Get Personal: Baker boys
Alex Lim and Kenny Peck can create everything from the classy to the wacky at their patisserie, Forêt Blanc.
SAFE-ty first
A smartphone app that covers aspects on sex and sexuality, contraception, pregnancy, sexual health, and issues of consent and coercion? It actually does exist!
WIEF’s guiding lights
R.AGE was invited to participate in the World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) Young Fellows programme, and got to speak to a number of inspiring young people there.
Sweet trip
The three winners of the Sunsilk Sweet Trip contest – not to mention, our very own writer – flew to Seoul, South Korea to hang out with popular K-pop boy band MBLAQ.
Etiquette rules
YOUNG people these days might be way more knowledgeable than before, but one thing they still don’t know enough about, funnily enough, is basic etiquette, according to etiquette coach Hor Phooi Sin. “We often think of etiquette as common knowledge, but that’s not the case in the environment we are now being brought up in,” […]
Being the change we want to see
WIEF created its Young Fellows programme, a global programme focusing on youth leadership.
Need for speed
From a Marketing Degree student to making a racing debut at World Time Attack Challenge (WTAC) in Sydney in 2009, Alif Hamdan is not stopping anytime soon.
Get Personal: Geh Chee Minh
Self-taught photographer Geh Chee Minh is now one of the top 76 Red Bull Photographers in the world.
This just in
THERE was a time when journalists were the gatekeepers of news. According to lecturer/social media advocate and former journalist Niki Cheong, everyone is their own gatekeeper now. “The way we receive news is based on an algorithm we create for ourselves,” he said. “We create and manipulate these algorithms by choosing who to follow on […]
Meeting Taylor Swift
SO last week I met this 24-year-old girl whose gigs over the past year have brought in something like US$140mil (RM451mil). Not too shabby for someone who was once told her singing career would be dead overnight after a few bum notes at the Grammys. Her name is Taylor Alison Swift, and I have to […]
Social revolution
IF you’re a media or journalism professional interested in figuring out just how social media is changing the news media industry, then the Journalism For Gen Y panel discussion is what you’re looking for. Hosted by R.AGE, the discussion will be held this Friday as part of the Poskod Journalism Campus, an event at the […]
Media 101
WORKING in media can be challenging, but it’s a whole lot of fun too – and those who attended the R.AGE Talks Media career talk last Saturday can surely attest to that. Organised as part of the Star Education Fair, the talk was presented by R.AGE and some of our friends in the industry – […]
Get personal: Phoon Eyin
Wushu startlet Phoon Eyin is a rising star in a sport of action and attitude, but packs a pleasingly humble demeanour.
Join the discussion
THERE’S no doubt the Internet and social media play crucial roles in shaping the journalism industry today. So, if you’re an aspiring journalist, the Journalism for Gen Y panel discussion is definitely an event you shouldn’t miss. The panel discussion, sponsored by R.AGE, will be held on June 20 from 2pm-3.30pm at Black Box, Publika […]
Social generation
JOURNALISM and the younger generation make a potent combination in this day and age. Social media has single-handedly revolutionised the way news is created, read and shared; and driving this paradigm shift is Gen Y. “We have everything from breaking news on Twitter to websites like Buzzfeed that are actually hiring proper journalists now,” said […]