Klang Valley markets tighten Covid-19 SOP
Traders fearful they could be the next cluster, as pandemic rages on.
Chinese restaurants looking at grim lunar new year
MCO 2.0 bites hard, with owners fearing cancellation of dine-in celebrations, crushing hopes of recovery.
Malaysians working in Singapore won’t be back for Chinese New Year
Cost, quarantine time dissuade many from making plans to return for annual celebrations.
Small businesses warn they can’t take another MCO
Many yet to recover from shock dealt by last year’s lockdown, fear they won’t withstand one more blow.
Wholesale market traders want govt to reconsider ban on foreign workers
Already struggling with high turnover of local staff, business owners fear labour shortage when pandemic ends.
DAP’s free disinfection services in demand as Covid-19 cases rise
Struggling to cope with requests, organisers call for more volunteers.
Wangsa Maju MP to file class action suit over water cuts
Disruptions brought all kinds of hardships to residents, says Tan Yee Kew.
Do-gooders’ efforts to feed the poor result in wastage
Inexperience, naivety plus lack of system lead to oversupply and pickiness.
Marriage registrars now dealing with backlog
Some bodies turning away new couples because of space, time constraints as temples need to follow SOP.
Youth ‘volunteers’, social media new tactics in fundraising scams
‘Fundraisers’ take a cut of up to 90% from welfare homes, shelters.
Parents cut back on back-to-school shopping as epidemic continues
Reluctance to buy due to uncertainty over whether classes will start as scheduled.
Tuition centres struggling with up to 50% dropout rate
Online schooling challenge for pupils lacking internet access, equipment, while parents cut expenses.
Smaller firms struggle to meet new housing rules
They cite cash-flow problems for failure to comply with Act 446.
Reps turn job-matchers, counsellors as pandemic hits incomes
Assemblymen in Selangor, Johor taking proactive steps to assist struggling constituents.
Kindergartens want to reopen now, not next year
Operators facing cash-flow problems, fears over disruptions to children’s learning.
