The old adage “absence makes the heart grow fonder” may have been proven beyond a doubt as many couples practicing self-isolation in China have started to file for divorce. This has led to the city of Xi’an looking at a record-high number of divorce requests since the local marriage registries reopened on March 1. 

As harsh as it sounds, crises are an opportunity for improvement, development, and all forms of futureproofing. As the world endures the spread of Covid-19, what can governments, Malaysia’s in particular, do to weather the storm while gaining the confidence of the ‘rakyat’ at the same time?

The event industry has taken a huge hit in light of the COVID-19 movement control order and general call for social distancing, with many workshops and training sessions being cancelled or postponed indefinitely. However, staying at home doesn’t mean learning, training, or picking up a new skill is impossible thanks to the uptick of virtual learning platforms.

The start of the new decade hasn’t been easy for many. But as entrepreneurs, challenges represent an opportunity to succeed amongst the rest. Today we speak to Karthik Siva, the Chairman of the Global Entrepreneur Xchange (GEX) on how entrepreneurs can react and adapt to rapidly changing trends be it in technology, innovation or market demands - not only to survive in a business competitive sphere but to be successful and to add value to it.

Established in 2017 DoctorOnCall is Malaysia's first and largest digital health platform. Currently they offer telehealth consultations, an online pharmacy, medication delivery, credible health-related articles, doctors and specialist bookings. With more and more people having to work from home, could this be an ideal solution to some of our healthcare needs?

It’s no secret that the market has been hit hard, not just in Malaysia but of course the globe. So today on Ringgit & Sense we’re going to try and address concerns around all the volatility we’ve seen and how we can best manage all the red in our portfolios.

SAP is a market leader in Enterprise Resource Planning solutions, originating in Germany. Now, with industry 4.0 on the horizon and more and more companies turning to the cloud as a means of storing data, we speak to Hong Kok Cheong, Managing Director of SAP Malaysia on the Breakfast Grille, for his take on the ERP landscape in the country.

Workers’ rights are particularly vulnerable when the govt-imposed Movement Control Order throttles consumption and employers feel the pinch of vastly reduced (or no) cashflow. Some clarity on this critical area comes from Mohan Ramakrishnan a Labour and Industrial Relations lawyer.

To battle the economic blow of COVID-19, US President Donald Trump’s administration has backed a $1.3 trillion stimulus package, the stimulus package passed in 2009 was $787 billion, but will this be enough to support the US economy and mitigate the likelihood of a downturn?

Daily commuters from Malaysia form almost a tenth of Singapore’s labour force. Selena Ling, Chief Economist at OCBC Bank discusses the implication of Malaysia’s Movement Control Order that bans Malaysians from travelling to Singapore.