Suicide cases spike in the first three months this year, average four cases a day
As a family member or friend, it is important to show care to the affected individual, to listen to them, to show empathy, and to avoid judgemental behaviour.
Extend VOP and EOT to private sector too, says MBAM
Based on the recent statistics shared by the Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia, since the implementation of MCO 3.0, out of the total inspected construction sites, only 19% were found to be operational.
Florida official said Champlain Towers South building was safe despite warning
The inspection report by the engineering firm in 2018 discovered major structural deterioration in the parking garage beneath the 40-year-old Champlain Towers South.
Still no guidelines on indoor ventilation amid rise in workplace clusters
In a recent tweet, the prime minister’s special advisor on public health, Tan Sri Dr Jemilah Mahmood has urged for the guidelines on ventilation in enclosed spaces to be implemented.
Over 12 million Australians go under lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19 Delta variant
Four of Australia’s eight capital cities, including Perth, Brisbane, Sydney and Darwin, are now under lockdown after seeing an increasing number of cases linked to the Delta variant.
FMM: PEMULIH is timely for businesses to survive
We urge the government to extend the automatic bank loan moratorium for all companies irrespective of size and give the option to those that do not require the assistance to opt-out, said FMM
S&P Global cuts Malaysia's growth forecast
Other than Malaysia, the rating agency also reduce the growth forecasts of other top economies in Asia including India and the Philippines. India's growth projection downgraded to 9.5% from 11%; the Philippines' lowered to 6% from 7.9%.
CME: Blanket moratorium may be harmful to the economy
"I would have chosen a targeted approach whereby banks are incentivised to keep alive only those loans that have a chance of repayments in the future."
REHDA: Loan moratorium helps but govt needs to heed other issues too
Muhyiddin announced a six-month blanket loan moratorium under the PEMULIH initiative to be given to all individual borrowers equally.
Malls and retailers say MCO 3.0 extension unfair, an overkill
They have forwarded many submissions pointing out that the threshold to exit each phase is arbitrarily based on set absolute numbers of Covid-19 cases without any scientific basis.
