Beyond street food: The new hotels, restaurants and bars refreshing George Town, Penang From the storied Eastern & Oriental Hotel and newly opened Soori Penang to Michelin-selected restaurants, independent bookstores and intimate cocktail bars, George Town’s heritage scene is finding fresh energy. Cartier Women's Initiative 2026: 10 women entrepreneurs making a global impact Caviar for breakfast, Pilates and pickleball classes, oceanfront suites for all – Explora Journeys is wooing non-cruisers and it’s working Meet the CEO of Section L, the apartment-hotel brand that’s rethinking extended stays in Japan Mercedes-Benz marks 140 years of the automobile as new S-Class arrives in Singapore Experiences Beyond street food: The new hotels, restaurants and bars refreshing George Town, Penang From the storied Eastern & Oriental Hotel and newly opened Soori Penang to Michelin-selected restaurants, independent bookstores and intimate cocktail bars, George Town’s heritage scene is finding fresh energy. Caviar for breakfast, Pilates and pickleball classes, oceanfront suites for all – Explora Journeys is wooing non-cruisers and it’s working 8 dining experiences to treat Dad to this Father’s Day A fresh guide to Kuala Lumpur: Where to stay, shop and dine in and around the TRX district Can a luxury wellness cruise really help you switch off? Advertisement About Time The innovative new watches from Watches and Wonders 2026 From Chanel’s patented tweed setting to IWC’s spaceflight-ready tool watch and Parmigiani Fleurier’s disappearing chronograph, these Watches and Wonders 2026 launches show how mechanical watchmaking is still pushing forward. ‘Pieces of art for kings’: The watchmaker that makes fewer than 100 masterpieces a year Van Cleef & Arpels turns to the stars at Watches and Wonders 2026 Reebok and H Moser & Cie team up for the Streamliner Pump watch Hermes bares it all at Watches and Wonders 2026 with its first skeleton H08 watch Obsessions Mercedes-Benz marks 140 years of the automobile as new S-Class arrives in Singapore The anniversary convoy brought three new S-Class sedans to Gardens by the Bay, where the marque also announced Mercedes-Benz Studio Singapore. K-pop group Seventeen’s Joshua named Jaeger-LeCoultre Friend of the House Ferrari’s first electric car spooked investors, but the Luce may be less risky than it looks Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh and Singaporean influencer Mae Tan star in new Richard Mille film Ferrari's Luce leads bold leap into uncertain EV era Advertisement Luxury Leaders He once felt he had to prove himself in school. Today, Christopher Chua designs luxury resorts for top hotel brands Christopher Chua, founder of Singapore-based KulorGroup, has gone from outsider to resort specialist, advising luxury hospitality names including Six Senses, Hilton and Four Seasons. This Singapore designer turns food scraps, glass and textile waste into beautiful objects Inside the Singapore design showcase at Milan Design Week 2026 How Sunset Hospitality Group CEO is growing Mett Hotels and lifestyle brands across Asia How Violet Oon and her children are narrating Singapore’s food story for a new generation Advertisement People Cartier Women's Initiative 2026: 10 women entrepreneurs making a global impact The latest cohort of women entrepreneurs or fellows of the Cartier Women's Initiative demonstrates how women-led businesses are tackling some of the world's biggest challenges – from healthcare and employment to climate change and food security. Meet the CEO of Section L, the apartment-hotel brand that’s rethinking extended stays in Japan This sommelier can’t easily consume alcohol. So he created non-alcoholic beverages for fine dining Does a restaurant need to go viral to survive? Red House Seafood’s Christopher Chang hopes not ‘An Asian brand for Asian families’: How Le Petit Society built a modern childrenswear label from Singapore Advertisement Remarkable Living When a design constraint becomes this home’s defining feature In western Singapore, a difficult site constraint becomes the starting point for a tropical family home centred on a garden, pool and courtyard. Inside a Singapore house that turns its split-level layout into a design advantage How this 1980s walk-up apartment in eastern Singapore was redesigned for family life This Singaporean turned a heritage shophouse in Penang into a museum of rare vintage bags The design solution that made this Singapore home feel private and serene Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST
