A resort entrepreneur in Pulau Redang has done everything possible to ensure his survival and that of his employees, including selling off his boats and rationing electricity supply.

Redang Bay Resort owner Lim You Jing said the Covid-19 outbreak which has affected the country for almost two years had forced him to sell four of his 16 boats to cover his daily expenses as the resort has been now facing zero income.

“The returns from selling the boats (a cargo boat and three tourist boats) were...