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PETALING JAYA: Covid-19 screenings for foreign workers that ended in February have been attributed to factories making up about 60% of new workplace clusters, says the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM). Its president Tan Sri Soh Thian Lai said one possible reason for the increase in workplace clusters was the rise in community transmission, especially after the start of the third wave of the virus last year. “Covid-19 is already within the community with 89% of patients being asymptomatic or showing mild symptoms. “This is despite the government’s efforts to mitigate the sprea...

President Tan Sri Soh Thian Lai (pic) said the industry is looking forward to the effective and expeditious roll-out of the programme in order to speed-up full economic recovery. KUALA LUMPUR: The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) has called on its members to give their full support and cooperation to the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme to ensure its effectiveness. President Tan Sri Soh Thian Lai (pic) said the industry is looking forward to the effective and expeditious roll-out of the programme in order to speed-up full economic recovery. He said FMM also applauded the go...

KUALA LUMPUR: Industries must play their role to tighten existing standard operating procedures (SOPs) at the workplace and living quarters of employees as they could not withstand another full lockdown, says the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM).

PETALING JAYA: Manufacturers must do their part to help break the chain of Covid-19 infections or face the possibility of a total lockdown, cautions the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM). "FMM believes it is important for the current infections and clusters to be managed effectively so that the chain of infections be broken swiftly as the economy and the business sector would not be able to take another round of total lockdown similar to the movement control order in March 2020 that would have a devastating impact on business survival and security of jobs," FMM chief executive Yeoh ...

Tuesday, 19 Jan 2021 Federation of Manufacturers Malaysia (FMM) president Tan Sri Soh Thian Lai said the extension of the wage subsidy was something the industry looked forward to although FMM would have hoped for the extension to be for a three-month period as there would be a cascading impact on business even after operations have resumed post-MCO. PETALING JAYA: At a time when the business community is still reeling from the impact of Covid-19 and the first movement control order (MCO) last year, the re-imposition of such restrictions since Jan 13 began worrying compani...