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Thursday, 29 Jul 2021 12:45 PM MYT
BY MELANIE CHALIL
The first lady of Malaysian theatre will be sharing about her life before taking questions from participants. Picture courtesy of klpac
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PETALING JAYA, July 29 Always wanted to know about the woman behind the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (klpac)?
You can ask the first lady of Malaysian theatre, Datuk Faridah Merican, just about anything at a Zoom chat session taking place this Saturday.
No topic is off limits, including her husband and partner in crime Joe Hasham, her cats and her greatest fear.
COMMENT | Some other elements of recovery
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COMMENT | With the extended MCO still proceeding and the resigned acceptance of mounting case numbers, the optimism and stoicism that seemed to accompany last year have been fast deteriorating into open despair and resignation.
A lot has been written about the seeming hopelessness, but by and large, what exactly can be done at a grassroots level? Much of the population in the Klang Valley region has been atomised, to borrow Hannah Arendt’s term, sequestered in individual units under the stay-at-home orders, where the prospects for the post-recovery plans feel bleak even after the outlining of new economic plans and continued daily texts from the authorities.
Indie M'sian arts site launches #BenderaPutih initiative to help arts community thestar.com.my - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thestar.com.my Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
I PERSONALLY love events. However, let me ask you these questions: Can you define what are events and how does the current Covid-19 pandemic primarily.