SME News
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2022-02-14
‘Find ways to mitigate inflation’
PETALING JAYA: The business fraternity wants the government to have long- and short-term plans to mitigate higher prices due to inflation fuelled by the Covid-19 pandemic. Among them is to defer the increase in electricity tariff surcharge for com...
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2022-02-14
Plan to reopen border lauded
PETALING JAYA: The proposal to do away with quarantine for those entering Malaysia has been well received by travel industry players. The next step, they say, is to ensure that the remaining entry requirements do not become too prohibitive an...
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2022-02-14
More opt to stay in than dine out
PETALING JAYA: The rapid rise in Covid-19 cases has hit dining-in hard, with restaurants and cafes reporting over half of their reservations being cancelled. Despite people being allowed to travel and celebrate Chinese New Year, the eateries revea...
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2022-02-14
Inflation is increasing the class divide
Over the last six months, the prices of everyday staples have been on the rise. Now, some markets are beginning to see chronic shortages of items like chicken. This is beginning to bite very heavily into Malaysian households’ consumption, wh...
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2022-02-14
MACEOS urges government to reopen international borders
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 14): The Malaysian Association of Convention and Exhibition Organisers and Suppliers (MACEOS) has urged the government to consider the National Recovery Council’s proposal for Malaysia to reopen its borders by March 1 as the n...