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Fashion Value Chain
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Fashion Value Chain
Zen Diamond's Elegant Father's Day Edit for Legacy Icons
Trends may shift, but legacy endures. This Father's Day, Zen Diamond presents a sophisticated edit of men's accessories that honour strength, wisdom, and quiet charisma. From meticulously designed timepieces to diamond-accented chains, each piece captures not just elegance, but the spirit of a man who leads by example. Celebrate the father figure in your life with six timeless gifts that reflect his character, his journey, and the values he passes on. 1. Signature Diamond Pen – Power in Every Stroke Crafted with precision and poise, this pen is more than a writing tool — it's a symbol of intellect, influence, and inner strength, subtly encrusted with a diamond for a refined statement. 2. The Diamond-Tied Classic – Understated Sophistication Zen Diamond reinvents the tie pin with a brilliant-cut diamond anchoring each piece. Elevate his formalwear with this modern tribute to classic elegance. 3. Perfumes of Distinction – His Signature in a Scent From Sapphire to Prive, each fragrance is composed with nuance, blending masculine notes into a lingering, luxurious aura—perfectly capturing the facets of his personality. 4. The Pocket Watch – A Gentleman's Keepsake A refined nod to tradition, this vintage-style pocket watch features a discreetly embedded diamond, balancing craftsmanship with heritage. 5. Statement Kada – Masculinity in Motion Sculpted in polished metal and adorned with diamonds, Zen Diamond's Kada is for the man who values culture, strength, and elevated simplicity. 6. Bold Chain – Elegance in Every Link A sleek men's chain in dual-tone rose gold and platinum finishes, this piece fuses bold design with timeless elegance, punctuated by a single diamond for extra finesse. This year, go beyond the expected. Honour your father with a gift that's not just stylish—but meaningful. Zen Diamond's curated collection blends modern design with enduring values, creating heirlooms for men who lead with quiet power and lasting impact.
CNA
26-05-2025
- Business
- CNA
CNA938 Rewind - A different start: How fresh grads are choosing to set up their own business
CNA938 Rewind Play A growing number of fresh graduates in Singapore are ditching the 9-5 and choosing entrepreneurship as their first foray into working life. Andrea Heng and Susan Ng examine why and how they will use their experience to chart their future, with 25-year-old Melissa Anne Lim, Founder and Director of Echo House, a cafe in Kada.
The Star
11-05-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Unity govt not threatened by 14 BN + 14 PH strategy in Melaka polls, says Khalid
KOTA BHARU: The proposal of 14 Barisan Nasional + 14 Pakatan Harapan strategy in the upcoming Melaka state election will not threaten the Unity Government, said Parti Amanah Negara communications director Khalid Abdul Samad. However, he said the strategy has not yet been finalised and a decision would only be made after all component parties held discussions and negotiations. "In this Unity Government, we will often hear such calls, which is just normal but in the end we will sit down and discuss and negotiate together if there is any need for that. "Although we are facing the Melaka PRN separately, the seat negotiations will be done for the entire country, even though other areas have not yet to hold elections, but when we negotiate, it will involve the entire country," he said. He told reporters after the Kemubu Agricultural Development Authority (Kada) chairman's morning assembly with staff at Kada headquarters, here on Sunday (May 11). Earlier, the media reported that various parties rejected the DAP proposal which appeared a Chinese-language newspaper report titled '9 DAP Melaka Branches approve the resolution of a 14 BN + 14 PH strategy' in the upcoming Melaka state elections. On Saturday (May 10), Umno secretary-general Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said that his party is maintaining the basic principle agreed upon by Barisan and Pakatan to defend the seats won respectively in the last Melaka state elections. Melaka has 28 state seats, involving 21 controlled by Barisan, Pakatan (five) and Perikatan Nasional (two). For the record, the term of the Melaka legislative assembly is scheduled to end in November next year. - Bernama
The Star
27-04-2025
- Climate
- The Star
Better rice yields this year than last
PETALING JAYA: The authorities in the country's two largest rice-planting regions are expecting a better harvest this year compared to last year when extreme weather destroyed over 17,600ha of the crop. Muda Agricultural Development Authority (Mada) and Kemubu Agricultural Development Authority (Kada), which are responsible for the Kedah-Perlis and Kelantan rice bowls respectively, say they have put in place several measures to increase yields, repair damaged farms and reduce the impact of floods and droughts. CLICK TO ENLARGE Kada chairman Khalid Abdul Samad said droughts in the first planting season of 2024 had hampered the farmers' work in all of the 26,664ha the body oversees. 'Only 55% of farms under Kada were able to sow their crops during that season,' Khalid said in an interview. ALSO READ: The three Ms bugging padi farmers But Kada's strategies are expected to increase padi harvests from 150,393 tonnes in 2024 to 215,000 tonnes this year. In the Kedah-Perlis rice-planting region, Mada is also optimistic about achieving better harvests this year although it declined to give an estimate. 