The Hungry Ghost Festival – A Symbol of Community Solidarity

There are three types of batik businesses in Penang today: traditional traders, artisanal proprietors and social media entrepreneurs. These batik proprietors differ from each other in how they value batik, their business model as well as the challenges they face from market demands today.

AT THE PEAK of the health crisis, the news media were saturated with reports about medical professionals suffering from burnout and compassionate fatigue. The p...