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Straits Times
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
My Perfect Weekend with Ocean Purpose Project CEO and singer Mathilda D'Silva
Who: Mathilda D'Silva is the Singaporean founder and chief executive of Ocean Purpose Project (OPP), a Pasir Ris-based social enterprise that turns ocean plastics into hydrogen and promotes ocean conservation. She works with indigenous groups, as well as scientists, to drive innovative sustainability strategies. The OPP will be putting on Ode To The Sea, a free event that blends music, dance, sustainability, creativity and culture, and she is one of the featured vocalists. Taking place at Bedok Town Square from May 16 to 18 at 7.30pm, the commissioned work is part of the Singapore International Festival of Arts 2025. Besides being an ocean conservationist, D'Silva – who declines to reveal her age – is also a jazz and R&B singer and actress who first came into prominence as a contestant on the first season of local reality singing show Singapore Idol (2004). 'I enjoy outrigging, canoeing, dragon boating and paddleboarding. As long as I am able to rest my brain over the weekend, and switch off and do fun activities, either sports or music, I'm great. When I'm out at sea, internet connectivity is terrible, so that is the best way for me to unplug. About two weeks ago, I was with my team in Bali and the connection wasn't great. I could switch off and not answer any e-mails or join any Zoom calls, and just focus on swimming around the floating pontoon and watching the dive teams descend. Those are some of the little moments I take to relax. But being invited to eat in a kampung or a fisherman's home is the best meal I can think of. About two years ago, the fishermen I worked with said, 'We are going to take you in our little boat all the way up to Johor, and we're going to stay in some small, dinky village to celebrate your birthday'. They taught me to play golf there. And after that, they took me to one of the fishermen's homes, and he had big prawns from fishing in the South China Sea. There were a couple of fish and vegetable farmers who brought some of their produce too. It was one of the best meals I've had, especially with that traditional style of cooking. It really was an experience. I enjoy these adventures over the weekends. ' Join ST's WhatsApp Channel and get the latest news and must-reads.
Time of India
09-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
US-based technology service company Korcomptenz to open new hubs in Chennai, Hyderabad
Chennai: US-based technology service company Korcomptenz has decided to open new office facilities in Chennai and Hyderabad with the former focusing on artificial intelligence-related research and development (R&D) for its global clients. The facility will be running AI models with high-performance servers and network which has operations in Chennai since 2006, currently has 250-odd employees delivering global IT projects remotely and now plans to expand operations in India with a total investment of Rs 20 crore and double its headcount. It plans to hire talent in machine learning, data science related Anthony, chief executive officer, said the company has been focused on its efforts to set up an AI hub in India to focus on R&D and developing new solutions or proof of concepts. He said with this effort the company's annualised run rate is expected to reach $100 million in two years from $50 million at D'Silva, President, Korcomptenz said, "Our investment is aimed at building state-of-the-art infrastructure, AI labs, and a world-class team of over 300 professionals in the next 18 months. This hub will strengthen our global delivery model, accelerates AI-driven innovation, and empowers us to co-create transformative solutions with clients and partners worldwide,"Korcomptenz caters to mid-market to large enterprises in areas such as manufacturing, retail, banking, financial services and healthcare. It has collaboration with enterprise partners like Microsoft, SAP, Salesforce.
