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THE Covid-19 pandemic has caused many companies to be in financial distress, forcing some to temporarily shut down factories and operations for at least two months from mid-March in 2020 and experiencing lower demand after that. With numerous firms seeing a decline in earnings, and many falling into the red, one wonders how much Malaysia’s top brass were paid in 2020 versus the year before. According to data compiled by The Edge, among the top 50 companies by market capitalisation, the heads of 15 firms took a pay cut, 13 saw a bump in their paycheques and only two those of Supermax Corp Bhd and Time dotcom Bhd had no change in pay. ....