Is This How We Help the Arts During COVID-19?

Ian Chow, general manager, Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre

27-Apr-20 14:00

Is This How We Help the Arts During COVID-19?

Pause
Embed

In a recent interview, Tourism, Arts, and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said it was “easy” for the Malaysian arts sector to adapt to and recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Movement Control Order. We break down her remarks and discuss why they have drawn so much backlash.

Produced by: Sharmilla Ganesan

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs, Tee Shiao Eek

This and more than 60,000 other podcasts in your hand. Download the all new BFM mobile app.

Categories: Politics, Law and Legal Matters, Film, Social Issues, Visual Arts, Performing Arts

Tags: The Bigger Picture, The Daily Digest, Covid-19, Movement Control Order, Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri,

Today’s Shows

11:00 AM

Best of Enterprise

(REPEAT) OpenMinds’ Jan Wong on Malaysia’s martech momentum, AI overload, and how poor tech stacks are breaking brands mid-campaign.

12:00 PM

Popcorn Culture

(REPEAT) A review of The Fantastic Four’s arrival in the MCU, followed by a discussion about characters that have been played by different actors.

1:00 PM

Cruise Control

(REPEAT) If you're in the market for a used, old school sports sedan, should you consider the Mitsubishi Lancer GT, or the Proton Inspira? Daniel Fernandez from dsf.my shares his thoughts!

2:00 PM

Matt-Splained

(REPEAT) Matt and Rich take their digital paranoia a step further, covering border controls, burner phones and authoritarian apps.

3:00 PM

Earth Matters

(REPEAT) The Malaysian Food Sovereignty Forum warns against proposed changes to the Protection of New Plant Varieties Act and the Plant Seed Quality Bill, citing a lack of engagement with farmers and civil society. FKMM Coordinator Nuritri Amir Bin Muhammad joins us to explain.

4:00 PM

Bar None

(REPEAT) We speak to Jeffrey Ross, the General Manager of Fresh Events Asia, ahead of the Redline Fitness Games, happening this weekend.

5:00 PM

BBC World Service

This episode of The Conversation features two women who are working in the field of robotics. What's life like in this industry?

PROGRAMMES