SME News
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2021-05-23
Hotel and tourism industry continues to plead SOS from govt, calls for lockdown to breathe long term
KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — The hotel and tourism industry will require more assistance from the government if it is to survive the prolonged Covid-19 pandemic at all, said the Malaysian Association of Hotels. Its president Datuk N. Subramaniam s...
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2021-05-20
Caring Moms: made for women by a Major woman
PETALING JAYA: When Major Shera Ann Bosco of the Malaysian Armed Forces launched her Caring Moms platform on Facebook in April 2016, little did she know that she would help connect thousands of women down the road. What began as a means to get day...
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2021-05-20
Group helps upskill the jobless
JOHOR BARU: A local business association has taken the lead to start offering skills courses to locals in a bid to help those who are presently unemployed due to the prolonged border closure with Singapore. Johor Indian Business Association (Jib...
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2021-05-20
CM: Mass Covid-19 testing for Penang factory workers to start next week
GEORGE TOWN, May 20 — Mass Covid-19 testing for the manufacturing sector in Penang using the on-site pooled saliva RT-PCR screening method will start next week. Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the mass testing will be implemented un...
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2021-05-20
No full MCO please, say industries and trade groups
PETALING JAYA: Various industries and trade associations have pleaded with the government not to resort to a full movement control order (MCO) as it will hurt the economy and affect people’s livelihoods, even as the number of new Covid-19 ...