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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Malaysia's prolonged closure of the spa and wellness industry has increased concerns about the survivability of vulnerable groups that work in the industry, like single mothers and the blind community, as well as for the industry in general.

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The Transport Ministry has announced an automatic one-year extension of vehicle age limit for public service vehicles in a bid to aid the public transport sector.

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According to experts from Research for Social Advancement and Gerakan Ekonomi Malaysia, the government still needs to add more fiscal measures to make up for the lost income and revenue suffered by workers and businesses respectively.

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A group of hairdressers and barbers under the United Hairdressing Malaysia has urged the government to allow them to resume business as soon as possible as their businesses have been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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