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By Anas Abu Hassan KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 -- The COVID-19 pandemic to a large extent has hastened the adaptation of e-commerce and gig economy in Malaysia and elsewhere, making it a lucrative and attractive sector that Malaysians should tap…

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s top adviser, Dominic Cummings, is expected to leave his position by year-end, the BBC reported late on Thursday. Amid heavy speculation that Cummings might resign following the departure of…

PETALING JAYA: Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Nancy Shukri has given an assurance the government’s efforts for the tourism sector in next year’s budget will facilitate the revival of the industry, which has been severely impacted by the…

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) has called for an expansion of the wage subsidy programme (WSP) to cover all economic sectors. Commenting on the 2021 budget provision for a WSP extension focusing on the tourism and…

PARIS: Thousands of people sought to rent places to hold clandestine parties in France at the end of the summer despite the coronavirus pandemic, Airbnb said Thursday. The platform said it blocked more than 30,500 reservations in France…

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 -- Water supply to 1,263 areas or 99 per cent of the total 1,279 areas in the Klang Valley affected by the unscheduled disruption has been fully restored as of 6 am today. Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor)…

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said that he will reserve his stand on whether to support or reject budget 2021, while asserting that the current proposed allocations were not “wholesome” enough to address the…

SEGAMAT: Penganalisis ekonomi berkata, kebimbangan mengenai saingan pekerjaan dan pelabur Singapura berubah angin ke ibu negara berbanding Johor hanyalah kesan negatif jangka pendek selepas projek Kereta Api Berkelajuan Tinggi Kuala…

PETALING JAYA: Operators of bars and nightclubs are complaining that they, and especially their workers, have been unfairly left out of government efforts to help people face the economic consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic. Since the…

PETALING JAYA: Pakar kesihatan mental menyambut baik peruntukan RM24 juta untuk program kesihatan mental menerusi Belanjawan 2021 yang dibentangkan Jumaat lalu. Ketua Persatuan Kesihatan Mental Malaysia (MMHA) dan London College of…