SME News
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2021-01-19
MEF: Wage subsidy programme for employers in non-MCO states too, please?
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 19): The Malaysian Economic and Rakyat's Protection Assistance Package (PERMAI) is a much-needed relief and support for Malaysians in the face of the prevailing health and economic crises, says Malaysian Employers Fede...
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2021-01-19
MCO 2.0 to cost Malaysia RM600m daily, Zafrul says
PUTRAJAYA: The government expects the country to lose RM600 million daily due to the latest Movement Control Order (MCO 2.0), compared to RM2.4 billion daily in March until May, 2020, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz. ...
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2021-01-19
Extended hours for businesses to make ends meet
As we go through another phase of the movement control order MCO in several states with high numbers of Covid-19 cases, the same cycle of pessimistic economic impact is expected especially for businesses that are reliant on day-to-day opera...
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2021-01-19
Brickbats and bouquets for Permai package
PETALING JAYA: The government’s RM15 billion Permai package has drawn mixed reactions from employer and employee groups, with both sides calling for improvements to be made to yield better benefits. The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) s...
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2021-01-19
Saving travel businesses and jobs
On Sept 18 last year, the Department of Statistics released the Tourism Satellite Account for 2019, which was the pinnacle year for our country’s tourism businesses that encompass numerous sectors and overlap many industries. The gross value...