It was confirmed that the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games will now be held without spectators following a new surge in Covid-19 cases, which saw the Japanese government approve a fourth state of emergency for the capital. So, organisers are promising unprecedented broadcast coverage and digital innovation to connect fans around the world to the events.

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Steve Ngeu, who’s company Ngeu Solutions have offered their services, for free, to help Micro SMEs register for GKP 4.0 talks to us about the application process, common mistakes entrepreneurs make, and gives businesses tips on how to improve their chances at receiving the direct aid.

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The Ministry of Finance has launched the National Supply Chain Finance Platform, dubbed as "JanaNiaga", with an aim to assist SMEs in maintaining a healthy cash flow while also limiting credit risk to financiers or financial institutions in Malaysia.

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A total of 14 million doses of the Sinovac vaccine will be sold by Pharmaniaga Bhd to interested states and private companies from this month until September.

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Business associations across the causeway have called for help in areas such as rental relief, wage support and loan moratoriums as Singapore tightens measures amid a resurgence in Covid-19 infections in the community.

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Many have called for complementary medical services to be allowed to continue operating during the first phase of the National Recovery Plan as they alleviate the burden on an already overloaded healthcare system.

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Authorities weren’t playing when they found a local Bitcoin mining ring that was siphoning electricity from the surrounding area. After seizing 1,069 machines, the police then proceeded to literally destroy them with a steamroller!

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Eighty-one percent of employees believe AI improves their overall performance at work. As a result, more than two-thirds (68%) are calling on their employers to deploy more AI-based technologies to help them execute tasks. That’s the top-level finding from a study published today by 3GEM on behalf of SnapLogic, which surveyed 400 office workers across the U.S. and U.K. about their opinions on AI in the workplace.

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55% of Malaysian respondents on Randstad’s H1 2021 Workmonitor survey said that their experience with their current employer during the pandemic motivated them to continue working for their firm in the long run.

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The Health Ministry through the Medical Devices Authority has released a list of two Covid-19 self-test kits that have received conditional approval for import and distribution in the country. One of the kits is the first Malaysian-made Covid-19 rapid antigen self-testing kit, and is now available for purchase.

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