Celebrate this Mother’s Day with a special treat at MO BAR with the Mother’s Day Brunch or Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea sets. Whichever you choose, make it an extra happy occasion by adding on 2 hours free flow of champagne and Bar Stories cocktails from guest bartender Edward Koh (58++SGD). Presented in collaboration with Roku Gin, mum will be spoilt for choice with quality tipples.
The Mother’s Day Brunch (98++SGD per person) runs from 12 noon to 2:30pm and starts off with a Seafood Platter that includes Seasonal Oysters, Prawns, Snow Crab, and Maine Lobster. Diners can then select options from a wide variety of soups, starters, rice and noodle dishes, main courses and desserts. With dishes on offer from Samosas to Cantonese Style Fried Rice or Braised Angus Beef Cheek, every appetite will be satisfied.
Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea (48++ per person, 88++ for two persons) will run from 3 – 5 pm the same day. Cosy up to mum with platters of bite-sized sweet and savoury treats. The line-up includes savoury bites such as egg roll with mirin, miso emulsion and topped off with ikura, the smoked salmon on Hokkaido milk bread with wasabi mayoand sweet options such as the Goma eclairs, Baked cheesecake with a yuzu chiboust and many more. If your mum loves a little something extra alongside her tea, a tea set inclusive of one Roku Mother’s Day cocktail is also available for (65++SGD).
The Brew House has introduced plant-based and meatless dishes at all its outlets in Malaysia. Come try their Sensational Burger, Spaghetti Meatballs and Minced Meat Spicy Pizza for a limited time only. The promotion is valid from 19 April 2021 or while stocks last.
Nutrifood Indonesia is celebrating Indonesian flavour with the launch of HiLo Active with a unique local Es Teler flavour. Es Teler is a popular Indonesian fruit cocktail featuring avocado, coconut meat, cincau, jackfruit and other fruits are served with coconut milk, sweetened condensed milk, pandan leaf, sugar, and a tiny amount of salt.
HiLo Active is low in fat, high in calcium and is complete with glucosanmine, chondrotine and 74 organic minerals from red algae, for more agile motion.
Nestlé Indonesia has brought americano, which has seen strong success in Thailand, into the country and making it flavourful to appeal to Indonesian coffee drinkers. Unlike the Nescafé Americano in Thailand with its original taste and sugar-free, the Nescafé Americano in Indonesia has the original flavour as well as the fruity and sweet blackcurrant flavour.
The new Nescafé Americano Ice Black introduces Indonesian consumers to the concept of making iced americano at home.
Nestlé launches both products to coincide with Ramadan to provide a refreshing drink to break the fast.
We predict the next step in likely the debut of Nescafé Americano in RTD format.
Thai cinema chain SF Cinema has launched its signature popcorn in a packaged format for consumers to enjoy in the comfort and safety of one’s home. The resurgence of COVID-19 cases in Thailand is expected to negatively impact cinema as consumers reduce their outdoor activities.
SF Cinema has decided to make its popcorn available for order through LINE MAN, Robinhood, GRAB or foodpanda applications. The price is THB 120 for L and THB 140 for XL. The four available flavours are Original, Caramel, Corn Cheese and Paprika.
We have earlier seen Major Cineplex, the largest cinema operator in the country, selling its packaged popcorn in supermarkets.
Pokka has made available Ice Passion Fruit Tea in Malaysia. You can now savour the sweet tangy appeal of passion fruit with tea’s refine flavour for a sensational taste that cascades with natural antioxidant goodness from tea polyphenols.
Click here to purchase from Pokka Malaysia’s official store on Shopee.
Aice has launched an affordable ice cream in tub in the Philippines where you can get all three favourite flavours in one. Now you can enjoy your favorite Sweet Strawberry, Classic Vanilla and Yummy Chocolate ice cream together. The tub costs only PHP 45.
SHAH ALAM, April 28, 2021 – What is your favourite Raya memory? For kampung kids, communal cooking of rendang, ketupat and dodol might be among their earliest memories of Raya, redolent with the aroma of caramelising coconut milk and firewood, Raya songs playing on the radio and the happy chatter of neighbours cooking up a storm.
For families with parents from different states, the Great Rendang Debate always arises towards the end of Ramadan. Each side will go into detail why the rendang from their home state is superior in flavour, aroma, texture, spiciness, right down to which is better as leftovers.
Some families would opt to make beef, chicken, cockles, lamb or other halal meat or seafood rendang in different styles to placate both parties, and to the delight of their guests. This option would also cause another debate on which rendang is superior, proof that there are no winners or losers in the Great Rendang Debate, only happy tastebuds and full bellies.
There are four components to a great rendang : spices, paste, meat or seafood, and the creamy coconut milk base. Chefs, home cooks and rendang connoisseurs agree that quality coconut milk is a key ingredient for an exceptional rendang.
