News About pandemic

Maximum of 10% of managers, supervisors can work in office for limited hours in CMCO areas — MITI

Oct 21

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): Only a maximum of 10% of managerial or supervisory-level employees in selected fields will be allowed to work in the office for a restricted time and duration from tomorrow until the end of the conditional movement control order (CMCO) period, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) said today.

Malaysia reports another triple-digit jump in Covid-19 cases, with three new deaths

Oct 15

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 15): Malaysia registered another triple-digit rise in new Covid-19 cases today, at 589, with three new deaths in the worst-hit state of Sabah.

25% of SMEs face closure risk amid new wave of Covid-19

Oct 13

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 13): Up to one-quarter of Malaysia’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are at risk of closure over the next few months because of the Covid-19 pandemic, says the SME Association of Malaysia.

Businesses need to rethink workplace spaces during pandemic — WeWork

Oct 09

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 9): Businesses have needed to adapt and rethink their strategies in the face of a constantly evolving environment, including planning workspace commitments, especially in light of the coronavirus pandemic that has impacted the manner in which organisations have had to reorganise work arrangements.

Should you invest in more property?

Oct 09

The announcement of the removal of the 70% financing cap for a third home loan of RM600,000 and above during the Home Ownership Campaign (HOC) period is encouraging news for those mulling the purchase of a third property.

More babies please: Singapore to provide ‘additional’ support for newborns during pandemic

Oct 07

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): The Singapore government will introduce a “one-off additional support for newborns” to “encourage” couples who are postponing parenthood owing to the challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, Channel News Asia (CNA) reported on Monday.

Knight Frank: Covid-19 prompts rethink of long-term design for housing worldwide

Sep 24

PETALING JAYA (Sept 24): The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic could impact the long-term design of housing around the world.

Time to shift to new building methods, says PAM president

Sep 16

PETALING JAYA (Sept 16): The Covid-19 pandemic may have hit the construction sector but it also opened up a new avenue for the industry players to rethink the conventional construction process and start to embrace Industrialised Building System (IBS) and Modular Integrated Construction (MiC), said Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) president Datuk Ezumi Harzani Ismail.

Covid-19 impact: Big job cuts at Singapore Airlines

Sep 11

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 11): Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group announced yesterday that about 2,400 SIA staff will be affected by job cuts owing to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.