SME News
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2021-07-14
Govt urged to ramp up daily jabs to half a million
PETALING JAYA: Former deputy health minister Dr Lee Boon Chye has called for an immediate boost in the number of daily vaccinations against Covid-19, saying it is no longer tenable to rely on contact tracing. “Contact tracing has collapsed&r...
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2021-07-14
Managing the pandemic and nation - urgent need to restrategise
While some results have been seen during the last 15 months, Malaysia needs to urgently restrategise policy measures in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. By now, it is clear that while the frontliners continue to be hard-pressed in managing...
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2021-07-14
Hairdressers, barbers eager to reopen business
Owners of hair salons and barber shops are in dire straits and want the government to allow them to reopen for business instead of having to wait until the second phase of the National Recovery Plan (NRP). Malaysian Hairdressing Association (MHA) ...
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2021-07-14
Extra aid to benefit 1 million SMEs
Traders are happy that more cash aid is coming under the Prihatin Special Grant (GKP) 4.0 as movement restrictions have drastically affected their rice bowls. The aid, which will benefit one million small- and medium-sized enterprises (S...
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2021-07-14
Many may have to close shop if lockdown is prolonged
PETALING JAYA: Many furniture making companies are likely to go under if the work stoppage continues for much longer. The industry has already lost RM1.6 billion since the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) was imposed and their factories...

