Over the past week, many Malaysians have been forced to continue their daily tasks from home. The #workingfromhome was trending during the first few days of the Movement Control Order enforcement. However, are you more productive or have you been overwhelmed with the work at hand?

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Humanitarian efforts and attempts at finding some form of levity and reassurance in this time of crisis have started to ramp up in Malaysia. We share more information about the caremongering initiative, other charitable efforts, and a fantastic parody of a Disney song to bring some light to these dark times.

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While it’s easy to get swept up by the fear and anxiety of a pandemic, it’s also important to remember that times like this can bring out the best in humanity. Whether it’s cultivating a sense of unity and togetherness, or taking pleasure in the little things in life, trying times serve as a platform for growth, reassessment, and provide plenty of opportunities for some positivity.

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Even historians of happiness like myself freely admit that we still know relatively little about the subject, especially regarding how to generate more of it in our everyday lives. Some of the most brilliant minds since antiquity have struggled with understanding the nature of happiness. (Even the term itself remains nebulous.) Happiness is an emotion, after all, and one of the more ambiguous ones, making it difficult if not impossible to realize it simply because one desires to.

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The old adage “absence makes the heart grow fonder” may have been proven beyond a doubt as many couples practicing self-isolation in China have started to file for divorce. This has led to the city of Xi’an looking at a record-high number of divorce requests since the local marriage registries reopened on March 1. 

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As harsh as it sounds, crises are an opportunity for improvement, development, and all forms of futureproofing. As the world endures the spread of Covid-19, what can governments, Malaysia’s in particular, do to weather the storm while gaining the confidence of the ‘rakyat’ at the same time?

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The event industry has taken a huge hit in light of the COVID-19 movement control order and general call for social distancing, with many workshops and training sessions being cancelled or postponed indefinitely. However, staying at home doesn’t mean learning, training, or picking up a new skill is impossible thanks to the uptick of virtual learning platforms.

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Have you seen posts on Facebook about COVID-19 related articles being marked as spam according to Facebook’s Community Guidelines? As it happens, Facebook’s News Feed spam filter ran into a problem identifying what counts as spam and what is legitimate information.

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With Malaysia’s Movement Control Order in full effect, thousands of Malaysians living in Singapore are in a state of limbo. Without the flexibility to travel back and forth between countries, Malaysians there will have to figure out accommodation for the next couple of weeks. 

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Retailers are seeing a surge in online grocery shopping as consumers stock up on food and other essentials because of the coronavirus outbreak. Both customers who want to avoid the crowds and those who are running into empty shelves at brick-and-mortar stores are turning to the internet to shop.

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