SME News
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2022-09-01
Malaysia introduces premium visa programme to attract wealthy foreigners
PUTRAJAYA (Sept 1): Malaysia has introduced a Premium Visa Programme (PVIP) to attract wealthy foreigners to invest in Malaysia and reside in the country for a period of 20 years, says Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin. He said the &q...
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2022-09-01
Malaysia-based Starbox Group eyes Southeast Asia expansion
PETALING JAYA: Starbox Group Holdings Ltd plans to expand its operations in Southeast Asia following its listing on the US’ Nasdaq market last week. CEO Lee Choon Wooi said Starbox will go to the Philippines first, then other countries in th...
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2022-09-01
Strengthening the roles of oil palm smallholders
Smallholders play a vital role in the oil palm industry which is one of the main sectors that generate economic growth for Malaysia. Almost 27 per cent of the country's total oil palm area is cultivated by more than 440,000 smallholders either in...
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2022-09-01
Sabah’s travel trade yearns for return of Chinese tourists
PETALING JAYA: Sabah’s travel industry is yearning for the return of Chinese visitors who brought a tourism boom to the state before the Covid-19 pandemic. Their return is still beyond the horizon, with only visitors from neighbouring Singap...
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2022-09-01
Renewable energy policy to accelerate decarbonisation
PETALING JAYA: Policy support and the improving competitiveness of renewable energy will fuel emerging Asia’s long-term transition to a lower carbon energy mix, albeit at different speeds, according to Moody’s Investors Service. Howeve...