Malaysia – Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay, the chairman and CEO of Genting Hong Kong, has resigned just days after the cruise operator declared winding down of business, in what is viewed as one of the largest Asian corporate losses from the Covid-19 outbreak so far. According to Bloomberg, Lim’s departure was effective as of January 21, according to a …

Philippines – Alongside the development and improvement of the current bicycle path organization, the EDSA lane and Cebu’s South Road Properties may before long see a bicycle share framework and end-of-trip bike offices, the Department of Transportation has shared. This came at the Move as One vehicle alliance’s Biking Out of the Pandemic gathering ₱where Eldon Joshua Dionisio, senior transportation …

Indonesia – Christian leaders in Indonesia have issued a joint Christmas message calling on Catholics and Protestants in the country to cultivate compassion for people affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. “This year’s Christmas celebration calls us to become brothers and sisters to those who are in trouble,” said a message issued by the Indonesian Bishops’ Conference (KWI) and the Communion …

Malaysia – Since the Covid-19 outbreak has swept the country last year, a total number of 1,003 employers in the state of Johor have closed their doors to the public. As a result, the Johor legislative assembly heard today that about 12,231 people had been laid off from their jobs. Datuk Mohd Izhar Ahmad, head of the State Investment, Entrepreneur …

Indonesia – The Indonesian government has planned its approach for public financial recuperation in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic by noticing Islamic standards, including equivalent equity, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has said. The  approach we have planned clearly reflects sharia objectives. This is the thing that they call versatile and just local area, so how they  will further …

Singapore – Strict border restrictions are no longer particularly important as Singapore adjusts to life with Covid-19, according to Health Minister Ong Ye Kung, which is why borders are reopening despite the fact that individuals are not permitted to meet in groups greater than two. During a press briefing on Saturday (Oct 23), Ong, co-chair of the national Covid-19 task …

Malaysia – Malaysia, according to Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong, has maintained its efficiency ranks in port performance despite the Covid-19 pandemic. In comparison to 22 of the world’s largest and best-known ports, he claimed that Port Klang’s operations are the most efficient, processing an average of 131 ships weekly and requiring only 1.7 days to serve each …

Malaysia – The state executive councilor said that following the Covid-19 outbreak, Selangor reported an unemployment rate of 4.4 percent, or 165,000 jobless people, as of June this year. Mohd Khairuddin Othman, chairman of the state government’s Youth Generation Development, Sports, and Human Capital Development Committee, said the state government has taken the issue on a serious note and is …

The effect of pandemic has been really intense around the world especially ib the Philippines. A lot of business has been affected and loss is unimaginable. And unexpectedly, Philippine Airlines petitioned for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States to seek after a bank upheld rebuilding plan that means to cut obligation by more than $2 billion and diminish its …

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has said that the public hospitals throughout the country are still getting their supplies of Covid-19 medicines despite a drastic increase in demand and disruption in supplies from producers. In an interview, Dr Noor Hisham said medicines were still being received in stages as the Health Ministry (MoH) had taken various approaches …