Some factories in the Klang Valley were allowed to operate during Phase One of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) have come under close scrutiny by members of the public who blame them for the continued rise in Covid-19 cases.

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Contrary to popular belief, stress and long-term anxiety aren’t the same thing, especially in the workplace. While stress is to be expected from time to time, unaddressed anxiety at the workplace can impact one’s performance and overall happiness. An article by Thoughtfull breaks down the differences between anxiety and stress, and what can be done to tackle them both.

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Instead of relying only on the domestic market, Penang-based durian sellers have taken to social media to sell their wares to customers in other states.

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Local businesses have been urged to take advantage of grants such as GKP 4.0 in order to help them survive the ongoing National Recovery Plan restrictions. Similarly, SMEs have been asked to take advantage of the RCEP deal, which could drive awareness towards their business and services.

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Malaysian-based property rental platform, SPEEDHOME, has raised RM7 million in a Series A funding exercise with the fund to be capitalised on the platform’s regional expansion and tech advancements.

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Companies have constantly relied on market research to understand their target audience. However, the pandemic has seen a huge change habits, such as people taking less showers to supporting more local businesses and shopping sustainability. A report by Vase.ai, a company that deals with market research and industry insights, found that with the new normal came a whole new generation of consumers with newfound habits, concerns and needs. This has caused all past data before the pandemic to become useless.

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Netflix is planning an expansion into video games and has hired a former Electronic Arts and Facebook executive to lead the effort.

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Up to 60% of food and beverage operators in the country could be forced to shut permanently within the next two months should the dine-in ban continue, say F&B associations.

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The GoCare #BeMyHero Community Caring Project has been launched, which will provide the public and SMEs with various forms of aid including free tuition and soft loans. Also, Media Prima Omnia is launching the #KitaMalaysia campaign, with four SMEs packages offered to promote homegrown products and services on all of Media Prima's platforms.

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Volunteers and staff members at vaccination centres (PPVs) should be fully vaccinated before they are allowed to perform their duties at the centres. Osel group chief clinical and innovative scientist Dr Kris See said the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) should only consider taking in fully vaccinated individuals as volunteers to reduce the symptoms and spread of the virus.

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