SME News
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2022-03-21
Malaysian SMEs seek trade opportunities in Asia Pacific: FedEx survey
KUALA LUMPUR: Majority of Malaysian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are seeking opportunities in international trade within the Asia Pacific (Apac) region especially within Southeast Asia and East Asian markets such as China, Japan, Korea and Tai...
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2022-03-21
Sabah SMEs secure business deals at Expo 2020 Dubai
KOTA KINABALU: The Department of Industrial Development and Research (DIDR) and the Sabah State Economic Development Corporation (SEDCO) are always planning new programmes to ensure local entrepreneurs can grow their businesses domestically and penet...
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2022-03-21
MTUC Sarawak says minimum wage policy must cover all types of companies including micro businesses, SMEs
KUCHING, March 21 — The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) Sarawak wants the minimum wage policy to cover all types of companies, not just confined to multinational companies and government-linked corporations. Its secretary Andrew Lo sa...
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2022-03-21
All systems go for April 1 switch to endemicity? Not quite, as Malaysian industry players complain of manpower shortage
KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — Malaysia’s industry players are counting down to April 1, hoping for an economic reset when the government officially announces the country’s start of its transition to Covid-19 endemicity. However,...
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2022-03-21
Slow and steady rise helps
PETALING JAYA: Employers are asking for more time before the new RM1,500 minimum wage is implemented from May 1, claiming that they have been caught off-guard by the announcement. They are also calling for the new wage to be implemented gradually,...