Author: Priscilla Tawie

A third chance at life

It was in 2011 that Stephanie Goh heard that a close friend of hers was diagnosed with breast cancer. That was when she came with the idea of going for a check-up herself. She added that at the time, her curiosity too, persuaded her to go for the test as

Fighting for equality

Unbeknownst to some, education in undeveloped and war-torn countries is a luxury, especially to its female population. Therefore, social activist Shazia Ramzan, 22 and Kainat Riaz, 23 made it a point to fight for education rights for the girls in Pakistan.  A tragedy that changed everything According to Shazia Ramzan

Towards a healthy lifestyle

Browsing through Google Playstore, in the Sports category, one would find the number one on the Top Free App list is the ‘JomRun’ app. With its literal meaning “let’s run”, the app was created and innovated by a 23-year-old entrepreneur, Chang Yi Hern to encourage and motivate Malaysians to run.

One small step at a time

Lika Torikashvili was only 15 years old when she started the ‘Paint the World’ (PTW) movement in her hometown of Tbilisi, Georgia. Now at 23, the passionate and bold lass is on the road to creating a change not only within Georgia but also the world. For better days ahead

Equal opportunity for all

Grab is Southeast Asia’s leading super app that provides the widest range of every day on-demand services such as e-hailing, food, package, grocery delivery, mobile payments and financial services to millions of Southeast Asians, across 339 cities in eight countries. A better and safer way to earn Today, the Grab

First in Southeast Asia

Sarawak’s Hydrogen Bus Recently, the city of Kuching made headlines as the first state in Malaysia, as well as in Southeast Asia, to operate three environmental-friendly 18-seater buses. Along with the vehicles, the city also unveiled Southeast Asia’s first Integrated Hydrogen Production Plant and Refueling Station. A zero-emission vehicle Centuries

Art that speaks a thousand words

Communication is always an obstacle for the deaf, especially when facing the world. Nonetheless, artist Derek Siu still manages his passion for art despite being deaf since birth. While job opportunity for him is scarce, Derek still continues his hobby on a regular basis. Looking for equal opportunities Gathering inspirations

Sarawak Eco-warriors: Standing up for environmental justice

It is only the second month of 2020, and news of natural disasters happening around the world are constantly popping up in the media. Environmental activists all over have been relentless in spreading awareness of climate change, global warming, ozone depletion and many others to persuade others to start caring.

COVID-19: A deadly threat

The world is currently shaken by the news of a single strand RNA virus — the novel coronavirus (2019-nCOv) — first detected in Wuhan, Hubei in China in early December last year. As of February 12, according to World Health Organization (WHO), there are more than 45,171 confirmed cases and

Tough time don’t last, Tough people do

Life still goes on Having been blessed with an autistic son, Charles Siaw, 58 and Roselind Wee, 60 had braved the hardship together; coming out stronger than before. Initially, their son was not found autistic as a toddler. Not a typical case, their son, Jonathan Siaw was diagnosed with a