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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
Commentary: Has COVID-19 made e-commerce and online shopping the new normal?
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SINGAPORE: As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on worldwide, a new digital normal seems to be emerging from the disruption to regular routines and behaviours. People are working remotely, and attending classes and religious services online. Even annual mass sporting events are adapting to this new normal. People are organising their own virtual runs, where runners
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
Commentary: Social distancing works, even if it doesn’t immediately show results
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ANN ARBOR, Michigan: The last few weeks have brought previously unimaginable changes to the lives of people throughout the United States. Americans everywhere are waking up to a new reality in which they can’t go to work or school outside the home and they have to stay six feet away from others. Advertisement Advertisement More than
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
Commentary: China billionaires a force to be reckoned with in global COVID-19 fight – and more
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BLOOMINGTON, Indiana: Less than a month after China confirmed the emergence of what soon became the new coronavirus pandemic, the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba pledged US$144 million in medical supplies for Hubei province and its capital city Wuhan. Soon after that Jan 29 announcement, Chinese billionaire Jack Ma, Alibaba’s founder, said he was giving away
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 6, 2020
Commentary: COVID-19 slaps a stress test on the Malaysian economy
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SINGAPORE: With the COVID-19 outbreak, Malaysia’s new Perikatan Nasional (PN) government has entered a perfect storm of global and national economic challenges with serious socio-political implications. Given the sudden and forced economic slowdown globally, Malaysia, like most countries across the world, may be heading towards a sharp recession. Advertisement Advertisement The Malaysian government has responded
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 6, 2020
Commentary: China’s COVID-19 push for global influence
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CANBERRA: The coronavirus pandemic is a “black swan” moment. It is a rare and unpredictable event that could have momentous, system-wide, and unforeseen consequences. China deserves credit for having mobilised quickly, efficiently, and effectively after initial missteps to defeat the COVID-19 disease. Domestically, the early cover-ups and punishment of whistle-blowers have been displaced by the
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 6, 2020
Commentary: How to show affection – from a safe distance
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LONDON: One of the most enjoyable articles I’ve ever read was called Up And Then Down, by Nick Paumgarten. It was published in the New Yorker in April 2008. Today, it would be described as a long read. Back then it was simply an exhaustive study of the life and times of the elevator, or
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 6, 2020
Commentary: Pakistan has a bold, work-in-progress emergency cash transfer plan for the unbanked
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LONDON: Cases of COVID-19, the disease associated with the new coronavirus are spreading quickly in Pakistan. But considering that the nation shares borders with two global epicentres of the pandemic – Iran and China – the situation could have been worse. There have been more than 2,000 infections from the virus in Pakistan and 26
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 6, 2020
Commentary: We cannot allow COVID-19 to disrupt our relationships too
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SINGAPORE: My family has been planning a party for my almost two-year old daughter, Lily. Sadly, with the exponential rise in COVID-19 cases, my husband uninvited all his friends to the party two weeks ago. Yesterday, he uninvited his own mother. Advertisement Advertisement Like a bad breakup, these un-invites were impersonally conveyed over the phone
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 5, 2020
Commentary: In the time of COVID-19, China is revolutionising deliveries and e-commerce
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LAUSANNE: While some sectors of the economy struggle for survival in a sudden, new, harsh reality, e-commerce is again faced with massive demand. With many of us confined to our homes, we have become reliant on online shopping. And while your weekly grocery shop or a book order might seem to have changed little in
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 5, 2020
Commentary: Working together towards a zero-suicide Singapore
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SINGAPORE: Not trying hard enough. Weak. Crazy. Seeking attention. Selfish. Beyond help. These are common accusations rooted in myths that people with suicidal behaviour have to contend with. Advertisement Advertisement For Lucy (not her real name), having witnessed and lost a friend to suicide, she finds herself struggling with suicide ideation on a daily basis.
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 5, 2020
Commentary: Four ways seniors can stay connected during COVID-19
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia: As the numbers climb for those infected with the novel coronavirus, the dangers rise for vulnerable populations. People who are older or with underlying medical conditions risk the severest consequences, including organ failure and death. Advertisement Advertisement The latest data from China indicates the great majority of reported cases were in older people; elders
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 4, 2020
Commentary: A ‘my country first’ contagion is threatening Europe
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BERLIN: Under President Donald Trump, the United States is not actively seeking cooperation with other countries in combating COVID-19, leaving the global fight against the coronavirus fractured. Far more than the US-European dispute over the role of NATO, the silence surrounding the pandemic between the two sides shows that one can hardly speak of a
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 4, 2020
Commentary: The global war on COVID-19 will not have a decisive end
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HONG KONG: The world is at war. The enemy is resilient, ruthless, and unpredictable, with no regard for race, nationality, ideology, or wealth. As of Apr 3, it has killed more than 52,000 people and infected over one million, from ordinary workers to the United Kingdom’s prime minister and crown prince. Advertisement Advertisement The coronavirus
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Commentary: E-learning sees no smooth sailing in Malaysia and Indonesia
SHAH ALAM: Governments and companies across the world have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with cancellations of public events and closures of offices, restaurants, museums, schools and universities to avoid masses from gathering. As of Apr 7, over 1.3 million cases and more than 73,000 deaths have been recorded worldwide. Advertisement Advertisement Education institutions around the