SME News
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2023-01-02
Calls to shut Malaysian borders to Chinese travellers "irrational and irresponsible": Matta
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) says outright calls to close the country's borders to Chinese travellers are irrational and irresponsible. Hence, Matta called for certain parties to stop overreacting t...
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2023-01-02
Malaysia looks to Chinese companies to grow EV sector: official
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia aims to draw greater investment from Chinese companies to develop its electric vehicle (EV) sector to build up the infrastructure to enable wider adoption of EVs, a Malaysian official said. The development of the supporting ...
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2022-12-30
China’s easing of Covid-19 quarantine policy good for Malaysia, says economist
PETALING JAYA: An economist has welcomed China’s move to ease its Covid-19 quarantine policy for inbound travellers as this will help lessen the economic downturn seen for Malaysia in 2023. Geoffrey Williams of the Malaysia University o...
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2022-12-30
Nurse businesses back to health first, urges MEF
PETALING JAYA: The government should continue intensifying efforts to help workers ease their financial burden, as the country slowly moves towards economic recovery amid inflation and high cost of living, says the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF...
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2022-12-29
Tourist arrivals to Malaysia poised to rise four-fold
PETALING JAYA: Tourist arrivals in the country is projected to jump four-fold to 9.6 million in 2023 from an estimated 2.5 million a year ago on the back of the reopening of international borders, according to Kenanga Research. The increase, accor...