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Volunteers and staff members at vaccination centres (PPVs) should be fully vaccinated before they are allowed to perform their duties at the centres. Osel group chief clinical and innovative scientist Dr Kris See said the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) should only consider taking in fully vaccinated individuals as volunteers to reduce the symptoms and spread of the virus. Image Credit: Af...

Malaysia's prolonged closure of the spa and wellness industry has increased concerns about the survivability of vulnerable groups that work in the industry, like single mothers and the blind community, as well as for the industry in general. Image Credit: Romolo Tavani | Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Transport Ministry has announced an automatic one-year extension of vehicle age limit for public service vehicles in a bid to aid the public transport sector. Image Credit: Muhammad Eman | Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

According to experts from Research for Social Advancement and Gerakan Ekonomi Malaysia, the government still needs to add more fiscal measures to make up for the lost income and revenue suffered by workers and businesses respectively. Image Credit: Afif Abd. Halim | Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A group of hairdressers and barbers under the United Hairdressing Malaysia has urged the government to allow them to resume business as soon as possible as their businesses have been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Image Credit: fuadstephan | Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Billionaire Sir Richard Branson has successfully reached the edge of space on board his Virgin Galactic rocket plane. Image Credit: Alones | Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Department stores in Kuala Lumpur have chosen to shut down temporarily, and Selangor-based shopping malls and other retailers have been calling for targeted lockdowns in an effort to survive the devastating effect of the pandemic on retail outlets. Image Credit: TK Kurikawa | Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

According to Page Contracting Malaysia’s “Talent On-Demand” report, 62% of companies have now included contracting roles in their headcount. How has the pandemic encouraged the rise of contract hires? Image Credit: fizkes | Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As more people shop online due to lockdown restrictions from the Covid-19 pandemic, waste from e-commerce packaging is also increasing . Environmentalists are urging the public to recycle carton boxes, mailer bags and bubble wraps. Image Credit: MatthewGollop | Pixabay See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Human Resource Ministry has received over 5,000 complaints through the Working For Workers application on various labour issues , especially not allowing employees to work from home. Image Credit: niekverlaan | Pixabay See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vegetable farmers at villages in the Cameron Highlands are seeing their crops going to waste because of their inability to harvest them during the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) period. Image Credit: YuriAbas | Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AirAsia Group’s digital unit, AirAsia Digital, has acquired Indonesia’s ride-hailing Gojek business in Thailand for RM208 million in an aim to accelerate its digital expansion plans across the region. Image Credit: StockSnap | Pixabay See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Ministry (MEDAC) has warned that the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector could imminently collapse , should the current nationwide lockdown continue indefinitely. Image Credit: Pexels | Pixabay See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The hospitality and tourism sectors have had blow after blow during the course of the pandemic; but some are remaining ever optimistic in the face of uncertainty. Image Credit: Tooykrub | Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The six-month moratorium for all individuals, micro-enterprises and affected small and medium-enterprises (SMEs) begins today, according to Bank Negara. Image Credit: Nor Sham Soyod | Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Many of the women entrepreneurs from the B40 household income group who pivoted to selling their products online during the first lockdown last year have grown disheartened as business flagged this time round. Image Credit: Kristin Greenwood | Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Malaysian Association of Advertising Filmmakers (MAAF) has urged Putrajaya to allow them to work, stating that by not allowing the advertising film industry to operate, it is "letting us die". In an open letter to Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah, the minister of communications and multimedia, the association said its members are “running out of money to support our employees if we have no shoot...

A web-based application to crowdsource and centralise white flag reports nationwide has been created by a team of computer science students. Image Credit: Krisy | Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Businesses welcome the targeted aid announced under the fourth Prihatin Special Grant (GKP 4.0) , with many looking forward to the National Recovery Plan entering Phase Two in Penang. Image Credit: iQoncept | Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Under the National Recovery Plan, the Nail Industry (Pedicure & Manicure) is listed as one of the three high-risk industries together with spas and pubs. The Malaysian Association of Nail Industry (MANI) insists the high-risk classification is inaccurate , adding that most nail salons and suppliers may not survive the wait for Phase 4 to reopen. Image Credit: Photographer_ME | Shutterstock See...

Shopping malls and other retail outlets are appealing to the government to reopen by the 15th of July or when Malaysia’s 10% vaccination target is achieved, and are also displeased about the postponement of the plan to operate as vaccination centres to August. Image Credit: mokjc | Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WOBB, the leading job platform for professional junior to mid-level talent will rebrand to Hiredly - becoming a unique hybrid recruitment platform, having a new visual identity, a completely overhauled brand new website for a better job discovery experience, new recruitment automation solutions, and that junior to mid-level talent can now get headhunted, among other highlights. See omnystudio.com/...

While the government has secured enough vaccines from overseas to cover over 100% of our population, efforts are ongoing to develop a Malaysian-made Covid-19 vaccine . The Institute for Medical Research says the project means a lot to Malaysia because it goes beyond the war against Covid-19. Image Credit: M-Foto | Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malaysian e-wallet Boost and major e-commerce platform Lazada are both individually running campaigns to shift micro, small, and medium enterprises online. Click here for more information on Shop Malaysia Online and here for information on Go-eCommerce. Image Credit: YuriAbas | Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Astro’s partnership with Netflix came as a surprise to many. The announcement also came within weeks of Disney+ Hotstar’s launch in the country - with Astro as its official partner. What does this mean for the future of streaming services here in Malaysia, and is a singular platform the best way to tackle the local market? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.