Skill-related underemployment has been increasing in Malaysia, and fresh job seekers have increasingly been turning to unrelated fields or the gig economy for employment. Also, some are still wary of companies that do not offer remote or at least flexible work arrangements. What does this mean for the hiring environment of the future?

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Focus on job creation, ease restrictions on economic activities, and extend a lifeline to consumers and businesses to increase the purchasing power of the people, stakeholders suggest.

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Malaysian SMEs in retail and F&B that are still considering digitalizing their operations can now better understand and learn more through digital guidebooks.

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Several business groups have hailed the appointment of Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob as Prime Minister, as they look forward to resuscitating and relaunching economic and business activities in the country. We speak with Industries Unite about the immediate issues the incoming administration needs to address, as well as how Industry would like to engage and contribute to policy moving forward.

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Malaysians can still walk in for their jabs at 13 vaccination centres in the Klang Valley from today, says the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force. However, foreigners will now have to make an appointment.

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Fully vaccinated individuals in states under Phase 1 of the National Recovery Plan will be allowed to dine in at eateries from Friday 20th August.

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Between a raging pandemic and a political crisis, it seems like there’s no good news to be found everywhere we look. “Doomscrolling”, the habit of continuously consuming bad news on social media, has been proven to impact mental health. But how do you stay in touch with what’s happening while staying relatively happy? Fortunately, there are a few ways to be in-the-know without sacrificing one’s sanity.

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Just last week, The Malaysian Shopping Malls Association (PPK) warned of more malls facing closure by year-end, amid the ongoing drought in business caused by the prolonged lockdown. But with some retail segments being allowed to reopen this week, does this offer mall operators and their retail tenants a lifeline? PKK President Tan Sri Teo Chiang Kok gives us the details.

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Over the past few months, we’ve seen many different styles of communication coming from the Prime Minister’s Office, whether they be a live press conference, a recorded conference, and a multitude of Press Releases in the PDF format. We speak with Justin Then, Managing Director from Lumos Hill + Knowlton Strategies about the effectiveness of the communication of the outgoing administration and what we should be looking for with the incoming administration.

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Shifts on a government level, a common occurrence in the Malaysian political landscape, do not bode well for businesses in the country. Amidst the pandemic and continuous lockdowns, what businesses are yearning for now is a sense of consistency. We speak to Vernon Chua of InnergiaLabs, and Daniel Cerventus Lim from NextUpAsia about how the political instability affects business, their wishlist for the incoming government and how they think we can get the economy back on track.

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