Around Asia
Meet the inspiring people featured in Tatler’s regional titles
TATLER HONG KONG
As she prepares to sign off a storming year in showbiz with a new album, singer Janice Vidal opens up on a range of frank topics, including succeeding in a male-driven industry, finding someone to be with long-term, and a new song that will explore challenging and sensitive issues that have affected the women in her life.
TATLER INDONESIA
Farwiza Farhan is an environmental activist from Aceh and one of Tatler Indonesia’s Gen.t honourees, whose life mission is to save the Leuser Ecosystem, an area of forest in northern Sumatra. After being included on Time magazine’s Time100 Next 2022 list, she shares her journey to changing her country for the better.
TATLER MALAYSIA
Asia’s Most Influential honouree Khailee Ng, managing partner at venture capital firm 500 Global, talks about how he’s making the most of an investment in him by his father, and how he is paying it forward to fund startups in Southeast Asia.
TATLER PHILIPPINES
As Tatler honours the people who have brought positive change to their country over the last two years, we spotlight megainfluencer and vlogger Small Laude, who believes that everything she has in life is a product of faith, hard work and giving back.
SHANGLIU TATLER
Labelhood gathers a community of rising Chinese fashion stars who share similar values and introduces them to the public through events, retail experiences, and brand incubation. Founders Tasha Liu and Nan Lang share how young designers are discovered and how the collective has evolved.
TATLER SINGAPORE
On the cover is Ismail Gafoor, executive chairman and CEO of property platform Propnex. The Asia’s Most Influential honouree discusses how he has grown the company he co-founded more than 25 years ago into the country’s leading real estate agency with a continually increasing market share and presence in the region. Describing himself as a “visionary”, he also shares plans for the company’s next generation of leaders.
TATLER TAIWAN
Model, singer, host and actor Lin Chi-ling established the Chiling Charity Foundation in 2011 to give back to society by giving disadvantaged children access to learning and medical care. As her son approaches his first birthday, Lin shares her thoughts on philanthropy in our cover story.