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The Malaysia Retail Chain Association (MRCA) will lobby the government to make changes to the Covid-19 Act to help with the challenges faced by F&B outlets. Keith Kam speaks to the Chief of this newly minted F&B Division, Datuk Garry Chua, on their immediate plans and how they hope to champion much-needed change for F&B players nationwide. Image Credit: Nithid Memanee | ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow called for Putrajaya to revise the SOPs for dine-ins, and require food and beverage outlet operators and their staff to receive at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. Image Credit: Willy Barton | ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With restrictions being loosened in some states and more people traveling back to Malaysia from other countries, there has been some confusion regarding the digital vaccination certificates. For starters, no, you don’t have to print your cert. In fact, you’re strongly advised not to! Image Credit: wir_sind_klein | PixabaySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malaysia’s 907,065 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are living in very uncertain times -- from day to day it seems almost impossible for them to predict what will come next. Businesses across the country have barely hung on after the arrival and persistence of COVID-19. In this regard, entrepreneurs need to live in a new normal, which would entail high adoption rate of technology as the businesses have learnt their lesson well during the coronavirus outbreak. Image Credit: mrmohock | Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Evidently, workers in restaurants and food outlets that are open for dine-in need not be fully vaccinated - only the dine-in customers must be fully vaccinated, according to the National Security Council. Image Credit: Farrel Arissa | ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

F&B operators in Penang and Kelantan are allowed dine-ins now; but many are still wary of the rising COVID-19 case numbers, operators and consumers alike. The rush to dine-in may be slower than predicted. Image Credit: Mousamjm | ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With companies like Spotify, Twitter, and now LinkedIn allowing staff a more permanently flexible approach to work, could Malaysian companies possibly follow suit in allowing remote and hybrid work to become the norm post-pandemic? Image Credit: miagolio | ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) has urged the government to allow the resumption of all economic sector activities at once or face permanent closure of more businesses or worse, plunging into a potential economic recession. Image Credit: Travelpixs | ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Drivers are looking for long-term solutions to ensure their livelihood as earnings almost non-existent due to pandemic and MCOs. Image Credit: Gil Toms | ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bookstores have been allowed to reopen since mid-July, but does it make sense in terms of business to return to physical retail stores amid movement restrictions? While some players aren’t rushing to open anytime soon, others are taking this as an opportunity to spearhead physical retail’s return to a form of normalcy. Image Credit: zesphiete | ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.