You will be RM1,000 poorer if you flout MCO rules
KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): There will be no excuses.
Report: MCO impacts household spending
KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): The Movement Control Order (MCO) to combat the COVID-19 outbreak has impacted the country’s household spending patterns, recording a decrease of RM3,504 or 55%, reported The Malaysian Reserve (TMR) based on figures by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).
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State governments urged to give moratorium on quit rent and assessment
PETALING JAYA (April 8): State governments should consider a moratorium on quit rent and assessment for the second half of 2020 as this is one of the quickest ways to reduce business costs in light of the COVID-19 outbreak and Movement Control Order (MCO) in Malaysia, says Knight Frank Malaysia.
Gamuda Land to improve workplace safety post-MCO
KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): Gamuda Land will be stepping up precautionary measures to improve workplace safety amid the COVID-19 outbreak, to prepare for work to resume post-Movement Control Order (MCO), which is tentatively set to end on April 14.
MTUC: Make lay-offs by SMEs illegal for specific time
KUALA LUMPUR, (April 8): Some 30 to 40 per cent of employees in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are at risk of being laid off because they are not protected by the stimulus measures announced to deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, says the country’s apex labour union group.
Fourth EMCO in Selangor Mansion, Malayan Mansion along Jalan Masjid India
KUALA LUMPUR (April 7): The government, under the advice of the Ministry of Health, has executed the fourth directive of the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) in two buildings along Jalan Masjid India here.
Alor Setar City Council allows selected shops to open two days a week
ALOR SETAR (April 6): Alor Setar City Council (MPAS) has now allowed fertiliser and pest control shops, auto parts stores, hardware stores and pet shops to open during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period, but only limited to two days a week.
MCO: Malaysian man runs 263km marathon in 36 hours while staying at home
PETALING JAYA (April 7): Who says you cannot exercise at home during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period? Yim Heng Fatt, a Malaysian man shows that you can even run a marathon while staying at home.
重点报道：新冠肺炎冲击 发展商如何逆转疫境？
COVID-19病毒肆虐，严重打击全球经济，预期将重创全球经济。一系列前所未见的危机使政府、公司和个人都必须打起十二分精神应对。 为了阻止病毒扩散，我国政府宣布将原本为期两周的行动管制令（MCO）再延长两周至4月14日。商业活动被暂停的后果已经显现。 眼下时局已与往日大不相同，EdgeProp.
Demand to stay weak even after MCO is lifted, says AmBank Research
KUALA LUMPUR (April 6): AmBank Group Research said even if the movement control order (MCO) is lifted by mid-April or end April, demand is expected to be weak for some time due to travel aversion and social distancing.
