KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 — Malaysia’s labour productivity per employment declined 0.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2020 (Q1 2020) from 1.4 per cent in Q4 2019 following the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) to contain Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 — The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah said the government needs to look for ways to help companies and businesses affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 — The services sector generated an estimated revenue of RM83.29 billion during the first three phases of the movement control order (MCO) up to April 28, representing a drop of 38.6 per cent in its estimated average monthly revenue.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — Companies may resume business operations from May 4, without an approval letter from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) and Covid-19 screening of workers is not mandatory, says the ministry.

PUTRAJAYA, April 28 — The economic sector is encouraged to return functioning as normal as the country is now entering the recovery phase, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 — The government has allowed companies under the economic sectors which have been permitted to operate during the movement control order (MCO) to resume full operations starting tomorrow.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — The figure of nearly 100,000 Malaysians to lose jobs if the Covid-19 threat persists until the end of the year is just an estimation, said Deputy Human Resources Minister Datuk Mahfuz Omar.