News by Chin Wai Lun

Themed “Alongside our B40s”, the campaign, organised by EdgeProp.my and powered by S P Setia Bhd in conjunction with Malaysia Day this year, aims to offer a helping hand to some B40 F&B small business owners in the Klang Valley and Penang who are in dire needs for urgent assistance

"The fully vaccinated numbers should be excluded from the existing maximum of 60% of total employees allowed to go back physically to work," said Malaysia Shopping Malls Association (PPK) president Tan Sri Teo Chiang Kok in a joint open letter to Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin today.

"The fully vaccinated numbers should be excluded from the existing maximum of 60% of total employees allowed to go back physically to work," said Malaysia Shopping Malls Association (PPK) president Tan Sri Teo Chiang Kok in a joint open letter to Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin today.

This includes fixed deposit, visa fees, hotel accommodation, medical insurance and checkups and that does not include the purchase of property, car, children education, F&B, retail purchases and consumer spending

The “Setia PPV Heroes” initiative saw more than 2,300 servings of local snacks and desserts distributed to about 1,060 frontliners and volunteers of the Setia PPVs in the central region

Group managing director Datuk Azmir Merican said the achievement is attributed to aggressive and effective in-house digital marketing efforts, the ongoing Home Ownership Campaign (HOC) and the low interest rate environment

Operating since June 7, the PPV is managed by its developer, S P Setia Bhd and supported by combined efforts of public servants, medical personnel and Team Setia volunteers as part of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. 

S P Setia president and CEO Datuk Khor Chap Jen said the results achieved for the first half of the year were largely attributed to the strong sales performance for the first five months of the financial year buoyed by a generally upbeat local market sentiment early this year

As we prepare to head back to the office, learning institutions, retail outlets, malls and entertainment centres in the new normal, what must we be aware of? What are the necessary mitigation steps to take?

Considering that Covid-19 particles are reported to stay in the air in aerosolised form for up to 16 hours, good ventilation has become not only non-negotiable, but urgent, as the coronavirus continues to mutate.