With dining-in prohibited since Sunday (May 16) under Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) regulations, some who are constantly on the move such as food delivery riders, taxi drivers and private-hire drivers have had a harder time finding places to eat and rest. Fortunately, some establishments have set aside areas for them to take a break and recharge. Here's where to find.
SINGAPORE: Ten Malaysians have joined a charity programme that delivers food to 4,000 people here during Ramadan.
The programme, a weekly mass iftar or breaking of fast, is organised by the Muslim Converts’ Association of Singapore (MCAS) for its members, Muslims of all backgrounds, volunteers and members of the public, every Saturday.
The programme has 200 volunteer riders, including the 10 Malaysian riders, delivering packed food to 1,000 beneficiaries per week.
One of the riders, Shahruddin Haeal Helmy Mohd Noh, said he and his friends often participated in various charity programmes back home, including distributing food during Ramadan last year.
“I found that many Singaporeans of various races have been distributing food and offering other assistance to Malaysians stranded in the republic for more than a year now, ” he said when met last Saturday.
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co-founder and CEO Tan Eng Kee.
Hong Leong Group’s Quek Leng Chan continued to top the list of Malaysian billionaires with an estimated net worth of US$9.7bil.
Globally, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos remained the richest person in the world with US$177bil net worth.
Vincent Tan steps back
TAN Sri Vincent Tan has relinquished his executive role in his flagship Berjaya Corp Bhd, as the founding family began handing over the day-to-day running of sprawling business empire to professional managers led by Abdul Jalil Abdul Rasheed.
Vincent Tan, 69, has remained as chairman of the group.
On Tuesday, Vincent Tan said Jalil, together with his son executive deputy chairman Datuk Seri Robin Tan will be handling the strategic and operational decision-making and planning the future business direction of the BCorp Group.
MR DIY brothers debut on Forbes richest list 07 Apr 2021 / 23:55 H.
PETALING JAYA: This year’s Forbes world’s billionaire list saw the addition of MR DIY Group’s Tan Brothers, Westports Holdings Bhd’s Tan Sri G Gnanalingam and Greatech Technology Bhd co-founder and CEO Tan Eng Kee.
Brothers Tan Yu Yeh and Tan Yu Wei of MR DIY Group Bhd have an estimated net worth of US$1.8 billion (RM7.4 billion) and US$1.1 billion.
Malaysia’s largest home improvement retailer MR DIY (
pix) made its debut on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities in October last year. The initial public offering (IPO) was the largest on Bursa Malaysia since 2017 with a market capitalisation of RM10 billion. The IPO raised RM1.5 billion from both institutional and retail investors.