Angie Tan

Angie Tan is a journalist with The Malaysian Insight.

E-mail: angietan@themalaysianinsight.com

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Klang Valley markets tighten Covid-19 SOP

Klang Valley markets tighten Covid-19 SOP

Traders fearful they could be the next cluster, as pandemic rages on.

Angie Tan4 years ago
Chinese restaurants looking at grim lunar new year

Chinese restaurants looking at grim lunar new year

MCO 2.0 bites hard, with owners fearing cancellation of dine-in celebrations, crushing hopes of recovery.

Angie Tan4 years ago
Malaysians working in Singapore won’t be back for Chinese New Year

Malaysians working in Singapore won’t be back for Chinese New Year

Cost, quarantine time dissuade many from making plans to return for annual celebrations.

Angie Tan4 years ago
Small businesses warn they can’t take another MCO

Small businesses warn they can’t take another MCO

Many yet to recover from shock dealt by last year’s lockdown, fear they won’t withstand one more blow.

Angie Tan4 years ago
Wholesale market traders want govt to reconsider ban on foreign workers

Wholesale market traders want govt to reconsider ban on foreign workers

Already struggling with high turnover of local staff, business owners fear labour shortage when pandemic ends.

Angie Tan4 years ago
DAP’s free disinfection services in demand as Covid-19 cases rise

DAP’s free disinfection services in demand as Covid-19 cases rise

Struggling to cope with requests, organisers call for more volunteers.

Angie Tan4 years ago
Wangsa Maju MP to file class action suit over water cuts

Wangsa Maju MP to file class action suit over water cuts

Disruptions brought all kinds of hardships to residents, says Tan Yee Kew.

Angie Tan4 years ago
Do-gooders’ efforts to feed the poor result in wastage  

Do-gooders’ efforts to feed the poor result in wastage  

Inexperience, naivety plus lack of system lead to oversupply and pickiness.

Angie Tan4 years ago
Marriage registrars now dealing with backlog

Marriage registrars now dealing with backlog

Some bodies turning away new couples because of space, time constraints as temples need to follow SOP.

Angie Tan4 years ago
Youth ‘volunteers’, social media new tactics in fundraising scams

Youth ‘volunteers’, social media new tactics in fundraising scams

‘Fundraisers’ take a cut of up to 90% from welfare homes, shelters.

Angie Tan4 years ago
Parents cut back on back-to-school shopping as epidemic continues 

Parents cut back on back-to-school shopping as epidemic continues 

Reluctance to buy due to uncertainty over whether classes will start as scheduled.

Angie Tan4 years ago
Tuition centres struggling with up to 50% dropout rate  

Tuition centres struggling with up to 50% dropout rate  

Online schooling challenge for pupils lacking internet access, equipment, while parents cut expenses.

Angie Tan4 years ago
Smaller firms struggle to meet new housing rules

Smaller firms struggle to meet new housing rules

They cite cash-flow problems for failure to comply with Act 446.

Angie Tan4 years ago
Reps turn job-matchers, counsellors as pandemic hits incomes

Reps turn job-matchers, counsellors as pandemic hits incomes

Assemblymen in Selangor, Johor taking proactive steps to assist struggling constituents.

Angie Tan4 years ago
Kindergartens want to reopen now, not next year

Kindergartens want to reopen now, not next year

Operators facing cash-flow problems, fears over disruptions to children’s learning.

Angie Tan4 years ago