By Hanim Zulaikha Zulkifli
I have lived in Klang Valley all my life, yet the places I have passed by every day seemed to hold stories I never really took the time to explore. It wasn’t until I attended the Islamic Tourism Writers Workshop that I began to see these familiar streets, buildings, and landmarks in a completely new light. What started as a routine workshop in October 2022 turned into a transformative experience that reshaped my perspective on travel, sustainability, and culture. It wasn’t just about learning facts or industry trends—it was about connecting the dots between faith, heritage, and the way we travel. The places we visited weren’t distant far-off lands—they were right here, in my own home, in the heart of Klang Valley.
By Hanim Zulaikha Zulkifli
Chan Kee Siak discovered the potential of web hosting and the lack of providers in Malaysia at 19 and saw it as a golden opportunity to start his own business. Chan's unicorn company, Exabytes Group, offers solutions like web hosting to eCommerce and e-Deliveries, serving more than 160,000 businesses with over 1 million users worldwide.
Chan sat down with Malaysian Business and shared how his 21-year-old homegrown company helped SMEs adopt digitalisation and grow globally.
The World Health Organization estimates that 290,000 to 650,000 people die of flu-related causes every year worldwide. As Influenza re-emerges in Malaysia, coupled with the rising number of COVID cases, this has become a major public health concern. At least, it is comforting to know that the mortality rate in Malaysia is lower than other countries according to Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. This might be due to high accessibility to flu shots and vaccines that have played a vital part in patients’ recoveries.
Post recovery, both COVID-19 and Influenza patients may continue to suffer from lingering symptoms like anxiety, fatigue, and breathing problems for weeks after infection. Most patients improve over time, though some take months, or in dire cases, years. Therefore, it is essential that each patient take precautionary measures in their long-term recovery journey by seeking help from healthcare professionals before it’s too late.
