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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected countries all over the world. Many countries have imposed restrictive measures, such as lockdowns, shelter-in-place, and stay-at-home orders, as an attempt to control the pandemic at a local level. However, these measures also hit hard the economy. This paper predicts the impact of COVID-19 on migration in Malaysia based on the experience during the Asian financial crisis. Migrant workers contribute large portion in the labour market in Malaysia. Thousands of migrant workers especially the unskilled workers are predicted to be unemployed due to the COVID-19 and the implementation and re-imposition of multiple phases of Movement Control Order (MCO) worsened the economy. Therefore, there is a need to review the possible effect of COVID-19 on migration as it would greatly affect the labour market and the economy as a whole.

Krisis pandamik COVID-19 telah mengubah budaya kerja dan cara pengendalian aktiviti harian di kebanyakan sektor dan organisasi di dunia. Kini, budaya bekerja dari rumah (Work From Home atau BDR) adalah merupakan pendekatan terbaik untuk mencegah penyebaran COVID-19 di kebanyakan negara di dunia. Pilihan BDR ini banyak bersangkut paut dengan produktiviti para pekerja di pelbagai industri. Kajian ini bermatlamat untuk melihat impak bekerja dari rumah terhadap produktiviti para pekerja secara kajian literatur. Dapatan daripada kajian ini mendapati bahawa bekerja dari rumah telah memberikan impak positif mahupun negatif bagi para pekerja dan organisasi. Terdapat juga dapatan impak penurunan produktiviti para pekerja yang bekerja dari rumah. Selain itu, dalam kajian ini juga mendapati bahawa secara umum terdapatnya perbezaan pendapat mengenai BDR yang mana impak di pelbagai bidang itu adalah berbeza bergantung kepada jenis pekerjaan dan sektor pekerjaan.

COVID-19 has contributed to drastic changes in labour market, such as work and how to do work. A flexible work arrangement encourages employees to work from home (WFH) among other alternatives during the crisis. To curb Covid-19 in Malaysia, the Government imposed Movement Control Order from 18 March 2020 until 9 June 2020. The Movement Control Order has halted all non-essential economic activities in the country. The restrictions also forced the temporary closure of schools, higher education institutions (HEIs) and all government and private premises. Instantaneous, workers were forced to work from home. The main objective of this study is to explore the demographics characteristics that affect the preferences to WFH among staff at Faculty Business, Economics and Accountancy (FBEA), Universiti Malaysia Sabah during the post-Covid-19. This study used primary data based on a structured questionnaire to find out the factors. The findings revealed that demographics characteristics such as marital status, children and productivity influence the decision to WFH.

Migrant workers play a significant role in the economy of their home countries. These workers and their dependents are in a socially vulnerable and economically difficult situation due to the dire impacts of the COVID-19. Bangladeshi is one of the migrant workers that pumping approximately USD15 billion into their economy that directly contributes to the socioeconomic development of Bangladesh every year. In this pandemic, migrant workers from Bangladesh in other countries are facing adverse impacts such as isolation, unemployment, short working hours, social discrimination, poor quality of living, and mental pressure while their dependents at home are facing financial crisis due to the limited or reduced cash flow from their working relatives. The governments of the migrant workers’ host countries have undertaken various initiatives to reduce the effects of COVID-19 on migrant workers. In spite of those initiatives, migrant workers are still at risk and vulnerable due to the cascading effects of COVID-19 in the socio-economic systems of the host countries. A significant number of migrant workers have been sent back to Bangladesh and many are in constant fear of being sent back due to the impacts of COVID-19 in their host countries. Thus, COVID-19 intensifies numerous socio-economic crises such as joblessness, consumption of reserve funds by family members, and shrinking of the country’s remittance inflow. Migrant workers from Bangladesh and their dependents are facing various economic and social hardships under the COVID-19 situation. Therefore, by capturing the economic and social impacts of COVID-19 on migrant workers, a few policy interventions are recommended as strategies to overcome the problems in both host and home countries and support migrant workers.

