MCO: PhD student's fieldwork on hold, uses time to focus on research and writing


Despite not being able to do fieldwork, PhD student Khatijah considers herself lucky that she can still do some research and writing at home during the MCO. Photo: chenspec/Pixabay

Khatijah Rahmat, 36, has just entered the second year of her PhD in Geography studies, which would typically be the year dedicated to fieldwork.

But with the current movement control order (MCO) that takes effect from Jan 13-26 in five states and three federal territories, traipsing around in the jungle to conduct ethnographic research is obviously out of the question.

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