By Khairul Azran Hussin SHAH ALAM, March 30 — Selangor Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari has urged the local authorities to simplify the application for temporary business licences to assist groups affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Amirudin said the local authorities should also...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 —  Malindo Air has launched a retrenchment exercise ranging from termination to a year's unpaid leave for 2,647 employees, the human resources ministry said on Wednesday, as the coronavirus pandemic batters the aviation industry.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — The Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) has offered an early retirement scheme for employees while negotiations are ongoing with creditors and lessors over Malaysia Airlines Bhd’s (MAB) restructuring plans.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — Low-cost airline companies, AirAsia Bhd dan AirAsia X Bhd, have confirmed the retrenchment of 10 per cent of their 24,000 employees last week.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 — Low-cost airline AirAsia Bhd may again be laying off a few hundred employees as it seeks to survive in an industry hit hard by the Covid-19 crisis.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 — Media Prima Bhd, Malaysia's leading fully-integrated media group, has issued retrenchment notices to approximately 300 employees, whose last day of employment will be on July 31.

SINGAPORE, April 1 — The Singapore government is assisting retrenched workers including Malaysians whose employers’ businesses have been badly hit by the Covid-19 situation, according to the Manpower Ministry (MOM).