Pennie Lim (Photo: Selangor Information Technology and Ecommerce Council (SITEC)/Facebook)
Founded by Malaysian Pennie Lim in 2018, HOMA2U is touted as Malaysia s first full-fledged overstock marketplace for building materials and interior design finishes. An offline-to-online (O2O) marketplace, HOMA connects homeowners and renovation project owners with unused, surplus building materials from construction sites and distributors at affordable prices and thus reducing wastage and streamlining the traditionally analog renovation process for homeowners today.
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Auditor and entrepreneur Penny Choong launched MoneyPenny , naming the website after the the nickname her students gave her (Photo: Penny Choong)
Coming from an IT and finance background, auditor, entrepreneur and finance specialist Penny Choong was forced to see the inherent fragility of the global economy when the 2008 financial crisis hit. After graduating from university, she enter
Celebrating Longford s Inspiring Women #IWD2021 - Louise Lovett: We don t have full gender equality in western world
International Women’s Day - Monday, March 8, 2021 #IWD2021 #ChooseToChallenge
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Longford’s Louise Lovett was elected as Chairperson of the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) in June 2020 and for her, International Women’s Day is a day of celebration and solidarity.
“As well as a celebration of women’s achievements and recognition of improved rights and entitlements for women and girls, it is also a day for raising awareness of the need to continue to advocate for women’s equality and gender parity,” she remarked.
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Subscriber only The president of the Ballina Chamber of Commerce has defended her decision to invite her husband, councillor Phil Meehan, to speak at an International Women s Day luncheon, on behalf of Ballina Shire Council. He will still be there, he won t speak at the event but he will be, as he always is, helping fundraise for breast cancer, supporting us like he always does, she said. Mrs Meehan, a former Ballina councillor herself, said she was shocked at the reaction the invite provoked and said it was never her intention to cause such a reaction. I acknowledge and understand council s decision, we will have a wonderful event and our keynote speaker will be Whiporie s Cate McQuillen, the creator of DirtGirl Wold, she said.
When the Ballina Chamber of Commerce invited a male councillor to speak at the International Women's Day lunch, they didn't expect such a strong reaction.
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In honour of the powerful women out there, the team is holding the “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun(damental Rights)” brunch on March 6 and 7. Rest assured they will prepare a delicious Middle Eastern feast of dips, mezze & salads and mains that you can customise.
It’s a tough choice for the mains as options include their signatures of lamb chorizo cassoulet topped with smoked tomato, cannellini beans and broken eggs; Fatteh Breakfast or poached eggs, falafel, tahini atop toasted pita; and Green Menemen, a healthier alternative of spring vegetables, soft eggs and pistachio dukkah. Whatever you choose, it will pair well with the selection of wines, beers and cocktails to be had if you top-up for the free-flow beverage option.