{"id":10894,"date":"2020-10-14T05:58:31","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T05:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=10894"},"modified":"2026-04-24T00:59:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T03:59:54","slug":"rwg-to-remain-open-despite-malaysia-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/rwg-to-remain-open-despite-malaysia-lockdown","title":{"rendered":"RWG to remain open despite Malaysia lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>While some cities in the country undergo a partial lockdown for two weeks due to new Covid-19 cases, Resorts World Genting will remain open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Malaysia.- Resorts World Genting has announced it will remain open despite the new lockdown mandated in Malaysia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) has been introduced in certain areas of the country due to a rise in the number of Covid-19 cases. Many cities, such as Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Selangor have been placed under partial lockdown for the next two weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CMCO involves the closure of parks, recreational centers, schools, childcare centers and places of worship, while travel between districts is also banned unless for the purpose of work. Other economic activities will continue as usual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company said in a statement that it \u201cremains open as usual\u201d but \u201cwill continue to monitor the situation&#8221; and provide necessary updates as more information becomes available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also said: \u201cRWG has been continuously conducting deep cleaning and thorough sanitization throughout the resort as well as adhering to the strict SOPs issued by the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis includes observing physical distancing, wearing face masks and adopting good personal hygiene practices. We will continue to do so to ensure the health and safety of all our guests and employees.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite being forced to close RWG plus its three non-gaming properties\u00a0\u2013 Resorts World Kijal, Resorts World Langkawi and Resorts World Awana \u2013 from March 18 until June 19 due to the pandemic, RWG has seen a reasonable recovery of both gaming and non-gaming operations. It has seen a 50 per cent increase in visitor arrivals\u00a0since it reopened.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While some cities in the country undergo a partial lockdown for two weeks due to new Covid-19 cases, Resorts World Genting will remain open.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10897,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Resorts World Genting (RWG) in Malaysia will maintain operations despite a new Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) imposing partial lockdowns in several cities due to rising COVID-19 cases. The integrated resort emphasizes strict adherence to government-mandated Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and has reported a 50% increase in visitor arrivals since its prior reopening, indicating a robust recovery in both gaming and non-gaming verticals.","focusai_entities":"Resorts World Genting, Resorts World Kijal, Resorts World Langkawi, Resorts World Awana","focusai_location":"Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Selangor","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.8), operator_casino (1.0), investor_analyst (0.9), gambler_consumer (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on GGR","query":"What is the projected impact of the CMCO on Resorts World Genting's Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) and non-gaming revenue for the current quarter, given the partial lockdown in key feeder markets?"},{"label":"Regulatory Compliance","query":"How will Resorts World Genting ensure sustained regulatory compliance with evolving public health directives, and what are the potential implications for its B2C licensing framework if further restrictions are imposed?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[160,28,16333],"tags":[29,226],"class_list":["post-10894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-asia-pacific","category-casino-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-casino","tag-malaysia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10894"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10905,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10894\/revisions\/10905"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}