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Will the Market for Art Ever be the Same Again?
June 2020 Penang Palette Covid-19 Exclusives

Will the Market for Art Ever be the Same Again?

7 min read
BRICK-AND-MORTAR art galleries are hugely impacted by the novel coronavirus pandemic because of the lockdown and the consequent economic crunch.Poster of We...
by Ooi Kok Chuen
Ooi Kok Chuen
A Malaysian Artist Under Lockdown in Italy
June 2020 Feature Covid-19 Exclusives

A Malaysian Artist Under Lockdown in Italy

8 min read
My front door is open, the sun is shining, the birdsong is loud and amazingly, an enormous swarm of bees has just flown by. A dark cloud that hummed so loudly that I thought a big, slow-moving tractor was driving past.
by Rebecca Duckett-Wilkinson
Rebecca Duckett-Wilkinson
Nature Breathes Better as Covid-19 Keeps Humans Indoors
June 2020 Feature Covid-19 Exclusives

Nature Breathes Better as Covid-19 Keeps Humans Indoors

6 min read
THE YEAR 2020 started off with a bang and with the promise of many good things to come. But in January bushfires ravaged Australia and concomitantly, Covid-19 w...
by Nursyazana Khidir Neoh
Nursyazana Khidir Neoh
Working Mums Struggle to Manage Movement Restrictions
June 2020 Feature Covid-19 Exclusives

Working Mums Struggle to Manage Movement Restrictions

4 min read
OF THE MANY ways Covid-19 has changed the lives of working mothers everywhere, being at home while working, and educating and caring for the children may be the...
by Emilia Ismail
Emilia Ismail
Hacking the Next Normal
June 2020 Feature Covid-19 Exclusives

Hacking the Next Normal

7 min read
COVID-19 SENT the world into disarray, and we now face unprecedented challenges in dealing with the ramifications of movement restrictions, and reviving our soc...
by Ernest Mah Herh Sun
Ernest Mah Herh Sun
Covid-19: Fiscal Challenges Await Most Governments
June 2020 Feature Covid-19 Exclusives

Covid-19: Fiscal Challenges Await Most Governments

7 min read
COUNTRIES ARE LIKENING the Covid-19 pandemic to war and indeed, we are observing wartime spending levels across the globe. Malaysia’s RM260bil fiscal stim...
by Yap Jo-yee
Yap Jo-yee
Covid-19 and the Rohingya: Staying Home when One is Homeless
June 2020 Feature Covid-19 Exclusives

Covid-19 and the Rohingya: Staying Home when One is Homeless

7 min read
MALAYSIA’S RESPONSE TO the refugee crisis amid the global Covid-19 pandemic has drawn sharp criticism, both on the national and international front. On Ap...
by Braema Mathi
Braema Mathi
How Aware Are We?
June 2020 Feature Covid-19 Exclusives

How Aware Are We?

9 min read
AS THE COMBINED Covid-19 cases reach a staggering 2 million and counting, global healthcare systems are being stretched beyond their limits.Initial public res...
by Enzo Sim
Enzo Sim
An Almost Run-of-the-Mill Trip from Singapore to Penang, circa 2021
February 2021 Feature Covid-19 Exclusives

An Almost Run-of-the-Mill Trip from Singapore to Penang, circa 2021

7 min read
A sign marking the medical screening area at the Penang International Airport.A FLIGHT FROM Singapore to Malaysia is, by any and all accounts, a short one...
by Cian Sacker Ooi
Cian Sacker Ooi
Tracking Human Mobility in Penang During Covid-19
January 2021 Penang Economic Indicator Covid-19 Exclusives

Tracking Human Mobility in Penang During Covid-19

7 min read
DESCRIBED AS THE most tracked economic indicator during Covid-19,1 the release of the Google Community Mobility Data has been lauded as a creative means by a te...
by Lee Siu Ming &  Ng Kar Yong &  Yeong Pey Jung
Lee Siu Ming Ng Kar Yong Yeong Pey Jung
Rebound is Slower than Expected despite Fiscal Measures
January 2021 Penang Economic Indicator Covid-19 Exclusives

Rebound is Slower than Expected despite Fiscal Measures

10 min read
2021 WILL BE a year fraught with economic challenges and uncertainties. The spike in Covid-19 cases since September 2020 continues to see Malaysia’s econo...
by Ong Wooi Leng &  Yeong Pey Jung
Ong Wooi Leng Yeong Pey Jung
The George Town Literary Festival Persists through the Pandemic
January 2021 Feature Covid-19 Exclusives

The George Town Literary Festival Persists through the Pandemic

7 min read
THE INITIAL PLANS for the 2020 George Town Literary Festival (GTLF) were for it to be celebratory – to look back on 10 years of work, while also looking f...
by William Tham
William Tham
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