After 28 days of closure, retailers are preparing to swing back into action today after receiving the green light from the government to re-open for business.

Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama have begun voting on whether to form the first American union at the e-commerce giant, an effort that could pave the way for further unionization in the United States at one of the world's most powerful companies.

A logistics crisis can happen to anyone with the demand for online shopping spiking during this pandemic. But could this crisis have been better managed?

It’s the Lunar New Year and Valentine’s Day this weekend. Nothing quite sets the mood like flowers. And where flowers are required, the floral business caters to that intrinsic need. Because a gesture of flowers can make all the difference in the world. Penny Choo of BloomThis shares her story and how she had to evolve her company to blossom.

What was only for public demonstrations and stunt shows, flyboard, a recreational water sport device, is now made available for the public. Raja Aris Dzulkifli, co-founder of Flyboard Malaysia, is providing that experience at Marina Putrajaya to all, and aims to expand this sports venture to other destinations within Malaysia. 

Over the weekend, The Edge Weekly reported that Petronas has put out a tender for 16 offshore support vessels (OSV), in view of the current aging OSV fleet. What's the rationale behind this and what's the potential impact on oil sector stocks?

The Morning Run speaks to Sean Lim, Senior Research Analyst at RHB Research, for his insights on all this and more.

Close to a third of small retail businesses have “collapsed” in the three weeks since the start of MCO 2.0. More are likely to fold even if retailers are allowed to re-open as of today. Datuk Wira Ameer Ali Mydin, Vice President of the Malaysia Retail Association, and Datuk Michael Kang, President of the SME Association of Malaysia, detail the challenges faced by their members and what they need from the government.

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A UKM survey of teachers found that online teaching has so far been less effective than face-to-face classes. Nina Adlan Disney, Executive Director of LeapEd, an operator of Trust Schools, discusses the challenges and opportunities to improve education.

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The number of SPACs in 2020 grew fourfold from 2019, and so far in 2021, there have already been more SPACs than the entirety of 2019. What’s driving this, what are the risks, and is a bubble brewing?

The Morning Run gets into all this and more with Varun Mittal, Global Emerging Markets FinTech Leader at EY.

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Dr Wong Ching Huat, Political Scientist at Sunway University, proposes codifying laws to ensure constituency allocations are fair and equal amongst all MPs. A government MP could apply for up to RM3.5 million while an opposition MP only gets RM100,000 a year.

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