From bartering to begging for relief, struggling Americans confront April rent

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York hair stylist Vanessa Karim has not worked since March 21, when the state closed all salons to slow the spread of the coronavirus. She only has enough cash on hand to cover half of her $1,400 April rent.

Sabah's Pangrok Sulap delivers woodcut prints with Covid-19 messages

Through woodcut prints, Sabah-based art collective Pangrok Sulap is working hard to lift the nation's spirits.

Cambodia gives 3-month tax breaks to aviation companies to offset Covid-19 impact

PHNOM PENH: The Cambodian government on Tuesday (March 31) decided to give tax breaks for three months to aviation companies to help offset losses caused by the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, according to a press statement.

Armed forces to deliver Covid-19 aid to interiors of Sabah, Sarawak

PUTRAJAYA: The armed forces will use their assets to help deliver food and necessities to the people in the interiors of Sabah and Sarawak, says Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri.

Here's how the government can help businesses get through this crisis

Airbnb to pay out US$250mil to hosts worldwide

NEW YORK: U.S. home rental firm Airbnb said on Monday it was allocating $250 million to help offset losses by hosts around the world whose guests have canceled bookings in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

Spain eyes suspension of some rent payments and evictions - government source

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's government is fleshing out a 700-million-euro ($770 million) package to help private tenants through the coronavirus crisis and is likely to suspend evictions and rental payments for several months, a government source said on Monday.

SMEs need grants not loans

A letter from DATUK S. GOPINATH President, Malaysian Indian Network of Entrepreneurs Association

Malls face RM2bil losses

PETALING JAYA: Malaysian shopping malls could face losses north of RM2bil as a result of business disruptions caused by the movement control order (MCO), which has been extended to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic.

Many small retailers expected to close shop soon

PETALING JAYA: Many small scale and independent retailers are expected to close down in the next one to two months as a result of the movement control order (MCO), said Retail Group Malaysia.