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PETALING JAYA: With Phase One of the National Recovery Plan still in force, businesses want the government to recalibrate the list of essential services and industries to include their supply and export businesses.They also urged the introduction of automatic moratoriums, rental waivers and relief, tax exemptions and the ramping up of vaccination programmes for industries.
Federation of Manufacturers Malaysia president Tan Sri Soh Thian Lai (pic) said even the bigger firms were struggling to survive.
He said the list of essential economic and services sectors approved to operate must include an en bloc approval of the entire supply chain, with an increase in workforce capacity to 80%.
Calling for caution: Fadillah said that although the views of industry players are being heard, the ministry has to abide by the decision made by the NSC. IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star
PETALING JAYA: While essential industries are allowed to operate, “non-essential” industries in the same supply chain that feed into them or from them are asking for the same leeway.
Their rationale, supported by the essential industries, is that there is a need to procure goods to allow the companies permitted to operate to function, as disruptions in getting raw materials and semi-furnished goods can spell trouble for even the essential industry companies.
Tuesday, 25 May 2021 09:44 AM MYT
BY OPALYN MOK
Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow speaks at a press conference in George Town May 3, 2021. Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
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GEORGE TOWN, May 25 Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow has called on everyone in Penang to practise “self lockdown” as the state continues to record a high number of Covid-19 cases.
He said the manufacturing sector in Penang has the highest number of clusters with two new ones recorded yesterday.
“Even though the R-naught (R-t) for Penang as of May 23 is the lowest in the country at 1.06, the number of cases since last week has remained high,” he said in a statement issued today.
Thursday, 20 May 2021 02:30 PM MYT
BY OPALYN MOK
Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow speaks at a press conference in George Town May 3, 2021. Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
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GEORGE TOWN, May 20 Mass Covid-19 testing for the manufacturing sector in Penang using the on-site pooled saliva RT-PCR screening method will start next week.
Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the mass testing will be implemented under the ‘Penang S.A.F.E’ programme, a collaborative effort between the state government and the Penang branch of the Federation of Manufacturers Malaysia (FMM).