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The GoCare #BeMyHero Community Caring Project has been launched, which will provide the public and SMEs with various forms of aid including free tuition and soft loans. Also, Media Prima Omnia is launching the #KitaMalaysia campaign, with four SMEs packages offered to promote homegrown products and services on all of Media Prima's platforms. Image Credit: Golden Brown | ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Volunteers and staff members at vaccination centres (PPVs) should be fully vaccinated before they are allowed to perform their duties at the centres. Osel group chief clinical and innovative scientist Dr Kris See said the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) should only consider taking in fully vaccinated individuals as volunteers to reduce the symptoms and spread of the virus. Image Credit: Afif Abd. Halim | ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malaysia's prolonged closure of the spa and wellness industry has increased concerns about the survivability of vulnerable groups that work in the industry, like single mothers and the blind community, as well as for the industry in general. Image Credit: Romolo Tavani | ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Transport Ministry has announced an automatic one-year extension of vehicle age limit for public service vehicles in a bid to aid the public transport sector. Image Credit: Muhammad Eman | Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

According to experts from Research for Social Advancement and Gerakan Ekonomi Malaysia, the government still needs to add more fiscal measures to make up for the lost income and revenue suffered by workers and businesses respectively. Image Credit: Afif Abd. Halim | Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A group of hairdressers and barbers under the United Hairdressing Malaysia has urged the government to allow them to resume business as soon as possible as their businesses have been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Image Credit: fuadstephan | ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Billionaire Sir Richard Branson has successfully reached the edge of space on board his Virgin Galactic rocket plane. Image Credit: Alones | ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Department stores in Kuala Lumpur have chosen to shut down temporarily, and Selangor-based shopping malls and other retailers have been calling for targeted lockdowns in an effort to survive the devastating effect of the pandemic on retail outlets. Image Credit: TK Kurikawa | ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

According to Page Contracting Malaysia’s “Talent On-Demand” report, 62% of companies have now included contracting roles in their headcount. How has the pandemic encouraged the rise of contract hires? Image Credit: fizkes | ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As more people shop online due to lockdown restrictions from the Covid-19 pandemic, waste from e-commerce packaging is also increasing. Environmentalists are urging the public to recycle carton boxes, mailer bags and bubble wraps. Image Credit: MatthewGollop | PixabaySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.