Covid-19 Exclusives - Penang Monthly (Page 6)

George Town Festival: Surviving Covid and Other Changes

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THE GEORGE TOWN Festival (GTF), since its inception in 2010, has gone from strength to strength, cementing its name as one of the most important art festivals i...

by Pan Yi Chieh

Preschoolers May Suffer Permanent Damage from the Pandemic

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COVID-19 HAS PERFORMED quite a time heist on everyone, and on preschoolers especially. Schools were once again forced to close last May as cases steadily rose.

by Chan Xin Ying

Great Need to Network Anti-pandemic Initiatives

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ONE YEAR ON, and Malaysia's battle against Covid-19 is at its fiercest. As of June 18, 4,202 lives had been lost, a distressing jump up from 501 on January 5. A...

by Lee Khiam Jin

Lee Khiam Jin

When Covid-19 Infects a Family...

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"WE WERE ONE of the lucky ones," recalls Nadine of her family's harrowing brush with Covid-19. A case had been detected at the nursery of a centre where her sev...

by Sherra Yeong

Aviation Academies Adapt to the Crisis

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THE YEAR 2020 has been described as "the worst year in aviation history".1 The impact was not only felt within the airline industry alone; aviation academies to...

by Enzo Sim

Guiding Kids to Learn Online

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ONE DAY THEY are seated in cacophonous classrooms and the next, they find themselves in silent surroundings, with only computer screens as the only distraction....

by Emilia Ismail

Major Institutions Provide Upskilling Opportunities to Fight Rising Unemployment

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PENANG, WITH ITS population of about 1.8 million, faces a perennial challenge of retaining human capital. Where this was once resolved by hiring from out of sta...

by Ooi Tze Xiong

Entering Adulthood Indoors... and Online

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LEAVING SECONDARY SCHOOLING behind is supposed to present endless possibilities. Significant milestones are to appear, together marking a rite of passage into a...

by Rebecca Vega

With E-learning, Universal Education Finally Comes of Age

3 min read

LIKE SO MANY generations before me have done I associate learning with schools with buildings to which little uniformed boys and girls trudge before the day get...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Covid-19 Exclusives: How Wuhan Affects Our Economy

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Wuhan , also known as “Chicago of the East”, is the capital city of Hubei Province in Central China. It has a population of 11 million, a GDP of USD224bil, and as many as 230 Fortune Global 500 firms have a presence there.

by Dato' Seri Lee Kah Choon

Covid-19 Exclusives: The Virus Blights the Art World

6 min read

VISUAL ART activities have been badly impacted by the Covid-19 Virus global pandemic. Museums, festivals, art fairs, biennials are closed, often with immediate...

by Ooi Kok Chuen

Covid-19 Exclusives: What Next for Malaysia?

3 min read

With all the headwinds, the answer to investors’ frequently asked question: “why invest in Malaysia?” is becoming increasingly difficult to address.

by Dato' Seri Lee Kah Choon