Stories

IF the century-old walls of Infant Jesus Convent (IJC) Johor Baru could speak, they would tell a story of humble beginnings, of tears and triumph, and of the generations of girls who have passed through its corridors with dreams in their hearts.

THE rhythmic thump of the helicopter blades echoes through the forest canopy — a steady, pulsing heartbeat in the stillness of the wild. As it hovers above the trees, the roar of the engine cuts through the silence, signalling both an end and a beginning.

IT took writer-director Janus Victoria 11 years to make Diamonds in the Sand, a beautiful, tender film about Yoji, an isolated Japanese man who escapes to the vibrant Philippine capital Manila in an attempt to avoid what in Japan is known as a kodokushi (lonely death).

THE world’s greatest investor is Warren Edward Buffett, currently (still) chief executive officer of New York Stock Exchange-listed Berkshire Hathaway. Buffett will turn 95 on Aug 30 this year, and recently announced that at the end of 2025 he will step down as CEO, yet thankfully retain his chairmanship of Berkshire, which he’s controlled for 60 years.