SME News
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2025-03-11
Tengku Zafrul highlights need for continued Asean-UK engagement to boost business opportunities
KUALA LUMPUR (March 11): Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz has emphasised the importance of continuous engagement between Asean and the UK in expanding business opportunities and deepening the strong economic...
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2025-03-11
Penang business events industry garners RM1.29 bil in 2024, says Chow
BAYAN LEPAS (March 11): The business events industry in Penang achieved an estimated economic impact (EEI) of RM1.29 billion last year, marking a 24.8% increase from 2023. Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the state hosted 2,059 business ev...
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2025-03-11
SAMENTA Calls For Compliance Ombudsman To Address Business Delays
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- The Small and Medium Enterprises Association of Malaysia (SAMENTA) has urged the government to establish a Compliance Ombudsman, as a dedicated mechanism to address complaints from businesses facing administrative ...
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2025-03-10
When RM1,800 a month is ‘too high’ a salary in Sabah
PETALING JAYA: After graduation, Norashikin Diyana tried to get a job in her home state of Sabah but her asking salary of RM1,800 a month was considered “too high”. That prompted her to go west, to Peninsular Malaysia where, she s...
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2025-03-10
Retailers see increased demand for traditional and generative AI
Retail and consumer product organisations are at a pivotal point in their artificial intelligence (AI) journey. An IBM study, The AI Readiness Barometer: Asean’s AI Landscape, reveals that only 8% of the retail industry surveyed in Malaysia ...

