A 40-strong crowd gathered at a community hall in Seksyen 17, Petaling Jaya last Saturday to participate in a barista workshop, the first of its kind to be organised by Bukit Gasing assemblyperson Rajiv Rishyakaran's office, in collaboration with the Barista Guild Asia.

While some were residents of the area, many had travelled from as far as Shah Alam and Bukit Jalil.

Mimi, a homemaker, told Malaysiakini that she made the journey from Bukit Jalil that morning to attend the workshop after...