'It is important that farmers, researchers and the government work together on strategies that are necessary to reduce the impact of weather changes on the sector to ensure that rice yields and incomes are not jeopardised,' Mada chairman Datuk Dr Ismail Salleh told The Star. The over 100,600ha that Mada oversees is expected to produce an average of 5.58 tonnes per hectare after the latest planting season ended on April 16, he said. Another planting season is expected to begin at the end of this month, but Mada did not provide an estimate of its yield. 'Mada believes that the padi harvest this year will be better than the year before,' Ismail said. 'We continue to be committed in all efforts to improving programmes aimed at increasing harvests to ensure that the nation's food supplies are secure, lifting farmers' socio-economic status.' Last year, extreme weather caused droughts and floods to destroy more than 17,657ha of crop in Kedah, Perlis and Kelantan, two of the largest rice-planting areas in Malaysia. ALSO READ: Padi yields affected by erratic weather Collectively, the rice farms that Mada and Kada supervise produce about 50% to 54% of this staple grain for Malaysians. For this year, both authorities have started measures to boost yields and mitigate the impact of floods and droughts when they happen. For Mada, this involves expanding its large-scale padi-planting project from 10,753ha to 13,103ha. 'The project allows farms to be centrally managed on a large scale so that costs can be optimised and yields increased,' Ismail said. Besides upgrading farm infrastructure such as irrigation systems, Mada is also fertilising and rehabilitating soil in its farms. Other ongoing efforts include: • Transferring high-yield technology to farmers through workshops and on-the-field training. • Effective pest monitoring and control programmes. • Large-scale weed control and eradication focusing on padi angin, sambau and keladi agas. In Kelantan, Kada is repairing sheet piles that had been damaged in the previous floods to ensure that there will be enough water in Sungai Kelantan so that pumps can distribute water to farms, Khalid said. 'We are also maintaining alternative support pumps that will be brought to farms so that water can be supplied from alternative sources besides irrigation canals,' he added. Kada's other measures include: • Working with the Kemasin Semarak Integrated Agricultural Development Area to ensure that downstream drainage operations are working effectively to reduce floods. • Getting farmers to abide by optimal planting schedules so growing and harvesting can be done before the rainy season. • Encouraging the use of quick- maturing padi varieties such as MR220CL2 that can be harvested within 97 days compared to 120 days for the conventional types.
The Star
27-04-2025
- Climate
- The Star
Padi yields affected by erratic weather
PETALING JAYA: Whether it is drought or floods or a fluctuation between the two, the erratic weather has affected padi yields in the Kelantan and Kedah regions last year, according to the authorities there. Over in Kedah, the rice bowl of Malaysia, floods were a major headache, whereas in Kelantan, droughts were more of a problem. As for the Muda Agricultural Development Authority (Mada), its chairman Datuk Dr Ismail Salleh said floods in the region had affected output and the income of farmers. 'The total damage to crop due to the floods from September to October 2024 was 6,172.16ha and amounted to RM32.63mil. 'The government had given a total compensation of RM10.49mil to reduce the burden of 4,854 farmers through the Padi Crop Disaster Fund (TBTP),' he said. The floods last November and December damaged an area covering 10,319.82ha, involving 6,413 farmers. Since Sept 13 last year, padi farmers have been covered under the Padi Crop Takaful Scheme (STTP), which is a form of protection for crops damaged by floods. The scheme has given out compensation totalling RM15.48mil. 'In 2024, there was no new incidence of drought that affected Mada padi yield,' said Ismail. In 2023, a total of 3,276.4ha in the Mada region was damaged due to disaster with losses amounting to RM7.34mil. The following year, the numbers increased with the total area damaged by disaster almost doubling to 6,172.16ha and losses amounting to RM32.63mil. The compensation given out in 2023 was RM3.28mil while a year later, the compensation amounted to RM10.49mil. However, the average padi output increased to 5.1 tonnes per ha in 2024 from 4.9 tonnes per ha in 2023. In Kelantan, there are two planting seasons – March to August and September to February. The Kemubu Agricultural Development Authority (Kada) said there was a drastic drop in the padi yield, especially due to the inclement weather, specifically drought. 'During the first season, only 14,669ha or 55% of the total Kada padi fields of 26,664ha were planted. The average output was 3.722 per tonne per ha, making 38,219 tonnes in total yield,' it said. Comparatively, in the second season of 2023, 95% of the fields or 25,226ha were planted and the padi output was 3.797 tonnes per ha, with a total yield of 95,794 tonnes. 'Therefore, the overall planting for 2024 over the two seasons covered 39,895ha. As for output, an average of 3.77ha was produced with a total yield amounting to 150,393 tonnes,' it added. At the harvesting stage, a total of 901.85ha were damaged due to floods in the first season of 2024, affecting 463 farmers. In the second season, floods also damaged 263.95ha of farms, affecting 136 farmers.