Kajian ini memfokuskan kepada adegan-adegan aksi jalanan bermotor dengan membuat penelitian terhadap kesesuaian teknik-teknik suntingan filem aksi jalanan terpilih. Analisis dilakukan dengan membincangkan secara terperinci adegan aksi jalanan yang wujud dalam filem tersebut. Kajian ini mengambil dua buah filem aksi jalanan, iaitu KL Menjerit (2002) dan Evolusi KL Drift 2 (2010) sebagai kajian kes. Data diperoleh menerusi penontonan berterusan terhadap filem-filem aksi terpilih dengan melihat secara stop motion, iaitu meneliti frame by frame syot dalam setiap adegan aksi jalanan tersebut. Maklumat berkenaan teknik penyuntingan filem juga diperoleh menerusi temu ramah dengan pengarah dan penyunting filem-filem aksi jalanan tersebut. Selain itu, maklumat lain juga diperoleh daripada jurnal, buku, internet, bahan penerbitan dari Perbadanan Kemajuan Filem Nasional Malaysia (FINAS), majalah, akhbar dan kertas kerja daripada penyelidik-penyelidik terdahulu. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa kedua-dua buah filem aksi tersebut disunting menggunakan teknik penyuntingan yang mampu melahirkan kesan dramatik. Namun, teknik penyuntingan parallel tidak digunakan oleh kedua-dua penyunting filem tersebut. Pengkaji turut mendapati bahawa elemen seperti cemas, teruja, kejutan, debaran dan bersemangat harus ada dalam membentuk sesebuah adegan aksi jalanan bagi menghasilkan kesan dramatik yang lebih berkualiti dan realistik. Menerusi kajian ini nanti, diharap para penyunting filem aksi jalanan khususnya dapat memahami dan seterusnya mengetahui penggunaan teknik-teknik penyuntingan mengikut kesesuaian pada sesebuah adegan aksi jalanan.

COVID-19 has contributed to drastic changes in labour market, such as work and how to do work. A flexible work arrangement encourages employees to work from home (WFH) among other alternatives during the crisis. To curb Covid-19 in Malaysia, the Government imposed Movement Control Order from 18 March 2020 until 9 June 2020. The Movement Control Order has halted all non-essential economic activities in the country. The restrictions also forced the temporary closure of schools, higher education institutions (HEIs) and all government and private premises. Instantaneous, workers were forced to work from home. The main objective of this study is to investigate the factors that affect the choices to WFH among staff at Faculty Business, Economics and Accountancy (FBEA), Universiti Malaysia Sabah during the post-Covid-19. This study used primary data based on the structured questionnaire to find out the factors. The findings revealed that demographics factors such as marital status, children and productivity influence the decision to WFH.

COVID-19 has contributed to drastic changes in labour market, such as work and how to do work. A flexible work arrangement encourages employees to work from home (WFH) among other alternatives during the crisis. To curb Covid-19 in Malaysia, the Government imposed Movement Control Order from 18 March 2020 until 9 June 2020. The Movement Control Order has halted all non-essential economic activities in the country. The restrictions also forced the temporary closure of schools, higher education institutions (HEIs) and all government and private premises. Instantaneous, workers were forced to work from home. The main objective of this study is to investigate the factors that affect the choices to WFH among staff at Faculty Business, Economics and Accountancy (FBEA), Universiti Malaysia Sabah during the post-Covid-19. This study used primary data based on the structured questionnaire to find out the factors. The findings revealed that demographics factors such as marital status, children and productivity influence the decision to WFH.

COVID-19 has contributed to drastic changes in labour market, such as work and how to do work. A flexible work arrangement encourages employees to work from home (WFH) among other alternatives during the crisis. To curb Covid-19 in Malaysia, the Government imposed Movement Control Order from 18 March 2020 until 9 June 2020. The Movement Control Order has halted all non-essential economic activities in the country. The restrictions also forced the temporary closure of schools, higher education institutions (HEIs) and all government and private premises. Instantaneous, workers were forced to work from home. The main objective of this study is to investigate the factors that affect the choices to WFH among staff at Faculty Business, Economics and Accountancy (FBEA), Universiti Malaysia Sabah during the post-Covid-19. This study used primary data based on the structured questionnaire to find out the factors. The findings revealed that demographics factors such as marital status, children and productivity influence the decision to WFH.

COVID-19 has contributed to drastic changes in labour market, such as work and how to do work. A flexible work arrangement encourages employees to work from home (WFH) among other alternatives during the crisis. To curb Covid-19 in Malaysia, the Government imposed Movement Control Order from 18 March 2020 until 9 June 2020. The Movement Control Order has halted all non-essential economic activities in the country. The restrictions also forced the temporary closure of schools, higher education institutions (HEIs) and all government and private premises. Instantaneous, workers were forced to work from home. The main objective of this study is to investigate the factors that affect the choices to WFH among staff at Faculty Business, Economics and Accountancy (FBEA), Universiti Malaysia Sabah during the post-Covid-19. This study used primary data based on the structured questionnaire to find out the factors. The findings revealed that demographics factors such as marital status, children and productivity influence the decision to WFH.