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PETALING JAYA: Locksmith services should be included as part of the essential services during the nationwide lockdown period, says Malaysia Lock Associates. Its deputy president Datuk Dr Azman Ching expressed regret that locksmith services were not qualified to apply for the letters under the one-stop-centre via the Covid-19 Intelligent Management System( CIMS) 3.0." Most locksmiths are not allowed to operate during the lockdown.... Our businesses have declined to almost zero without any income

Microsoft has announced a standalone offering to its collaboration platform Teams for small businesses at only$ 4 per user per month. Called Microsoft' Teams Essentials', the offering brings together features small businesses need to serve customers, including unlimited group video calls for up to 30 hours, group chat, file sharing, and calendaring." With Teams Essentials, small businesses from restaurants to retailers to professional services can easily meet, collaborate, communicate, and serve

“ The key aspect of the Bill is that it will ensure that CII owners remain responsible for the cyber security and cyber resilience of the CII, even as they embrace new technological and business models, like the use of cloud computing, ” said CSA.... CII owners will still bear responsibility for cyber incidents, including those that take place within the systems of their vendors and even if the CII had been outsourced or offshored.... Thus, the Bill will require essential services providers to

PETALING JAYA: Certain retail premises are allowed to continue operating during the enhanced movement control order( MCO), says the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry. Its minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi( pic) said on Friday( July 2) these outlets provide essential services and necessities to the public.He clarified, however, that their operations are to be limited during the enhanced MCO from Saturday( July 3) to July 16. Nanta added that details of the operations of essent

PETALING JAYA: Over 100, 000 employees in the mechanical and electrical sector are at" breaking point" says the Malaysian Council of Mechanical and Electrical Association( MCMEA). Its chairman Michelle Hah said the supply chain of these sectors had been badly affected by the movement control order." We are very concerned of a collapse of the entire value chain as certain sectors are allowed to operate but the manufacturing-related supply chain and maintenance sectors are not allowed to operate,

KUALA LUMPUR: Taxis and e-hailing vehicles in Peninsular Malaysia are permitted to travel inter-district and interstate to transport passengers but only with prior approval, says the Transport Ministry. The ministry said for the ongoing lockdown that began on June 1, these vehicles had been classified as “ essential services ” but would still need the requisite approval from the relevant authorities.“ Taxi drivers may obtain the approval letters by completing their registrations on the ministry’

There were 116 deaths announced, up 15 per cent over the same period.... Alberta will also reinstate a provincewide mask mandate for indoor public spaces and workplaces, except in classrooms, where decisions are being left to local school boards.... Nunavut is facing 54 vacant teaching positions – up from 26 in 2020 – as the territory heads into its third academic year amid the COVID-19 pandemic....

PETALING JAYA: As the National Security Council( NSC) meets today to decide on whether to extend the lockdown, a few industries remain in a fix as they have not been allowed to operate, although they could do so during the last two movement control orders. The Chemical Industries Council of Malaysia( CICM) said these included operators of limestone quarries, who would be issuing force majeure to the water treatment and sugar production industries as they had run out of reserves due to the lockdo

The GST Council will meet on September 17 in Lucknow which among other things may review concessional rates on Covid essentials." Finance Minister Smt@ nsitharaman will chair the 45th meeting of the GST COUNCIL on 17th September at Lucknow, the Finance Ministry tweeted. The previous Council meeting was held via videoconferencing on June 12 during which tax rates on various Covid essentials were reduced till September 30. Goods and Services Tax rates were slashed on Covid drugs such as Remdesivir