Join us Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at 3 PM (+8 GMT) for our BizTalks webinar with KSK Land on the topic of Placemaking in an Urban Setting Post Pandemic.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, placemaking will have a more important role in transforming the property landscape in the future. More than just promoting better urban design, placemaking facilities, usage of creative patterns, attentiveness to the physical, cultural, and social identities that define a place, will support its ongoing evolution.

Placemaking is vital in promoting community bonding and strengthens cultural identity, diversity, and inclusiveness. From a quantitative point of view, improving public spaces also has numerous health, tourism, and commercial advantages.

A media statement has been issued by YAB Prime Minister Dato' Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob regarding the Klang Valley Phase 2 Transition – media statement as follows:

The COVID-19 Pandemic Management Special Committee on Wednesday, 8th September 2021, agreed to allow the transition to Phase 2, for the area of Klang Valley, namely Selangor, the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, and Putrajaya effective 10 September 2021.

Among the concessions granted are the same as the states that have entered Phase 2 previously, as determined by the National Security Council Country (NSC) namely:

The Klang Valley which covers Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, will move into Phase Two of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) beginning Friday (Sept 10).

In announcing this, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said all three will be considered as one area, which means movement between Selangor, KL and Putrajaya will be permitted, without any roadblocks.

Among the relaxation to the standard operating procedures (SOP) for people residing in states which have transitioned into Phase Two of the NRP as fixed by the National Security Council (NSC) include inter-district travel for those who have been fully inoculated. In addition to the SOPs include the following:

Join us on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at 3PM (+8 GMT) for our BizTalks webinar with Sunway Medical Centre on the topic of Stroke – Overview and Treatments.

Strokes are the third leading cause of death in Malaysia and a significant cause of disability. Undoubtedly a huge social and economic burden on society. Through the eyes of a neurosurgeon, this webinar will provide a glimpse of how to manage and treat strokes, as well as how every surgical treatment for stroke must be customised to each individual.

This webinar will focus on the possibility of preventing strokes and the importance of taking the symptoms and signs seriously, as well as identifying the symptoms early to initiate rapid treatment. Join us for an insightful talk by Dr Johan Quah Boon Leong, Sunway Medical Centre’s resident Consultant Neurosurgeon on the topic of “Stroke – Overview and Treatments”.

In case you missed out on our webinar yesterday, 7 September 2021 with KPJ Healthcare Berhad on the topic Lockdown Weight Management.

Here are some key takeaways:

- Work environment might be different during the COVID-19 pandemic, but our eating habits and behaviour need to be improved to keep us healthy and fit;

- Weight reduction can help to improve our health status and improve our immune system during the COVID-19 pandemic; and

- Dietitian personalised dietary advice is beneficial in managing weight management either underweight or overweight/obese for the long-life commitment to a healthy lifestyle.

We’d like to thank our speaker Ms Rushda Adiba Ismail, Dietitian at KPJ Damansara Specialist Hospital for the detailed explanation of the topic of Lockdown Weight Management.

The European Commission has today adopted an independently evaluated Green Bond framework, thus taking a step forward towards the issuance of up to €250 billion green bonds, or 30% of NextGenerationEU's total issuance. The framework provides investors in these bonds with confidence that the funds mobilised will be allocated to green projects and that the Commission will report on its environmental impact.

Now that the framework has been adopted, the Commission will soon proceed with the first green bond issuance in the month of October, subject to market conditions.

Commissioner in charge of Budget and Administration, Johannes Hahn, said: ”The EU's intention to issue up to €250 billion in green bonds between now and end-2026 will make us the largest green bond issuer in the world. This is also an expression of our commitment to sustainability and places sustainable finance at the forefront of the EU's recovery effort”.

As announced earlier this year, the Commission has also reviewed its plan for funding the recovery in 2021 and confirmed its intention to issue a total of around €80 billion of long-term bonds this year, to be topped up by tens of billions of euros of short-term EU-Bills.