By David Ng, Chief Revenue Officer, KPISOFT

The pandemic has left us all in uncharted territory, affecting all sectors of work around the world. The expected global economic impact could amount to USD 8.8 trillion in losses expected as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. As nations around the world begin to ease regulations in the attempt to revive their respective economies, many uncertainties remain.

Shah Alam, Selangor, 14 July 2020 – Sharp Electronics (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (SHARP) sees great opportunity for its technology and solutions to aid the nation’s recovery. Evolving with present day needs, SHARP is determined to help users, in businesses, classrooms, and households, to embrace the new normal through an ecosystem of solutions, debuted at the SHARP Virtual Dealer Convention recently.

“SHARP continues to be a leading provider of innovative solutions with a legacy in Malaysia spanning 35 years. We constantly innovate solutions to help consumers address the challenges of today. Over the past few months, the whole world has been driven to adopt digital solutions faster than we’ve ever seen before. Given the current emphasis on seamless communication and safety of consumers as we embrace the ‘new normal’, the introduction of SHARP’s Remote Life concept this year is intentional and timely for smarter and connected environments in classrooms and offices,” explained Executive Managing Officer, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, ASEAN Business and Chairman, SHARP Electronics (M) Sdn Bhd, Robert Wu.

Kuala Lumpur, 13 July 2020 – Principal Asset Management Berhad (“Principal”) is pleased to launch the Principal Heritage Series (“Heritage Series”) to the Malaysian market. The Heritage Series is a suite of three investment solutions consisting of the Principal Heritage Growth Fund, Principal Heritage Balanced Fund and the Principal Heritage Income Fund (“Funds”). These Funds aim to provide Malaysians with income and capital growth to enhance their retirement savings journey. The Heritage Series will be distributed exclusively through Standard Chartered. 

Following the introduction of restrictions around the world due to the COVID-19 threat, people’s usual online behavior has changed, not only among adults, but also among children. According to the latest data from Kaspersky, kids in Malaysia have paid less attention to computer games in recent months, especially when compared to the period before the pandemic began.     

Statistics from the global cybersecurity company showed that majority of the children in Malaysia spent most of their time online from March, April and May on software, audio and video websites to search for files, which could be related to digital or e-learning during the Movement Control Order (MCO).