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SHAH ALAM 3 APRIL    2020 – The COVID-19 pandemic forces families to embrace change in their daily routine as schools, non-essential businesses and social events are effectively put on hold. In recognising the situation, Canon Marketing (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.  partnered with Taylor’s Education Group to deploy an emotional well-being module to help the B40 children cope with this change. While some families are more equipped to cope with the Movement Control Order (MCO) imposed by the government since 18 th March, many B40 families are struggling to make ends meet with the potential loss of their income.  As a result, children may be affected by the sudden change in their routine. This is the second jointly organised programme between Canon and Taylor’s, following their first successful partnership in August 2019 that benefitted 35 children from the B40 community. Realising that the MCO may impact the livelihood of many B40 families,  Can...

Photo by  Juhasz Imre  from  Pexels KUALA LUMPUR 30 March 2020 - The Malaysian government should explore the implementation of corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative as a way to tackle the economic impact of Covid-19 pandemic. MIC Youth Political Bureau Chairman, Arvind Krishnan said, the government may formulate a win-win policy such as granting tax relief to companies participating in that initiative. His full statement is as follows: First and foremost, I would like to acknowledge all the great efforts done by the government in the recent economic stimulus package known as Pakej Prihatin Rakyat valued at RM250bil, amidst the economic crisis caused by Covid-19. Unfortunately, while RM250 billion is not a small amount, it is certainly not enough to overcome the economic crisis for days and months to come. What the country needs, is not just for the government to play its part, but for corporations to also step up their game on Corporate Social Resp...