SME News
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2021-03-30
11th hour plea for extension
PETALING JAYA: With just 24 hours left until the deadline to screen foreign workers for Covid-19, a number of employers are pleading for another month-long extension to get the job done. An estimated 30% of its 20,000 members had yet to send their...
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2021-03-29
KPMG: Nearly half of global CEOs don't expect a return to ‘normal’ till 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: KPMG has found that 45 per cent of out 500 chief executive officers (CEOs) surveyed globally are not expecting to see a return to 'normal' until sometime in 2022. The global organisation of independent professional services f...
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2021-03-29
George Kent to enter rubber glove business with RM40m investment in Johan unit
KUALA LUMPUR (March 29): George Kent (Malaysia) Bhd said it has been invited by Johan Holdings Bhd to buy a 40% stake in the latter's subsidiary, Dynacare Sdn Bhd, for RM40 million. George Kent and Johan share the same major shareholder &mdash...
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2021-03-29
Deputy minister: Export of Malaysia’s medical devices up 24.9pc at RM30b in 2020
KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — Malaysia’s export of medical devices registered a double-digit growth of 24.9 per cent valued at RM29.99 billion in 2020, driven by the increasing demand during the pandemic, said Deputy International Trade and In...
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2021-03-29
Long road ahead for property sector recovery
Is the property sector back on the radar of investors, given an uptick in property launches and home sales, as well as rotational play based on a recovering economy? Some indicators point to a return of optimism. They include Melaka-based property...