Shopping mall repurposes trend
The once bustling shopping malls have become dead places, no thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic.
An opportunity to review tenancy mix
Sara Fang Horton, UEM Sunrise Bhd’s head of retail strategy “There is a pronounced drop in footfall and our tenants’ sales when the CMCO in the Klang Valley was announced on Oct 14.
Dewan Rakyat Speaker says media have to make sacrifices in parliamentary coverage amid pandemic
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 5): Speaker of Dewan Rakyat Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun (pictured) called upon members of the media to make sacrifices and accept Parliament's decision to restrict coverage of Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Negara proceedings to 15 media agencies.
PM urges MPs to put aside political differences, ensure Budget 2021 is passed
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 31): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has urged Members of Parliament (MPs) to set aside their political differences and ensure Budget 2021, set to be tabled on Nov 6, is passed, saying the well-being of Malaysians should be put first in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Report: Condom producer Karex sees big increase in online sales during Covid-19 movement restrictions
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 31): Online sales for condoms made by Klang-based Karex “shot up by seven-fold during the first half of this year” owing to the numerous movement restrictions to stem the Covid-19 pandemic, reported Channel News Asia (CNA).
Forty-four Covid-19 cases died before reaching hospital in second, third pandemic waves — Health D-G
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 28): Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 44 positive Covid-19 cases were classified as brought in dead (BID), as they had died before they could be admitted into hospital.
Former AG Thomas: Form a unity government instead of calling a national emergency
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 24): Tan Sri Tommy Thomas (pictured) implores Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin not to resort to calling an emergency.
Dr Noor Hisham: Women in ‘purdah’ or niqab must still wear face masks
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 22): Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah clarified that Muslim women wearing “niqab”, or veils covering the face called “purdah”, must still wear face masks to stem the Covid-19 pandemic, Malay Mail reported today.
CMCO: EPF to temporarily close offices, counters across Selangor, KL, Labuan
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) said today it will temporarily close all its offices and counters across Selangor, Kuala Lumpur (KL) and Labuan from tomorrow until further notice due to the enforcement of the conditional movement control order (CMCO) imposed by the government to curb the Covid-19 pandemic.
