CEKU Editorials

The sudden shift of the mode of learning in Malaysia to an ‘emergency remote teaching’ has raised concerns of its efficacy amongst the public. What are the biggest challenges of e-Learning and is Malaysia truly ready for this electronic approach in education?

COVID-19 is a health crisis, while it is recognised that it affects a patient’s physical health, do you know that it can have an adverse impact on your mental wellbeing as well? How will the government diversify its resources to combat the rise of mental health issues in the country when COVID cases are persistently high?

As the worst of the pandemic (hopefully) draws to an end, our country begins preparing for the year ahead. Budget 2021 sees prioritization in Covid-19 recovery at the financial cost of population healthcare. We may be winning the battle, but will we lose the war?

Flying to the UK amidst a pandemic is an agonisingly hard choice. Catching Covid-19 is at the forefront of everyone's mind. But what other factors should you consider?

With the current Covid-19 pandemic taking up the majority of the news, it is easy to forget that Malaysia’s 11th Economic Plan, which began in 2016, is set to end this year. Among its other pillars, one of the main pillars in the former legisative’s mid-term review was the focus on “empowering human capital”.

Imagine the Malaysian economy as a vehicle. Then the private sector is the engine, but the government takes the wheel. This leads Malaysia to embrace a duality of capitalistic markets and a generous social welfare state.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had adverse impacts on markets ranging from the finance sector to the retail sector - with shortage of essentials such as surgical facemasks, hand sanitisers, and perhaps more peculiarly, toilet papers.

When one argues for gender empowerment, one would usually do so on the basis of equality of outcome or opportunity. Both cannot be achieved at the same and in fact, complete equality of either case separately is impossible.

Vision 2020 might no longer be the future we were hoping for, but a cashless society might be. Join us as we explore the Malaysian market's potential by drawing inspiration from China.

As we enter into a new decade, the same old issues continue to plague our nation. Read on to see what the government has done to address our rising obesity levels and what else can be done leading on from that.