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Advocates gratitude journaling for more positive state of mind A survey carried out by homegrown direct-to-consumer (D2C) lifestyle brand Signature Market revealed that 44.3 percent of Malaysians will take about a day to forgive someone who has wronged them. Apart from that 32.2 percent of Malaysians will take one hour or less to forgive. The survey carried out online among 4,562 respondents from all over Malaysia also revealed that 10.4 percent of Malaysians will never forgive the person who has wronged them unless they receive an apology. On the other hand, 6.9 percent takes about a week to forgive and 6.2 percent more than a week. The survey also revealed a correlation between positive mental health practices and the rate of forgiveness. For instance, among those who took less than an hour to forgive, only 7.53 per cent said that they do not engage in positive mental health activities such as sports (54.11 per cent), aromatherapy (19.32 per cent), practicing gratitude (14.11 per cen...

ShopeePay recorded an overwhelming uptake of about 500,000 claimants for the RM150 e-wallet credit on the first day of the eBelia programme launch. The successful claimants not only received RM150 e-wallet credit when they claimed via ShopeePay, but they were also guaranteed an additional RM500 worth of vouchers, bringing the total benefit up to RM650. The extra RM500 worth of vouchers is a curation that will offer youths greater savings on items like learning tools for their studies, or household supplies and groceries for them and the family. There will be vouchers from attractive brands such as the official Apple distributor, Switch, JBL, MR DIY, Tesco, L’Oreal and YES Prepaid. Shopee will also provide the students with added Free Shipping, Coins Cashback and ShopeePay Deals Near Me vouchers for even more value. ShopeePay Deals Near Me is the mobile wallet’s recently launched online-to-offline (O2O) feature that uses location-based services to help users discover ShopeePay Vouchers ...

AirAsia X Berhad (AAX or the Company) has received approval from its shareholders for the proposed corporate restructuring to progress as planned, following the voting process at the AAX Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) yesterday. The approval marks a major milestone in the corporate restructuring process. All resolutions were passed with at least a 99.8 percent margin. These approvals have been obtained simultaneously with final negotiations being held with creditors. The Company and its restructuring advisers, New York based Seabury Capital have been in active and productive discussions with lessors and other creditors after the approval granted by the court to convene the Court Convened Meeting (CCM). This is currently scheduled for late July or August. AAX is committed to resuming commercial operations as soon as possible on a successful completion of the restructuring plan and the opening of international borders.

myTukar Sdn. Bhd. (the Company), Malaysia’s fastest-growing pre-owned car buying and selling platform recently announced that the Company has conducted a survey amongst its 600 employees to initiate a subsidy programme to enable early Covid-19 Vaccination for its employees via the Selangor Government’s SELangkah application. myTukar employees are following all SOP and would be fully vaccinated, as they strive to protect not only the frontliners, but also their customers. Commenting on the proactive initiative, Fong Hon Sum, CEO of myTukar said, “Our employees, whom we affectionately call myTukarians, are our greatest asset and their wellbeing is our top priority. Our management has taken the proactive stance to take advantage of the recent announcement by the Selangor Government to allow employers to purchase vaccines for their employees. As a responsible corporate citizen in Malaysia, myTukar is supporting the Government’s National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme by encouraging all...

Funding Societies Malaysia, the largest SME digital financing platform in the country and Southeast Asia, and foodpanda, leading food delivery marketplace, announces strategic partnership to offer short-term digital financing solutions for registered merchants under the foodpanda network. The collaboration which has collectively disbursed RM1 million in financing, enables local micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) with greater access to business financing opportunities, to facilitate common business operation needs, business expansions, as well as to help ensure sustainability of the MSMEs particularly in this uncertain pandemic-hit economy. As many as 20,000 to 30,000 merchants across multiple segments under the foodpanda network stand to benefit from tailored financing solutions offered by Funding Societies. Wong Kah Meng Wong Kah Meng, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Funding Societies Malaysia, commented, “Driven by our mutual aim to extend support to MSMEs who are...

After a legendary battle at the playoffs, Yoodo RSG MLBB - the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang team backed by Yoodo, Malaysia’s first truly customisable and 100% digital mobile service, are the proud champions of Moonton’s Mobile Legends: Bang Bang MPL Malaysia Season 7 (MPL S7) . The team walked away with the lion’s share of the USD 100,000 prize pool as well as a spot at the upcoming Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Southeast Asia Cup. Chow Tuck Mun, Head of Yoodo, couldn’t be prouder of the team’s achievement. “On behalf of Yoodo, congratulations to the entire Yoodo RSG MLBB team! Their hard work and persistence have paid off and lifted them to great heights. The team has surpassed our expectations and we’re excited to see what else they can achieve in the future.” The team, which consists of Rush (Herwin Baharuddin), Logan (Abdul Wandi), Izanami (Mohammad Irwandy), Zacus (Ahmad Zaki Ibrahim) Leixia (Ahmad Ali Huzaifi), Zaraki (Jamil), Rush (Herwin), Kaizer (Isme Haqeem), Lolealz (Ealtond Rayner...

