wwc 210721 youth

It’s Not Easy Growing Up In A Pandemic

HOW are the youth coping with the pandemic? The reactions were mixed from the six panellists in the WED WEB CHAT — Youth Disrupted. Javith Absar, who is studying facilities management...
Simone Biles

Record Gold Leaps

159 centimetres. That’s the estimated global average height of an adult woman.  This is in sharp contrast to the lauded Olympics 2020 artistic gymnast Simone Biles who stands at 142cm. According...

The Pandemic’s Effect On Youth

  WE have been living with the pandemic for more than a year. That's a long time to be in a state of disruption. People generally don't like change. Especially when...
Gorilla Watches

Wrestling Time With A Gorilla

AFTER successful stints at Omega and Audemars Piguet, Octavio Garcia set up his own watch brand. Bringing his experience from the established brands, and converging it with his interests in...
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Luxury Should Be Exquisite Not Exclusive

THE usual descriptions we have been levelling at the high-end consumer market have become part of the luxe lexicon, but they are not necessarily words those in the industry...
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Is Luxe In A State Of Flux?

IN most cases there will be a cheaper option available for a luxury product. But that hasn’t stopped the luxury sector from enjoying year-on-year growth. The tradition behind luxury brands...
KEF Elements

KEF Elements Takes On Time And Space

AFTER building up a strong retail presence for a growing roster of watches, Red Army Watches (RAW) reckons it’s time to launch its own brand. KEF Elements ambitiously creates 12...
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How Binding Is That Contract?

IT has been a busy season for sport. Trying to get around COVID-19, playing matches in empty to sparsely filled venues, and sporting personalities in the thick of all sorts...
WED WEB CHAT esports

Esports — Playing To Win

ESPORTS events may have been halted by the pandemic, but the number of new people taking to gaming consoles has been on the rise. The US$1.5 bn (projected 2023) esports...

A Future In Esports?

IT may seem like time wasted by the young as they play games well into the night, but that’s just a biased generational view of esports. When you have the...