SME News
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2023-02-21
SMEs counting on Budget 2023 for relief
PETALING JAYA: Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) want the government to make good on its promise that it will extend a helping hand to support their recovery. “Among the challenges faced by SMEs are the high cost of raw materials and labou...
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2023-02-21
New power surcharge hitting manufacturers hard
PETALING JAYA: Manufacturers in the medium and high voltage (MV and HV) categories have recorded an increase of between 35% and 43% in their January electricity bills following the implementation of a surcharge for industries in that category, says F...
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2023-02-21
More steps needed to address SME issues
PETALING JAYA: The Small and Medium Enterprises Association of Malaysia (Samenta) has requested the government to take more steps to address urgent issues affecting the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the revised Budget 2023. Samenta chairm...
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2023-02-21
Help businesses grow through better policies, govt told
PETALING JAYA: The government should help the private sector to grow by creating better business policies rather than getting directly involved in business, says an economist. Firdausi Suffian, a lecturer with Sabah UiTM, said if the government ca...
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2023-02-21
MEF refutes claims Malaysian workers not treated fairly
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) has shot down claims that social discrimination by employers is pushing Malaysians to migrate and work abroad. MEF president Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman said the majority of employers in...

