Penang has introduced a contact tracing online application to help the health and security authorities track those who may have been exposed to Covid-19. It’s called the Penang Contact Tracer application or in short ‘PgCare' PgCare (Penang Contact Tracer) was introduced on 15 May 2020, slightly later than MySejahtera and SELangkah because Penang wanted to… Continue reading PgCare (Penang Contact Tracer application)
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Covid-19: High performance sports in the new normal
By Steven Sim & Muhammad Syakir Che Mansor In Steven's first article, he articulated the need for the Malaysian government to rethink sports in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. In this article, we will deal with issues faced by high performance sports given the new normal due to Covid-19. We will look into four key… Continue reading Covid-19: High performance sports in the new normal
Penang Lawan Covid-19 Off to a Strong Start
[Article also published in the Penang Monthly, click here for the link] THE STRUGGLE AGAINST Covid-19 will be a long one. To quote Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow: “This is a marathon, not a 100-meter sprint. We have to be vigilant both physically and mentally till the end.” It is definitely too early to… Continue reading Penang Lawan Covid-19 Off to a Strong Start
Covid-19 Exclusives: Tech Solutions for the Next Normal
BY NOW, ALL of us will be familiar with the term new normal or as we call it in Penang, next normal. Since the start of the Covid-19 epidemic, many commentators have spoken about how this crisis will change the way we live our lives. Many also talked about technology playing a more prominent role… Continue reading Covid-19 Exclusives: Tech Solutions for the Next Normal
Huge Benefits in Many Fields Can be Reaped if the Story of Sports is Properly Told
The story of sports in Malaysia is often ignored, and I feel there is much about it that needs telling. It makes a broad and exciting tale. My minister and I came to helm the Youth and Sports Ministry in July 2018 on the heels of a disappointing performance at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in… Continue reading Huge Benefits in Many Fields Can be Reaped if the Story of Sports is Properly Told
Using Technology during the MCO
SOMEONE TOLD ME that we are quite fortunate to live in this age when we are facing the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, he was not revelling in the disease nor the crisis. His logic was simple; imagine we are living instead during the world wars. One had to eat a simple ration of food, perhaps even… Continue reading Using Technology during the MCO
Menteri in my Myvi: Steven Sim
https://www.youtube.com/embed/mR1LH0Cy2Jg We gave Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Steven Sim a ride to the mall, just before he flew off to his constituency and hometown in Bukit Mertajam, Penang. The Malaysian Insight got to know YB Steven a bit better, as he chatted with us in a 'rojak' of Bahasa Malaysia and English on a… Continue reading Menteri in my Myvi: Steven Sim
#StandingForKindness: Steven Sim
https://www.youtube.com/embed/BxgQ0CFEiH4 MP Steven Sim's personal pledge for National Kindness Week is to listen more to the people around him. How will you show kindness this week? For some great ideas, why not sign up for the Kindness Challenge at bit.ly/stchallenge2019
Malaysian girls missing from the job market
MP for Serdang Dr Ong Kian Ming wrote an excellent article about the worrying gender imbalance in Malaysian public universities. Our colleagues in the Penang Institute have shown that women greatly outnumbered men in major public universities. In institutions such as Universiti Putra Malaysia, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris etc., female students constituted… Continue reading Malaysian girls missing from the job market
