SME News
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2025-06-30
SST revision welcomed, but broader relief needed for MSMEs
KUALA LUMPUR: The government's move to raise the sales and service tax (SST) registration threshold to RM1 million is seen as a positive step that offers some breathing space for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), although wider structu...
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2025-06-30
Govt to expand TVET programmes for caregiving
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia is looking to expand its technical and vocational education and training (TVET) programmes for caregiving, says women, family and community development minister Nancy Shukri. Nancy said the country had long relied on fo...
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2025-06-30
Government open to factual criticism of tax system, says Anwar
PUTRAJAYA: The government upholds transparency and is ready to accept any criticism of the taxation system, provided that it is based on facts, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said today. Anwar, who is also the finance minister, said criticism s...
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2025-06-29
UK’s new envoy to Malaysia to prioritise cooperation in semiconductor sector
KUALA LUMPUR: The United Kingdom’s new High Commissioner to Malaysia, Ajay Sharma, has made strengthening bilateral cooperation a key priority, with a particular focus on the fast-growing semiconductor sector and the development of integra...
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2025-06-29
MSMEs risk global supply chain exclusion without ESG
Kota Kinabalu: Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Malaysia must adopt environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices or risk being excluded from global supply chains, said Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datu...