SME News
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2023-07-31
Stats Dept: Labour market strengthens, unemployment rate drops in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 — The labour market continued to strengthen last year with the unemployment rate dropping to 3.9 per cent and a higher employment rate, according to the Statistics of the Labour Force, Malaysia 2022 released by the Departm...
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2023-07-31
Two more IKS Marts to open in Tawau, Lahad Datu
TAWAU: Two more Small and Medium Industrial Product Centres (IKS) or IKS Marts will be opened in Sabah this year, namely in Tawau and Lahad Datu. Assistant Minister of Industrial Development and Entrepreneurship, Datuk Andi Muhammad Suryady Bandy,...
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2023-07-31
Malaysia needs an independent wage commission
RAISING wages is crucial to lift the living standards of low-income groups and reduce income inequality. It is an antidote to structural issues in the Malaysian economy such as youth unemployment. The government is exploring the potential of a ...
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2023-07-31
Azalina: Malaysia requires stable federal govt for policy changes safeguarding welfare of vulnerable groups
SEREMBAN: The country needs a stable federal government to implement policy changes that will safeguard the welfare and livelihood of vulnerable groups such as women and children. Saying this, the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (L...
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2023-07-31
‘Madani Economy: Empowering the people’ navigates Malaysia to new economic direction
THE recent unveiling of the Madani Economy: Empowering the People framework is a move to navigate Malaysia towards being the economic leader in the South-East Asian region ahead of Budget 2024, which is expected to be tabled this October.&n...

