“Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” ― Mark Twain

More than 100 years after the death of Mark Twain, this quote has probably never been more relevant. Small-scale entrepreneurship, the creator economy, and the passion economy are on a meteoric rise.

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Just because you are able to work remotely doesn’t mean your industry or company will allow you to maintain that sort of flexibility and lifestyle post-pandemic; depending on who you are and what you do, the office life may be inevitable.

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There’s a chance that the stress from your workplace could be making you a worse or more neurotic person in general.

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A year into the pandemic, Malaysian social enterprises, community centers, and soup kitchens continue to aid those who need help during these turbulent times. Courtesy of The Malay Mail, we highlight some of the many local ventures doing good work.

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International Trade and Industry (MITI) Minister Datuk Seri Azmin Ali has supported the prediction that the Malaysian aerospace industry may be able to rebound to pre-pandemic revenue levels by as early as next year.

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Consumer behavior fundamentally shifted in 2020, and the smartphone market wasn’t spared. While sales may have dipped due to economic reasons, it looks like the overall smartphone market may be back on track and headed for a serious rebound in the coming months.

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Industry leaders in the FMCG sector have created the Malaysia Recycling Alliance (Marea) to promote recyclable and renewable materials for consumer packaging, as well as to minimise packaging leakage into the environment.

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What can governments learn from the wildly popular game Mario Kart (that’s right, Mario Kart!) when planning their sustainability goals? A researcher in the US, who also happens to be a massive fan of the game, is suggesting that governments gamify sustainability in order to be more efficient in reaching their goals. The best part is, it makes perfect sense. Let’s a-go! 

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According to PwC’s March 2021 Global Consumer Insights Pulse survey, Malaysian consumers are a responsible lot when it comes to sustainable shopping. In conjunction with World Earth Day 2021, we discuss if sustainability has become a priority for Malaysians and what brands and businesses can do to ‘tango’ with consumers.

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With cinemas mostly closed, Netflix’s position as an entertainment provider served the company extremely well during the pandemic. However, as life inches towards a sense of old normalcy, Netflix seems to have suffered a significant dip in subscriber uptake, causing its shares to plunge by a whopping 11%.

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