The Movement Control Order (MCO) 2.0 slated to end January 26 has been extended for Penang, Selangor, Melaka, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Labuan, Johor, Sabah and Kelantan until Febuary 4, 2021.

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has affected the world since early last year, has accelerated the growth of the digital economy in Malaysia. According to Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, since the pandemic began, things have changed drastically on a daily and, sometimes, on an hourly basis.

Welcome back and welcome into the new year and WHAT A START it has been.

Starting 2021 by entering another Movement Control Order (MCO) on January 13 has not been ideal but given this new wave and the increasing number of COVID-19 cases across the country we hope it will flatten the infection rate and give relief to the healthcare system. By doing so, we’ll be looking at a brighter 2021 and an exciting, hopefully, recovery year ahead.

The Star sits down with US Ambassador Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir one last time for an interview before she ends her tenure in Malaysia.

She speaks about the highlights of her eventful stint, including the friendship she has built with Malaysians.

On 20 January 2021, Astro AWANI had an exclusive with Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir, U.S. Ambassador to Malaysia, leading up to the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States.

Gibraltar BSN Life Berhad (“Gibraltar BSN”) and Etika Sdn Bhd (“Etika”) distributed 100 food packs and 1,668 units of various beverages under the Etika brand for 100 B40 households at Putra Ria Apartment. Putra Ria Apartment is located in Lembah Pantai and is home to mostly underprivileged groups of school going children, working adults, and elderly folk.

Intel Malaysia shares their latest Q4'20 CSR Newsletter, which depicts their recent CSR efforts. This issue also covers their recognition under MY AMCHAM CARES. Click on the 'Read More' tab to view their newsletter.

In a statement today, 21 January, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Surina Shukri said as MDEC celebrates 25 years of leading the tech and digital industry forward, it is confident that its new agile, streamlined and collaborative leadership structure will enhance its mass outreach and enable it to achieve its vision of a people-first society in the age of fourth industrial revolution (IR 4.0) technology that will lead to shared prosperity for all — or Malaysia 5.0.

In collaboration with the EU-funded programme WeEmpowerAsia of UN Women, LeadWomen is inviting 300 Malaysian corporates to expand on their gender diversity efforts by joining the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Activator Malaysia Campaign. The Awareness Sessions will bring a wider consciousness of the WEPs and identify your companies’ strengths, gaps, and determine opportunities to improve their performance on gender equality.

Over the past year, the business landscape has become much more precarious due to protracted uncertainty and confusion in pandemic response approaches, the challenges of vaccine rollouts and emerging virus variants - and spillover effects into other risks. Businesses have had to manage dual economic and health crises, which have driven new employee and customer engagement protocols, remote working on an unprecedented scale, the re-engineering of supply chains, and numerous bankruptcies, consolidations and creative partnerships.