Covid-19 Exclusives - Penang Monthly (Page 9)

Covid-19 or Not, Life Continues for These Heritage Traders

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Ng Kee Cake Shop is one of the oldest traditional Chinese bakeries in George Town. Its decadent bakes include kaya puffs, tao sar pneah (salted bean cake) and coconut tarts, which are also served as offerings during major Chinese Lunar holidays, like the Ching Ming and Hungry Ghost Festivals.

by Lim Sok Swan

Anwar Fazal: Seeing New Possibilities for Social Activism Post-Pandemic [PART TWO]

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PENANG MONTHLY CONTINUES the conversation with Penang’s most prolific social activist, Dato’ Seri Dr. Anwar Fazal, on social activism, on having a p...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Is Home Still Sweet Home during Covid-19?

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Ee Ling looks for alternatives online to calm her mind.BURNOUTS ARE INEVITABLE these days when families are spending increasing amounts of time indoors....

by Chan Xin Ying

Youths Learn that a Crisis is a Time of Positive and Negative Change

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From colleagues to friends. Farhanah enjoys a morning workout with her colleagues from Vouk Hotel Suites. Photo: Farhanah AzizanFarhanah (second from ri...

by Regina Hoo

Covid-19 in Penang: Part Three

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2020November 14Two clusters are detected in Penang. The Assumption cluster involves the North and Central Seberang Perai districts, as well as Kulim, Keda...

by Enzo Sim

Pandemic or Not, there is No Such Thing as “De-globalisation”

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WHILE THE COVID-19 pandemic is sometimes portrayed as globalisation hitting a wall, it has at the same time raised public consciousness that globalisation as a...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Anwar Fazal: Seeing New Possibilities for Social Activism Post-Pandemic [PART ONE]

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A HEALTH PANDEMIC lays bare the bones of human society. So, if Covid-19 has not riled up your interest in how the world works, in how that world will now change...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Helping Refugees Fight Covid-19

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In our February issue, we discussed the establishment of Médecins Sans Frontières in Penang and in Malaysia, its work with vulnerable communities...

by Penang Monthly

Doctors Without Borders: Providing Aid to Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Malaysia during Covid-19

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FOR MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES, or Doctors Without Borders (MSF), renowned for providing immediate medical care to those most in need, the Covid-19...

by Enzo Sim

Desperate Means to Keep B40 Malaysians Afloat in 2021

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LIVELIHOOD AND INCOME have been severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, with workers and employees experiencing reduced hours or worse, lay-offs and retrenc...

by Ong Wooi Leng

To Live and Let Live, You Need Sustainability Thinking

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THERE IS A persistent trend in the thinking of the people of Penang which is not easily named, but discerning it helps explain why civil society activism is so...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Penang Institute Holds TechCamp 2020 to Raise Media Literacy in the Digital Age

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When the public is not adequately educated to distinguish between truths, half-truths and lies, mistrust of the media grows and people often then turn to and rely on information that suits their individual beliefs and stance without regard for accuracy.

by Sheryl Teoh