Celebrating Chinese New Year the safe way
Chinese New Year is almost upon us! In Malaysia, we hear Chinese festive songs being blasted in public, and see red and gold-coloured decorations being displayed on the streets and malls in droves.
DBKL shuts down 41 premises for SOP violations
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 18): A total of 41 premises were ordered shut under Ops Patuh in 11 Kuala Lumpur parliamentary constituencies from Oct 1 to 15, according to Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).
Employers baffled by latest SOPs for workers
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): Employers are baffled by the latest standard operating procedures (SOPs) issued by the National Security Council for regions in Phases 1, 2 and 3 of the National Recovery Plan (NRP).
MRCA urges government to reopen all retail sectors
PETALING JAYA (Aug 12): With ramping up of the Retail Industry Vaccination Programme, Malaysia Retail Chain Association (MRCA) calls on the government to allow all retail sectors to be reopened immediately, with a continued strict adherence to standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure survivability and sustainability of the retail sector.
Government looking at opening up construction supply chain soon with stricter SOPs
KUALA LUMPUR (July26): The government is mulling over opening up the construction sector supply chain with stricter standard operating procedures (SOPs) soon, said Real Estate & Housing Developers' Association (REHDA) Malaysia president Datuk Soam Heng Choon.
Police arrests abusive nasi lemak buyer who flouted SOPs
PETALING JAYA (July 20): A 33-year-old man who was caught hurling abusive words to several individuals after being told to wear a mask at a nasi lemak stall has been caught by the police, reported Free Malaysia Today.
Govt to consider giving flexibility for companies to operate at full capacity if employees are fully vaccinated — Zafrul
KUALA LUMPUR (July 17): The Government is considering giving flexibility to companies to operate in full capacity if their employees are fully vaccinated, said the Coordinating Minister for Malaysia’s National Recovery Plan Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz (pictured).
FMM urges enforcement agencies to take more educational approach as anxiety builds among companies over SOP compliance
KUALA LUMPUR (July 7): The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) has urged enforcement agencies to take a more educational approach towards their duties in ensuring Covid-19 prevention standard operating procedures (SOPs) are in place among businesses.
Any further tightening of MCO 3.0 will hurt manufacturing sector, say industry associations
KUALA LUMPUR (May 28): A further tightening of the standard operating procedures (SOPs) under the Movement Control Order (MCO 3.
PPKM says mall operators have no mechanism to monitor shoppers’ time limit
PETALING JAYA (May 24): While supporting the government’s move in limiting the time shoppers spend in malls, Malaysia Shopping Mall Association (PPKM) raised their concerns on the enforcement as mall operators have no mechanism on monitoring the shoppers of their time spent in malls.
