Khoo Gek San
Online sales save wet-market traders during MCO
Younger consumers willing to use apps to buy vegetables, meat, a lifeline for many businesses hit by coronavirus pandemic.
15% of hotels to close for good
Low occupancy will continue to plague industry for rest of the year or until Covid-19 vaccine found.
200 expats stuck abroad want to return
Malaysia My Second Home visa holders barred from entering country during MCO.
MPs get Covid-19 tests ahead of Monday meeting
2-day drive-thru ends tomorrow while Sabah, Sarawak lawmakers have to fly in for screening.
Flower growers turn to vegetables for more earning power
Business not blooming for floriculturists under MCO
Trade reps appeal to states to relax MCO
Sarawak, Sabah, Pahang, Penang yet to allow businesses to resume operations despite Putrajaya’s CMCO.
Nothing but grim news for Selayang wholesalers
Plunging demand for seafood and vegetables, labour shortages among woes as Malaysia eases MCO.
Trim fat, rethink, reorganise to survive, businesses told
Industry leaders say businesses have to adapt to the new normal or be edged out by those who can roll with the punches.
2 months for Selayang wholesale market to return to normal
Only half the traders are back in business due to acute labour shortage, infection fears.
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Malaysia marks grimmest Labour Day in history
Employees, employers alike brace for ominous future, mass unemployment.
Warning of shortage of local veggies soon
Cameron Highlands farmers cut back planting after EMCO at Selayang – important distribution hub for Klang Valley
Mobile phone shops slip through wage-subsidy cracks
Many owners don’t qualify for Prihatin, stuck with ‘outdated’ inventories and warn they have to close for good.
Developers seek Covid-19 law to avoid suits linked to delays
Calls for ‘force majeure’ clause as MCO, pandemic making it ‘impossible’ to fulfil construction deadlines.
Selayang traders scrambling to distribute veggies after shutdown
Market, surrounding areas under EMCO with warnings of fresh produce shortage in Klang Valley.
Delivery firms seek subsidy for riders’ Covid-19 tests
Call to subsidise or introduce flat rate for screenings which can only take place in private hospitals.
