Lifestyle

I’m sure you’ve been in this situation before: You’re waiting in line to pay for a single product, but the person in front of you is taking ages to pull out their wallet and count their change. In this scenario, you’d wish they were using payWave or an e-wallet. Sadly, …

Recently, food delivery apps have come under fire for charging steep commission rates of 30 to 40 per cent, eating into hawkers’ already-thin margins. Following foodpanda’s latest initiative to waive off the first month of commission fees for new hawkers, FairPrice and food delivery start-up WhyQ have partnered to launch …

Author’s Blurb: I’m still living with family, so I’ve been extremely privileged to have spent very little money this MCO. So far I’ve only spent over RM100 for a one-time grocery run and a voucher for a future fishing trip. This is in stark contrast to the few hundred ringgit …

Personal protection equipment (PPE) and medical devices such as respiratory machines and ventilators have become highly-coveted items since Covid-19 hit us earlier in the year. Countries worldwide faced a shortage of medical supplies, especially protective gowns and surgical masks. One business that played a huge role in ensuring Singapore has …

Legoland Malaysia Resort announced that it’s currently in preparations to reopen at the end of the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO). Following this announcement, it shared its safety measures that span pre-arrival, on arrival, social distancing, and hygiene and disinfection procedures for protecting theme park-goers and employees alike. One of …

Author’s Blurb: During the MCO, a lot of perceptions regarding jobs were changed. For example, deliverymen whom most of us never bat an eyelid at suddenly became essential workers overnight, keeping the economy moving. “Safe” jobs (like full-time, blue-collar ones) suddenly weren’t so safe anymore, with the threat of pay …

The Ministry of Education (MOE) announced today (May 27) that registration for children starting Primary 1 next year will start on July 1 and end on October 30. In light of the Covid-19 situation, there will not be any in-person registration at schools for the upcoming exercise this year. Primary …

Author’s Blurb: I haven’t gone to restaurants, malls or grocery stores since the start of the MCO, so I have yet to partake in contact tracing. Several solutions have been implemented all over as per government regulations, but as time passes, issues are cropping up. As innovative as the idea …

It’s being reported by global media that COVID-19 may cause the worst economic recession we’ve seen in 2 decades, and it’s said that it’ll be the worst in Malaysia’s overall history. Entrepreneurs who have been in business for a long while have weathered some of the ups and downs of …