SME News
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2020-04-13
Non-essential services may incur huge impact on extended MCO
KUALA LUMPUR: The economic impact of the extended Movement Control Order (MCO) may be more severe to sectors classified as “non-essential services”, especially the manufacturing sector for exports. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yass...
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2020-04-13
Covid-19 exhausts car dealers and importers, 50,000 workforce at risk
KUALA LUMPUR: Some 50,000 local workforce of car dealers and importers are at risk of losing their jobs if the Covid-19 crisis prolongs more than two months, market observers said. Industry players generally said over 4,000 used/re-conditioned car...
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2020-04-13
Use zoning system to reopen businesses, Putrajaya urged
PETALING JAYA: The government has been urged to use a zoning system in which business activities can be resumed until a vaccine is developed for the Covid-19 disease. Most production and economic activities in “green zones” could be gr...
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2020-04-13
Miti to take five days to process business operation applications during MCO
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti) will take up to five days to process business operation applications during the movement control order (MCO). In a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) on MCO No.3 r...
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2020-04-13
Sabah vegetables for Kuala Lumpur market soon, says state Agriculture Minister
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is expected to export some 35 tonnes of highland vegetables to markets in Kuala Lumpur with smoother transportation of goods out of the Kundasang district. State Agriculture and Food Industry Minister Datuk Junz Wong said Mond...