SME News
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2024-02-29
Malaysia's New Database Initiative Targets 'Ali Baba' Practices in Business, Unveiled at Bumiputera Economic Congress
In a landmark move aimed at fostering genuine business collaborations, Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani, Malaysia's Plantation and Commodities Minister, proposed the creation of a revolutionary database during the 2024 Bumiputera Economic Congress. ...
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2024-02-28
Opposition to SST persists just days to rate hike
PETALING JAYA: Opposition to the sale and service tax (SST) has intensified just days before the rate is raised from 6% to 8%. An economist has proposed that the 2% increase be postponed while a trade group wants a return of the goods and services...
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2024-02-28
Sarawak needs conducive environment to sustain growth, says economist
PETALING JAYA: Sarawak must establish a conducive environment to support economic expansion and growth to become the strongest Malaysian state for the next 50 years, says an economist. Universiti of Malaysia Sarawak honorary professor Madeline Ber...
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2024-02-28
Over 26,000 business licences revoked since 2022 for breach of terms, Dewan Rakyat told
KUALA LUMPUR: Local authorities nationwide revoked 26,108 business licences from 2022 up to Feb 15 this year, says Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming. He told the Dewan Rakyat that this is because the licence holders had breached t...
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2024-02-28
Tweaking the big plan
MALAYSIA'S disappointing Q4 growth numbers suggest that all is not well with the economy. GDP growth of 3% was below expectations, largely because exports fell more than anticipated. For the whole of 2023, the figure was 3.7%, much lower than ...