News about home

The series of unprecedented events that Malaysia is experiencing have stressed the need for the government, businesses and consumers to be nimble and agile to come up with quick and new solutions in order to maintain some measure of normalcy.

Dining table, bedroom desk, couch — these could be the “new” de facto workstations for many employees at a time when the COVID-19 virus pandemic is forcing business continuity measures to be put in place out of the office building via remote working or telecommuting.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): Sarawak has recorded 34 confirmed cases of Covid-19 over the last three days, 29 of which are imported cases, the State Disaster Management Committee said today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): The homeless man who escaped from the Klinik Kesihatan Bukit Naga in Shah Alam after being diagnosed with fever and other symptoms of a COVID-19 infection has turned himself in, reported the Malay Mail.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): Larut Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin has resigned as non-executive chairman of South Malaysia Industries Bhd after less than nine months in the role.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 9): Apple CEO Tim Cook told office employees across the world can work from home as COVID-19, Business Insider reported yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 9): The Beijing Medical Products Administration denied the credibility of a COVID-19 home testing kit and added there are no authorized home version of the test yet, China Daily reported today.

PETALING JAYA: S P Setia Bhd’s Castanea homes in Setia Alam, Selangor, which were launched on the weekend of Feb 15 and 16, have seen well over half of the 52 double-storey semidee homes priced above RM1 million snapped up.

KUANTAN (Feb 19): The Pahang government has urged the unregistered homestay operators to voluntarily register their premises with the local authorities, rather than for the state to make it mandatory.

Did you know that it is mandatory for all floor tiles to undergo testing in accordance to their respective MS (Malaysian Standards) ISO standards? Read also A guide to the right tile style For example, ceramic tiles must adhere to the MS ISO 13006:2014 standard.