Hindsight 2020: The tech promise comes through, but with hiccups


With the world going into ‘extreme digital’ mode due to the pandemic, the flaws began to show.

In June, a video of Veveonah Mosibin (pic) sitting for her exam on a treetop went viral in not just Malaysia, but even overseas.

The 18-year-old student from Kampung Sapatalang in Pitas, Sabah, did not climb up the langsat tree for a better view or because she wanted to have fun. She needed the elevation to get a better Internet connection so that she could sit for an online examination.

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