Hari Raya is a celebration for the community. But it is also a time when consumer spending normally peaks during the year. However, with the pandemic still raging on, how has the consumer segment changed to help businesses address consumer demand? Ibrahim Sani speaks with Ashran Ghazi, CEO of Dattel Asia to find out more

Hari Raya is upon us - a celebration that is simultaneously religious and cultural. How has Hari Raya changed for you over the years and how has it expressed itself in our literature and popular culture? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Adriana Nordin Manan is a writer, playwright, translator.

Among the headlines for Wednesday, 12 May, 2021, The United States has been returning funds it has recovered from seized assets that were allegedly bought with stolen 1MDB money. According to Malaysia’s Ministry of Finance, the funds were directly channelled to Malaysia’s Assets Recovery Trust Account managed by the Accountant General’s Department, which has received RM16.05 billion of seized and repatriated 1MDB funds to date.

Also, Brazil’s health regulator recommended officials to suspend AstraZeneca Plc’s Covid-19 shots to pregnant women as authorities investigate the reported death of a woman in Rio de Janeiro who had received the vaccine.


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Hari Raya Aidilfitri bakal disambut di seluruh negara pada Khamis.
Berbaki satu hari sahaja, semestinya ramai pakar kesihatan menyuarakan kekhuatiran sekiranya pematuhan SOP tidak dapat diikuti yang boleh cetus risiko penularan jangkitan dalam komuniti. 
Sebelum ini, kerajaan menggariskan pelbagai SOP khusus bagi perayaan ini. 
Namun boleh dikatakan, selang beberapa hari pelabgai SOP baharu perubahan SOP yang dibentangkan - sedikit sebanyak beri kekeliruan kepada masyarakat mengenai SOP yang perlu dipatuhi. 
Untuk membincangkan isu ini kita akan bersama Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye, Pengerusi Ikatan Komuniti Selamat.

Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP) menjadi satu langkah permulaan proses digitalisasi terutama kepada sektor ekonomi seperti perniagaan. 

Banyak peniaga-peniaga menggunakan platform digital untuk memastikan perniagaan mereka kekal relevan. 

Ia termasuklah inisiatif pengguna sendiri yang mengambil pendekatan menjaga sop serta tuntutan duduk di rumah sejak tahun lalu - merancakkan lagi corak pembelian secara dalam talian ini. 

Untuk itu kita nak bersama Chris Danial Wong, Presiden, Dewan Perdagangan Digital Malaysia

Selepas lebih setahun pandemic COVID-19, UNICEF keluarkan laporan keempat dan terakhir Keluarga di Pinggiran yang dedahkan tentang pengalaman PdPR keluarga ini, pengangguran, perbelanjaan makanan dan barangan asas. Saksikan tembual Editor Astro AWANI, Rizal Zulkapli dan Pengasas Bersama perusahaan sosial, Masala Wheels Kuhan Pathy yang berkongsi pengalaman mendekati kumpulan pendapatan rendah bandar ini ketika COVID-19.