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...
Need for Speed: Penang’s Broadband Dilemma
7 min read
It was not too long ago when the modem sang a dial-up tune every time I wanted to connect to the internet. Mum’s occasional phone call meant tha...
Carbon Offsetting: A Faulty Solution That Encourages Fraud?
2 min read
Carbon offsetting is a concept that involves investing in projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions to compensate for (or offset) one’s own carbon footprint...
Organic Does Not Equal Sustainable
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ORGANIC FOOD HAS gained a lot of traction in Malaysia and around the world in recent years – the label has even extended to non-food products like lipsticks mad...
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...
Covid-19 and the Rohingya: Staying Home when One is Homeless
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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...
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...
Working for Peace and Justice is an Uphill Battle
5 min read
WORKING FOR PEACE is an attractive, but nebulous cause. Without Justice, conflicts are hard to avoid and peace gets disrupted. And so, the work begins again on...
Tackling Sexual Harassment
6 min read
SEXUAL HARASSMENT is about power, not sexual desire.The term first hit international airwaves in the 1980s – four decades ago. On the heels of the #MeTo...
Men Who Ran PFS and Inspired Generations
8 min read
This article first appeared in our October 2016 issue. In celebration of our 10th anniversary, we put together for you in this issue some of our most me...
Slowing Climate Change
10 min read
This article first appeared in our May 2013 issue. In celebration of our 10th anniversary, we put together for you in this issue some of our most memorable arti...
Only Aquaculture Can Make Seafood Production Sustainable
5 min read
International students attending summer course at CEMACS. This was their field trip to the oyster culture farm. With them is Pak Su, the owner of the oyster c...
