News about Movement Control Order

PETALING JAYA (April 28): Employers have to rethink the future workplace culture while preparing themselves for the post Movement Control Order (MCO) period, said Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) executive director Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan.

PETALING JAYA (April 28): As the current workforce struggles to secure their jobs, fresh graduates will find it tough getting employed, said Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) executive director Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan.

PETALING JAYA (April 24): Sunway Malls will be giving its non-essential retailers an option to operate shorter hours after the Movement Control Order (MCO) ends, which is currently scheduled to end on May 12.

PETALING JAYA (April 24): It is perhaps the best time now to support local brands and retailers in light of the impact from the Covid-19 and Movement Control Order (MCO) on the retail sector in Malaysia.

PETALING JAYA (April 24): Shopping malls in Malaysia are almost empty during the Covid-19 Movement Control Order which has been in place since March 18 and mall owners expect the next few months to remain challenging post-MCO.

PETALING JAYA (April 24): Neighbourhood malls with a high number of tenants offering essential products and services are expected to be less impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and the Movement Control Order (MCO), than their larger and more high-end counterparts.

PETALING JAYA (April 24): Malls are now close to empty due to the Movement Control Order (MCO) to break the spreading chain of the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): Genting Malaysia Bhd said Resorts World Genting, Resorts World Awana, Resorts World Kijal and Resorts World Langkawi will continue to be closed until May 12, following the announcement by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to extend Malaysia’s Movement Control Order (MCO).

The Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing lockdowns like the Movement Control Order (MCO) in Malaysia have impacted the travel and tourism sector badly and it is not unexpected to hear of hotels closing for the time being In Malaysia, the government has provided much needed aid as announced in its economic stimulus packages in light of the pandemic but it may not be enough to save the weaker players in the industry from collapsing.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 22): Out of 19,077 construction companies that applied to operate during the Movement Control Order (MCO), the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) have so far only allowed just 1,856 to operate Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said today.