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The Malaysian Indian Restaurant Owners Association is asking the government to allow restaurants to open from 6AM to 10PM, and allow a two-people-per-table dine-in limit.

For almost a year, many aspiring daters were unable to socialise face-to-face. As the restrictions became more flexible, many were eager to find someone to share the pandemic – or at least have a short few hours – with.

Putrajaya has announced a four-phase National Recovery Plan as a roadmap to overcoming COVID-19 and the pandemic. According to data, we may only be able to return to relative normalcy at the end of 2021, if infectivity rates continue to drop and herd immunity is achieved.

While there has been much conversation around food wastage, the same can’t be said for material wastage. We speak to Maayke-Aimée Damen, the Co-Founder of Excess Materials Exchange (EME) on their efforts in creating a one-stop marketplace for companies to buy and sell any types of excess materials and products, and her being a speaker at E-Nation 2021.

David Lei, co-founder of Fish For It, discusses how they manage to get fresh seafood from dock to door within 48 hours, how they’ve kept afloat through the pandemic, and how they’re passionate about educating consumers about the wonders of Malaysian wild-caught seafood.

The National Recovery Plan announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin yesterday was thin on details of support for vulnerable groups in order to achieve the target of exiting this pandemic in a 'reasonable' manner. We speak to Geoffrey Williams, Economist from the Malaysia University of Science and Technology for what this plan and the prolonged restriction it lays out will mean for businesses, and the larger economy.

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In the wake of the announcement of a National Recovery Plan, detailing a four-phase exit plan for the nation, we speak to Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO at Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy on whether the government's expectations are realistic and when we can hope to see an actual exit out of the current Covid-19 pandemic.

Ever wanted your own support team to help you with your physical and mental health, as well as financial planning and career coaching? Enter Naluri Hidup, a subscription digital therapeutics service.

The pandemic accelerated digitalisation, and this looks to be the case with healthcare as well. By some estimates, the global Digital Health market is expected to spike 37% in 2021, with a post-COVID-19 CAGR of 18.8% from 2020 to 2027.

Armed with Series A funding of 5 million dollars, how will Naluri tap into this growing trend? Roshan Kanesan speaks to Naluri founder and CEO Azran Osman Rani to find out.

They also get into revenue and profitability, possible IPO plans, regional expansion, and the sales pitch to employers and businesses, as well as whether consolidation is inevitable.

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Tan Hooi Beng, Deputy Tax Leader at Deloitte Malaysia discusses the impact of the proposed global minimum tax on Malaysia’s attractiveness to foreign direct investors, and what foreign companies operating in Malaysia, and local companies with overseas investments need to look out for.

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In the latest news coming out from Myanmar, the military junta is charging Aung Sun Suu Kyi for multiple charges. Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow at Singapore Institute of International Affairs discusses why ASEAN cannot afford to be complacent, and how it could step up pressure on the junta as violence spirals.

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