SME News
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2024-10-21
Wage increase will be tough on rural SMEs
KUCHING: A Chinese community leader has expressed concern that the government’s plans to increase the minimum wage will take a toll on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in rural areas. Taking into account that the government had only ...
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2024-10-21
Raising Minimum Wage May Negatively Affect SMEs, SAMENTA Warns
Following the Malaysian National Budget 2025 announcement last Friday, many are commending the allocations and the initiatives introduced by the government, with one of them being an increase of minimum wage to RM1,700 from the previous RM1,500. H...
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2024-10-21
CelcomDigi actively driving adoption and real implementation of 5G-AI for businesses
More than 150 chief executives from 25 different industries had attended CelcomDigi’s MY5G CEO series since it began to exchange ideas and discuss new opportunities made available by 5G and artificial intelligence (AI). They hailed from industr...
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2024-10-21
NCCIM hails Budget 2025's promise of sustainable growth
KUALA LUMPUR: The RM86bil development expenditure outlined in Budget 2025 can underpin sustainable economic growth and generate widespread benefits, says the National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (NCCIM). NCCIM president Datuk Seri...
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2024-10-21
SST expansion will burden SMEs, says group
KUALA LUMPUR: The Sales and Service Tax (SST) will burden small and medium enterprises (SMEs) when it is implemented for business-to-business (B2B) transactions, says the Malay Businessmen and Industrialists Association of Malaysia (Perdasama). Th...

