gap in carbon credit management, on top of verifying and allowing carbon credit trading
Kraver’s Group expands from cloud kitchen to meal plan delivery services with new acquisition
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The Philippine-based group, which is best known for its cloud kitchen concept Kraver’s Canteen, is harnessing smart kitchen technology and low-waste processes to set its meal plan delivery services apart
Yoga Movement partners Australia’s Strong Pilates to change the fitness game
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With nine studios across the island, Singapore’s homegrown fitness lifestyle brand, Yoga Movement, ups the ante by partnering with Strong Pilates to offer 11 new studios for cardio-based pilates
Yuna returns to Malaysia with live concert ‘Yunaverse’
Lifestyle
Yuna returns back to her home country Malaysia to hold a live concert titled ‘Yunaverse’. It truly is her universe and we’re just living in it.
The first Victoria's Secret campaign by a female-led creative team in Malaysia
Leadership
For the first time, Victoria's Secret partnered with Women Photographers Malaysia for a groundbreaking campaign featuring local talents and promoting the new T-shirt bra collection
Singaporean actress and playwright Jo Tan is restaging her award-winning one-woman play ‘King’
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The thespian, who is a 2020 Gen.T honouree, will play nine different characters to explore gender identities and stereotypes in the long-awaited show, which takes place during National Day week
Amanda Chong’s new play, ‘Psychobitch’, follows the highs and lows of being a go-getter
Lifestyle
Lawyer-playwright Amanda Chong’s latest one-woman show, starring Sindhura Kalidas, taps into her healing journey from a past relationship
Rice Robotics raises US$7m to establish Hong Kong plant and further Japan expansion
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The Hong Kong service robot manufacturer is expanding its current lineup of robots and quadrupling production to supplement the labour shortage
Tatler Gen.T supports Hong Kong Down Syndrome Association with a purpose-driven NFT collection
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Proceeds from the Friends of Phoenixes NFT collection will go to HKDSA to improve the lives of individuals with Down Syndrome in Hong Kong
Tatler Gen.T teams up with Singapore non-profit to empower minority women with tech
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Proceeds from Gen.T’s Friends of Phoenixes NFT collection will go towards five important causes across Asia. In Singapore, it will benefit The Codette Project, a non-profit providing minority women opportunities in the tech world
Tatler Gen.T’s first charitable NFT collection to raise funds for at-risk children in Malaysia
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Proceeds will go towards organisations empowering vulnerable and disadvantaged communities in five markets. This includes the Malaysia-based, non-profit organisation Yayasan Chow Kit, which is a 24-hour crisis centre for at-risk children and teenagers in the Chow Kit area of Kuala Lumpur
Tatler Gen.T partners Philippine-based NGO Angat Buhay for its first charitable NFT project
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Angat Buhay, which is led by executive director Raffy Magno, a 2023 Gen.T honouree, is focused on alleviating poverty in the Philippines
Philippine femtech startup Kindred launches app on its first anniversary
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The femtech company redefines safe spaces in women’s reproductive health by providing transparency, convenience and flexibility
Chef Ton of Le Du, which topped Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants in 2023, wants to show the world that Thai cuisine isn’t just ‘cheap street food’
Dining
Since 2017, around 30 restaurants in Thailand, almost all of them in Bangkok, have received Michelin stars, proving Thai cuisine’s potential in the fine dining industry
