As we start to lift restrictions, many are going back to the office; however, only very few people seem to be too pleased. In a survey by KPMG Malaysia, 69% of respondents wanted the work-from-home arrangements to continue post-MCO. Why are people starting to get the back-to-work blues?

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On Monday, July 8, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern declared that New Zealand was free of the coronavirus, stating that not a single new case was reported in the last 17 days.

An added bonus is the fact that, for the first time since February, there are no active cases remaining in the country. But of course, Ardern has stressed the importance of caution especially during delicate times like this.

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Physical distancing hampering your group selfies? Apple’s ‘synthetic wefie’ mode might be able to solve that problem. The tech giant is figuring out ways to keep people together in pictures, even if those people aren’t in the same space.

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As interstate travel restrictions have been lifted under the RMCO, what will be the new local tourist destinations of choice - and what can domestic travellers expect?

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A government offer of a RM50 e-wallet credit resulted in 700,000 registration attempts recorded in a minute for the MySejahtera mobile app, said health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

“The public should also practice social distancing when online,” he quipped.

“If we can practice social distancing, then there will be no congestion here … if everyone registers at the same time within a minute, there is bound for something to happen (congestion) which will hinder us from getting registered.”

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With the advent of COVID-19, consumer priorities have shifted; the new luxury items are masks, sanitisers, and other health & safety equipment. But some sellers have been taking advantage of consumer fears by marking up mask prices as much as 20 times the retail price.

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The Economic Recovery Plan (Penjana) will focus on three main components which is to empower the people, propel businesses, and to stimulate the economy. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said Penjana will achieve these three main components through four key thrusts. "The first is to enable work and reduce unemployment, second is to ensure affordability and providing liquidity, third is on digitalisation and operating in the New Norm and fourth is to increase consumer and investor confidence."

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Are there OPPORTUNITIES POST-COVID in this VUCA world? We discuss some of the talking points from our latest webinar series that looks into the areas of opportunities and strategies to move forwards.

You can watch the entire webinar video here:
https://www.facebook.com/BFMradio/videos/302855570748704/

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Major restaurant chains around the world are trying to make it easier for customers to get their food without touching anything but their own phones. Will this pandemic finally drive us to start paying for things through apps?

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How has WFH been for you? Many have been asking for flexibility around where we work and while the idea of working from home might sound like a dream come true, the reality is that it's looking less like the object of our desire.

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