E-commerce - Growing in popularity: 'Buy now, pay later' method
KUALA LUMPUR (July 24): The “buy now, pay later” or BNPL method of payment within e-commerce is reportedly growing in popularity all over Asia.
Putrajaya invites opposition parties to join National Recovery Council
KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): The government has invited representatives of opposition parties to be part of the National Recovery Council (NRC), following the council’s inaugural meeting today.
Covid-19: 20 venue operators participate as vaccination centres
KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): A total of 20 venue operators have participated in the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme by offering their facilities as vaccine delivery centres (PPV), said the Malaysian Association of Convention and Exhibition Organisers and Suppliers (Maceos).
Helicopter lands at Padang Ipoh to pick up 'nasi ganja' for KL customer
IPOH (July 23): Folks here were stunned when a helicopter touched down at Padang Ipoh to pick up three dozen packets of the famous nasi ganja for a customer from Kuala Lumpur, according to news reports today.
Covid-19: Spectator ban from Olympic Games could lead to 'a million hotel room cancellations'
TOKYO (July 23): The decision to ban spectators from the Japan Olympic games due to the fourth Covid-19 emergency in Tokyo could lead to more than a million hotel room cancellations in in the city, reported Bloomberg.
Liverpool loses Unesco World Heritage status due to overdevelopment
LIVERPOOL (July 23): The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) has voted narrowly to remove Liverpool’s waterfront from its list of world heritage sites on July 21, citing concerns about overdevelopment including plans for a new football stadium.
Investment sales rebound across Singapore’s real estate sectors in 2Q2021
SINGAPORE (July 23): Singapore’s residential market climbed 96.
S P Setia unveils Plathea 2 at Setia Eco Park, now available for online bookings
PETALING JAYA (July 23): S P Setia Bhd has unveiled the Plathea 2 project, the latest phase of the English-themed Precinct Arundina in Setia Eco Park, Shah Alam.
Heed SOPs despite vaccine certificates, MEF tells employers
KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): Covid-19 vaccine certificates should not mean the green light to roam freely, Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) president Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman said in response to reports that the government is mulling to lift travel restrictions for those who have received two doses of the vaccine.
Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 vaccine doses administered topped 500,000 for first time on July 22
KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): Malaysia's daily number of administered Covid-19 vaccine doses topped 500,000 for the first time yesterday (July 22) at 507,050, compared with 446,052 the day before, according to the latest updates on Twitter today by the country's Special Committee for Ensuring Access to Covid-19 Vaccine Supply (JKJAV), citing data from the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF).
