At 10pm just three weeks ago I sat on my bed on Whatsapp with our friends at Rimba Resort on nearby Sibu island, discussing how we were all were coping with the Covid-induced reduction in tourists. Not long into our conversation, I received a message from Tanya, the Programme Director at Tengah Island Conservation. “Have you heard the Prime Minister’s speech?” — Malaysia’s lockdown had just been announced. The resort would close the following day.
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