21% of employees confirmed that they have pretended their devices were installing updates so they would not have to attend a call or meeting. This excuse is plausible because software updates can disrupt workdays, with one-third (35%) of employees saying they have been late to a call because of updates. These are the findings of a recent study commissioned by Kaspersky to explore workers’ attitudes and habits toward updates. Frequent meetings are often seen as one of the most unpleasant things in the office routine. The transition to remote work and virtual meetings hasn’t helped the issue, as people experienced fatigue from video calls and felt more tired at the end of the working day. As the recent Kaspersky research shows, some employees found an excuse to skip some of their calls – they pretended that their work devices were unavailable due to updates. Their colleagues may believe the deception, as they could relate to the experience of needing to update a device themselves. In ...

18x Grand Prizes of home theatre system comprising 65” smart TV, 15” laptop, one-year free subscription to fast-speed internet and Sony PlayStation 5 to upgrade your home entertainment experience! As football fever sweeps the nation, MILO® is kicking the season off into high gear with Peraduan MILO® Hidup Bola, a football-themed contest offering more than RM550,000 worth of attractive prizes, including the ultimate prize of a total of 18 sets of state-of-the-art home theatre system complete with the highly-coveted Sony PlayStation 5. The contest is part of MILO®’s drive to delight its consumers as they continue to stay energised with the goodness of MILO®, while drumming up the excitement for the return of football season. “We wish to show our appreciation to our loyal shoppers for their trust and support by rewarding them through this contest. We were so deeply heartened by the overwhelming response to our contest last year in conjunction with our 70th anniversary in Malaysia that we ...

This temporary ‘home away from home’ ensures families of pediatric patients remain close together The third Ronald McDonald House in the country is officially opened and now welcomes families of pediatric patients seeking treatment at Hospital Tunku Azizah, formerly known as Hospital Wanita dan Kanak-Kanak Kuala Lumpur. The Ronald McDonald House is a “home away from home”, which aims to fulfil the needs of families of pediatric patients from outside Kuala Lumpur, while helping to alleviate families’ financial burdens by providing affordable lodging at only RM15 per night in the city. Located on the 10th floor of the hospital parking complex, the house is equipped with 20 family rooms, which can accomodate up to 80 occupants, a dining area, lounge area, kitchen, laundry room, prayer room, and playroom, and other facilities. The home is also strategically located in the heart of KL, offering beautiful night views of the city. Most importantly, the home offers a conducive and comfortable ...

The initiative from the Ministry of Finance is aimed at empowering youth and students as well as drive local spending to kickstart the post Covid recovery - and BigPay, homegrown in Malaysia, is the perfect pick to help. BigPay has been selected by the Malaysian government to be one of the official e-money players for the eBelia initiative. Starting from June 1, Malaysian citizens between the ages of 18 and 20 or full-time students at a registered local Higher Educational Institution will be able to claim RM150 directly from the BigPay app. Ahead of the official launch, users are encouraged to go through the simple sign up for the BigPay account and get their card as soon as possible so that they can claim their RM150 from 1 June onwards. New users can enjoy free RM20 bonus upon sign-up with the promo code: PCEBELIABP “We’re honoured to be one of the e-money players picked by the Government to take part in the eBelia initiative. This programme will encourage young Malaysians to support...

Non airline digital businesses going from strength to strength AirAsia’s goal to become the leading digital travel and lifestyle platform of choice in Asean is fast becoming a reality. The super app is now one of the top three online travel agencies (OTAs) in the region, non airline businesses are growing to meet strong consumer demand, BigPay is on track to become the first virtual bank and Teleport is going from strength to strength. As per the AirAsia Group financial results announcement on 27 May for the first quarter of 2021, non airline digital platform revenues have improved significantly. The airasia super app recorded a 45% year on year quarterly revenue improvement to RM 10 million during the quarter boosted by solid growth of products and services available on the platform. Revenue for Teleport, the airline's e-commerce logistics venture, tripled versus the last quarter of 2020. “Just as we created an airline for the people by revolutionising air travel 20 years ago, we ...

RM444 million revenue, RM65 million profit reflects resilience WCT Holdings Berhad (“the Group”), an investment holding company with businesses in engineering and construction, property development and investment in and management of retail malls and hotels, recorded a higher revenue of RM444 million for its first quarter ended 31 March 2021 (“Q1FY21”) as compared to RM363 million in the preceding year’s corresponding quarter, 31 March 2020 (“Q1FY20”), reflecting the Group’s resilience amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. The Group’s profit attributable to equity holders for the period leapt to RM65 million as compared to loss attributable to equity holders of RM0.017 million registered in the preceding year’s corresponding quarter. The Group’s Engineering and Construction Division continues to show stable performance, contributing 52% to the Group’s consolidated revenue. In Q1FY21, revenue of RM231 million (Q1FY20:RM241 million) was recorded. Its operating profit surged to RM57 million from ...