Daily Mail
27-04-2025
- Automotive
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Candidate campaigning on the cost-of-living crisis at a Salvation Army op shop owns a $500,000 Lamborghini: Inside her wealthy life
A major party candidate campaigning at op shops against the cost-of-living crisis owns a $500,000 Lamborghini and does not cook at home because it's too time consuming. Mira D'Silva, the Liberal Party's candidate for Lalor in Melbourne 's west, has campaigned on Facebook about how difficult it is becoming for voters to cope with high inflation. 'In the coming months, you as an Australian will have a choice to make,' she said in March. 'A choice for eased cost of living, a choice for a safer community, a choice for supporting small business and finally, a choice for building a stronger economy.' This month, Ms D'Silva visited a Salvation Army op shop selling secondhand clothes to make the point about how tough it is financially for many people. 'I visited the Salvation Army earlier this week, and had the chance to speak with some incredible people who came in seeking support. Their stories were honest and heartfelt — many spoke about how much harder life has become,' she said. 'The rising cost of living, lack of proper infrastructure, the pressure on our schools and education system falling behind global standards, and the ever-increasing price of groceries — these are real challenges faced daily by families in our community.' Life apparently isn't quite as tough for Ms D'Silva and her husband Pani Kersarla, who own a $500,000 Lamborghini Huracan and a Tesla Model X - both with personalised plates. The couple co-founded IT and cybersecurity group Delivery Centric in Melbourne after moving from India in 2004, and have ANZ, the Commonwealth Bank, NAB, Telstra and Google as their customers. The successful tech entrepreneurs featured in a magazine profile in 2018 by Melbourne writer Doug Hendrie who noted they had just bought a black, Italian sports car. 'To reward themselves for their success, Mira and Pani have just bought a Lamborghini,' his 'Indian Melbourne' profile said. Her husband Mr Kersarla posted an image of their Lamborghini on Instagram in February last year. The couple are accustomed to domestic help and wanted the same when they came to Australia. 'In India, Mira and her husband – who come from money – had drivers, domestic help, cooks. It is no surprise that they've recreated that, in a new form,' the article said. Ms D'Silva is quoted is saying she never cooked at home and preferred to get daily home-style meals delivered - known as 'tiffin services'. 'My husband is very fond of outsourcing – and I believe the best person for the job should do it. So I don't cook at home – I get tiffin services,' she told Hendrie. 'It wasn't that we can't do the [domestic] work, it's just it is too time consuming. 'I could be sitting at home taking off cobwebs, but then I wouldn't be doing my work where I can feed other people.' The couple have also posed in pictures together with their Tesla Model X, with distinctive falcon-wing doors. But despite that, Ms D'Silva on Tuesday posted a campaign video on YouTube showing her filling up a decade-old Toyota Corolla hatch. 'From rising crime to the spiralling cost of living, Labor has neglected the west,' she said. Despite being a migrant herself - moving from India to Australia in 2004 - Ms D'Silva has slammed Labor for presiding over record-high immigration levels. 'Labor's solution to staying in power? Mass migration over real representation,' she said on her Mira For Lalor X account that has since been deleted. Her Facebook page, however, is full of campaign images of her courting the Indian vote. In another post from March, also deleted, Ms D'Silva suggests Mr Albanese had put Australia's security at risk by meeting with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky in 2023 to offer him Australian Bushmaster vehicles While she is Catholic, she is seen in the images wearing a sari to connect with Hindu voters. In another Facebook post from early April, she appears with former Liberal prime minister John Howard. 'When I arrived in Australia 20 years ago, John Howard was leading the nation,' she said. 'As I searched for job opportunities, I often listened to him on TV, articulating his vision for Australia - a moment that first sparked my interest in the Liberal Party. 'Today, we reflected on his policies, particularly the skilled migration policy.' As a candidate, she had another controversial social media post - since deleted from X - which suggested Australia's $368billion commitment to AUKUS was apparently a failure. 'Australia foots the bill while US and UK take submarines,' she said. 'AUKUS is a "fantasy" that will leave us defenceless.' Prime Minister Anthony Albanese continued his Liberal predecessor Scott Morrison's AUKUS submarine deal with the US and UK. In another post from March, also deleted, Ms D'Silva suggests Mr Albanese had put Australia's security at risk by meeting with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky in 2023 to offer him Australian Bushmaster vehicles. 'Anthony Albanese's reckless foreign policy dragging Australia into a dangerous conflict,' she said, although her own party supports funding for the Ukraine war effort. Ms D'Silva ran against former Labor leader Bill Shorten in Maribyrnong in 2022 and is now contesting former prime minister Julia Gillard's old electorate of Lalor.
Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Nevada Democrat proposes study on slavery's impact, possible reparations
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Nevada Democratic assemblymember is proposing a bill to create a commission to study discrimination against Black Americans and possible reparations. Assem. Ruben D'Silva's proposal would create a body within the Nevada System of Higher Education to analyze and study 'the economic, political, social, educational, and historical impacts of slavery, Jim Crow… racial discrimination, and other lingering effects of slavery,' according to a news release. The commission would then present its findings to the Legislature the next legislative session, including possible 'forms of rehabilitation or restitution to descendants of formerly enslaved Africans,' a bill draft request said. 'I am honored to bring forth this bill to the 83rd legislative session,' D'Silva said in a news release. 'This commission will study and address key issues that have stemmed from slavery, Jim Crow, as well as de jure and de facto racial discrimination through a distinctly Nevada lens. This bill is about education and justice.' The bill was not introduced in the Nevada Assembly as of Tuesday. Democrats in California created a similar task force in 2020, which later made recommendations, including monetary reparations for qualifying individuals. Last year, California lawmakers declined to consider any payments. Lawmakers in Illinois and New York passed similar laws as D'Silva's proposal to study reparations, the Associated Press reported. In the 1990s, Florida created a scholarship fund for descendants of Black Floridians killed in a 1923 massacre. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
