Police will monitor standard operating procedure (SOP) compliance at mosques, surau, residences and locations designated for 'ibadah korban' (sacrifice) during the Aidiladha celebration, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. "The government has allowed korban activities to be carried out mosque, surau and locations that have been approved by the local government or district religious affairs office.

For companies that cater to the end-consumer, the future is arriving more quickly than anyone imagined just a few short months ago, accelerating digital trends that had already been transforming consumer behaviour. The COVID-19 pandemic, for example, has expedited the pace of behavioural changes around the world in how people live their lives — how they work, eat, communicate, play and learn.

As the novel coronavirus continues to spread (with roughly 1.5 million new cases of COVID-19 globally each week) and the pursuit of a vaccine intensifies, debate has grown among corporate leaders, economists, public-policy makers, and scientific experts—and even in our own living rooms. Will we have a COVID-19 vaccine? If so, when? And how much value can it provide to society?

COVID-19 has changed the world of B2B sales. Even if you started the year with a packed pipeline, few businesses have escaped the economic turmoil, and about 50% of B2B buyers are holding off on purchases because of the pandemic, according to McKinsey & Co. Lowering quotas, slashing forecasts, and cutting marketing budgets are a must for many companies that have been disproportionately affected by the virus.

The term “cancel culture” has been a major buzz word in recent months. In Singapore, influencer Wendy Cheng, better known as Xiaxue, recently made headlines after netizens tried to “cancel” her recently. Similarly in Malaysia last month, former Miss Universe Malaysia, Samantha Katie James, came under fire after she posted what netizens deemed as insensitive comments about the Black Lives Matter protests in United States on her Instagram stories. Cancel culture is not exclusive to influencers. Brands themselves can also fall victim to calls to being cancelled as well.