SME News
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2022-01-18
Shopee sees positive growth in travel bookings
The e-commerce giant said an uptick of ten times was observed in particular for travel dates between Jan 24 and Feb 2. Shopee also recently announced its partnership with Agoda, Airpaz and Easybook.com to fulfil travellers’ needs for the com...
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2022-01-18
ACE Market enters a new regulatory regime
EFFECTIVE Jan 1, Bursa Malaysia became the sole approving authority for IPOs on the ACE Market, the second-largest listing platform of the stock exchange and home to 141 public listed companies (PLCs). Under the new regulatory regime, Bursa is now...
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2022-01-13
Unfair to allow foreign workers to switch employers, says MEF
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) has voiced disagreement with an activist’s proposal that the government allow foreign workers to switch jobs to help them break free from forced labour. It would be unfair to the worker...
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2022-01-13
Mind the gap: Malaysia pushing to close digital skills gap
Malaysia is banking on solid public and private partnerships to close the skills gap as it charts its way to realize the Malaysia 5.0 agenda while eyeing to be the Heart of digital ASEAN. Inspired by Japan’s Society 5.0, the agenda see...
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2022-01-13
Report: Malaysia faces food shortages for CNY and Ramadan after floods wipe out farms
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — With the Lunar New Year just around the corner and the month of Ramadan not far behind, food shortage worries have snowballed after Malaysian farmers were badly affected by some of the worst floods in the country’s ...