Indonesia’s popular private island, greeting family in Cantonese: 7 Lifestyle highlights

From a bodybuilder’s triumph over trauma to Thailand’s bean-to-bar movement, here are some Lifestyle stories you may have missed

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Nikoi Island is a private resort island off the east coast of Bintan, Indonesia, 50km from Singapore. Since November 2022, it has hosted the Ubah Rumah Residency for artists and researchers. Photo: Nikoi Island

Published: 3:00pm, 17 Jul 2025Updated: 3:08pm, 17 Jul 2025

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1. Brutal mugging broke her bones, but inspired her rise to bodybuilding fame

Daniella Means is a professional bodybuilder and champion powerlifter. She was also previously a rugby player for the Hong Kong team. Photo: Instagram/daniellameans

In 2021, Hong Kong-born athlete Daniella Means was assaulted and robbed. Now she’s a top bodybuilder who helps others reach their goals.

2. Private island popular with Singaporeans offers idyllic setting for artists

When strolling through a beach resort, it is not often that you pass a sculptor chiselling driftwood or catch sight of a textile artist steeping fabric in a vat of dye. But such scenes are a daily occurrence on Nikoi Island in Indonesia.

3. Meet Moon Ga-young, star of K-dramas True Beauty and Law and the City

Moon Ga-young in a still from Law and the City. Photo: Disney+

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