‘Love what you do’
Through a haze of smoke I greet Hj Yuza Hj Shamsuddin of Salim’s Satay, a portly man in his late 40s as he deftly...
Reviving a simple treat: Kyna’s popsicles
The sun has yet rise over the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien field in the capital as a handful of vendors begin setting up their...
Learning therapist raises $100,000 to build autism centre
It's just past 6pm at iCentre on a Tuesday evening as Chin Jern Hua finishes his meeting with a startup consultant.
Youthful and dressed much...
Down but not out: The story behind Ricardo’s
Stepping into Ricardo's La Galeria - you'd be forgiven for forgetting that you're in a Kuala Belait home, and had been teleported into Mexico.
Colourful...
Brunei’s first homegrown pizza chain Tasconi’s restrategizing expansion
The late 1980's and early 1990's saw an influx of foreign F&B franchises into the Sultanate; Jollibee made its debut in 1987, followed by...
From dive club to industry leader: the story behind Poni Group
When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Brunei in March, Brunei's diving and watersports leader, the Poni Group, were positioning themselves for a breakthrough year.
After...
Flipping with flair to make ends meet: Uncle J’s Grill & Sandwiches
Selling burgers made in the kitchen of his family’s home was never the dream of Azizi Fakhri Noor Azalie, owner of Uncle J’s Grill...
Treasured recipes from my grandmother: Ah Mit’s Delicacy Cafe
The most memorable of all tales Lesly Kuan (pictured main) grew up on was how his grandparents' small home business selling Nyonya cakes to...
Facing bankruptcy, this family set up a nasi lemak stall to make ends meet
In the summer of 2016, Khairul Annuar Shah Mohd Khir (pictured main R) had just graduated with a diploma in the culinary arts from...
The IBTE students building and selling hydroponic systems
When Norisa ‘Azuma Md Norazmi, Nurwardi Ariffin and Nur Salwana Kamidi graduate from IBTE Agro-Technology Campus at the end of this month, they're unlikely...