Ayam Brand™ understands the challenges of bringing heritage recipes to life from recipes passed down over centuries, and the needs of our busy lifestyles, health related dietary concerns, and limited cooking time.
Ayam Brand has been providing the great taste and health benefits of coconut milk, in convenient packs for decades. Ayam Brand™ Coconut Milk is hygienically squeezed from selected ripe coconuts, then sealed in convenient tetra packs using Ultra High Temperature (UHT) technology. It is as good as squeezing by hand but without the hassle of cleaning up after. The standardisation on quality, thickness and quantity in each pack will take the guess work out of making rendang for cooks from the ‘agak-agak’ tradition.
You can use Ayam Brand Santan, Ayam Brand Santan Trim (45% reduced in fat) or Ayam Brand Santan Super Light (only 5% of fat!) depending on your preference.
In time for Raya, Ayam Brand has introduced its limited edition Ayam Brand Santan 200ml with easy open cap – so you can use what you need, seal the cap and refrigerate the rest for later. While the packaging format is new during this limited period, the taste and the recipe are the same with existing Ayam Brand Santan.
Working with three experienced and passionate home cooks, Ayam Brand brings you three unique rendang recipes. Each recipe is a family treasure, experimented and perfected on by generations with love and care.
Rendang Cili Padi
If you haven’t decided on this Raya’s rendang, there’s still time to try out these recipes to find your favorite. Will it be Rendang Kerang, Rendang Ayam Cili Padi with Pulut Kuning or Rendang Daging Pedas Perak?
Rendang Daging Pedas
This Rendang Kerang dish is a tradition for Wana Kamal (@wanakamal_79) and brings back memories as it was her late father’s favourite rendang for Hari Raya. She loves the childhood memory of picking fresh cili padi from the garden and shucking fresh cockles with her sister for the dish.
“To make life easier, I now boil the cockles before shucking as they open up but I miss the old days and the time with my family. Overcooking cockles can make them tough and chewy. To make a good Rendang Kerang you need two handfuls of bird’s eye chilli and Ayam Brand coconut milk,” Wana says.
While many are of the opinion that beef works best in rendang, Amirah (@mira.sofia.saufi) feels that the spices and santan used in Rendang Ayam Cili padi brings out the best in kampung chicken, especially when paired with glutinous rice.
“Growing up, I was exposed to different types of Rendang but for Hari Raya, Rendang Ayam Cili Padi is a must have. She shared her recipe with me, and I continue the tradition. She would add a lot more cili padi than I would cause she loves spiciness. To recreate the recipe, I love using Ayam Brand Coconut Milk especially with the easy open cap they now have. Glutinous rice works best with this rendang as it holds more of the gravy, and the texture is stickier and creamy to complement the spiciness but it is also great with lemang or ketupat! ” she adds.
Perakians love of spicy food is well known. Zarra’s (@zarra.riana) take on rendang is her Family’s Rendang Daging Pedas that is famed for its texture.
“While Rendang Tok uses kerisik, Rendang Daging Pedas uses thick shredded coconut in order to get the soft texture similar to Serunding, a type of meat floss. Cooking on low heat and for many hours creates a tender beef, and a mellowness of flavours as all the spices and herbs have time to become friends in the Ayam Brand coconut milk,” Zarra name explains.
So who is the winner of the Great Rendang Debate? That is for you to decide – whip up these three heritage recipes and make your favorite The One this Raya.
Try out the convenience of the new easy open Ayam Brand Santan 200ml and participate in the Ayam Brand Masak dan Menang contest. Simply whip up your rendang or other dishes using Ayam Brand Coconut milk, take a pix and upload to your Facebook or Instagram account and use the hashtag #santanayambrand to be in the running for all-in-one cooker prizes worth up to RM17,200 from innochef! For details visit https://www.ayambrand.com.my/masakdanmenang
With Mother’s Day around the corner, how about spicing up the usual breakfast in bed or bouquet of flowers, with a sophisticated non-alcoholic drink with Lyre’s instead?
Created with love, Lyre’s is the perfect treat to get mum’s stamp of approval. Lyre’s non-alcoholic spirits were crafted to pay homage to the flavours of the world’s most time-tested spirits, made to look, taste and sashay around the palate just like the originals that inspired them. Made from a mix of natural flavours, extracts and distillates derived from fruits, botanicals, spices, seeds and other natural sources, the products contain flavour notes that are a tribute to classic alcohol’s warmth on the palate. Lyre’s provides a delicious alternative for those who do not wish to drink alcohol but still want to kick back with a cool, relaxing beverage, elevating a mixed drink into something special.
Lyre’s Gin Gin Mule
Lyre’s offers an easy solution for gift packs for mom, gifting one free bottle when you buy four from Lyre’s award-winning range of 13 non-alcoholic spirits online from 1 – 8 May. Lyre’s has even shared new recipes on their website, so you’ll be able shake up non-alcoholic versions of mum’s favourite drinks for every occasion…
Customise a Mother’s Day brunch just for mum with a Lyre’s Cosmopolitan – There’s nothing better for mum to wake up to then a decadent brunch, with a zesty, tart Lyre’s Cosmopolitan alongside it. In a shaker, combine 1 ½ parts of Lyre’s White Cane Spirit and ½ part Lyre’s Orange Sec, 1 part cranberry juice, ½ part lime juice, ¼ part white sugar syrup and a twist of lemon. Shake briefly with ice, and strain into a coupette glass garnished with an orange slice.
If you’re planning a Mother’s Day picnic – The Lyre’s Blood Orange Spritz is a perfect summer companion for a hot day. Just pour 1 part Lyre’s Italian Orange and 1 part Lyre’s Orange Sec over ice and top with 3 parts of a premium blood orange soda. To make it extra special, serve in a large or stemless wine glass, and garnish with a blood orange slice and rosemary sprig.
Pamper mum with a massage & mule combo – The same way a massage soothes tired muscles, the warming ginger flavours of the Lyre’s Gin Mule will relax mum from the inside out. Mix 2 parts Lyre’s Dry London Spirit, with 3 parts of a premium ginger ale, ½ part of lime juice, ½ part of white sugar syrup and 8 mint leaves. Finish the drink off with a plump sprig of mint.
Up the ante on a home-cooked dinner by serving it with Lyre’s Contessa Negroni – Start your meal with this classic aperitivo, pouring 1 part Lyre’s Apértif Dry with 1 part Lyre’s Italian Spritz and 1 part Lyre’s Dry London Spirit. If you’d like, add 2 drops of tonic bitters, and stir briefly over fresh ice before serving garnished with a lemon slice.
28 April, 2021 – Kaspersky conducted a study based on anonymized OS metadata provided by consenting Kaspersky Security Network users. The survey has found that almost one quarter (22%) of PC users are still using the end-of-life OS Windows 7, which stopped receiving mainstream support in January 2020. When an OS comes to the end of its lifecycle, no more updates will be issued by the vendor, including critical security fixes.
Although a trusted operating system may seem fine on the surface because it does everything you need it to do, if the vendor no longer supports it, it could be susceptible to attacks. When operating systems reach end-of-life, vulnerabilities will remain without update patches to resolve issues, providing cyberattackers with potential ways to gain access to a system. Therefore, it is critical to update your OS to protect your system or business network from this avoidable issue.
Among those still using Windows 7, consumers, small and medium businesses (SMBs), and very small businesses (VSBs) occupy almost the same share – 22% each. It’s noteworthy, that almost a quarter of VSBs still use the outdated OS and, particularly considering that they do not have dedicated IT staff responsible solely for cybersecurity – it makes it more important to ensure their OS is up-to-date. For now, businesses can still receive extended paid support for Windows 7, but this means extra expense – and this offering will not be available forever[1].
Operating Systems
B2C
SMB
VSB
Windows 10
69.4%
65.6%
67.7%
Windows 7
23.8%
27.8%
27.5%
The percentage of users of Windows 10 and 7 in Malaysia according to the user categories.
*B2C = business to consumer, SMB = Small and Medium Enterprises, VSB = Very Small Businesses
Kaspersky’s findings also showed that only a small percentage (less than 1%) of people and businesses still use older operating systems, such as Windows XP and Vista, support for which ended in 2014 and 2017, respectively. Overall, almost one quarter (24%) of users are still running a Windows OS without mainstream support[2].
Fortunately, 72% of users are using Windows 10, the latest version of Windows OS, which appears to be the safest choice as well.
“Updating your operating system might seem like a nuisance for many. But OS updates are not just there just to fix errors, or to enable the newest interface. The procedure introduces fixes for those bugs that can open a gaping door for cybercriminals to enter. Even if you think you are vigilant and protected while online, updating your OS is an essential element of security that should not be overlooked, regardless of any third-party security solution’s presence. If OS is obsolete, it can no longer receive these critical updates. If your house is old and crumbling, there is no point to install a new door. It makes more sense to find a new home, sooner rather than later. The same attitude is needed when it comes to ensuring the security of the operating system you trust with your valuable data every day” comments Oleg Gorobets, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Kaspersky.
Knowing the risks of an end-of-life operating system is a good start but acting on that knowledge is a smart way to finish. So, to protect yourself, or your business, Kaspersky recommends the following:
Use an up-to-date version of the OS and make sure the auto-update feature is enabled.
If upgrading to the latest OS version is not possible, organizations should consider this attack vector in their threat model and ensure smart separation of vulnerable nodes from the rest of the network. Kaspersky Embedded Systems Securitycan provide support in this case, as it allows operating an OS as old as Windows XP SP2 that runs on systems with very low specifications.
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