The Feel Good Budget Racial Configuration Perhaps the most depressing takeaway from the budget presented in Parliament is that it … More
Tag: SMEs
Malaysia’s 12th Plan: In Search Of A Realistic New Socio-Economic Strategy – Analysis
Introduction The Ismail Sabri govt and RM12 is a re-affirmation of the NEP and continuation of the existing approach to … More
New Gov’t must focus on growing economy, reducing leakages
THE appointment of a new Prime Minister and the swearing-in of his Cabinet must act as a clarion call for … More
Malaysia: Forget About Politics, What Really Has To Be Done – Analysis
Over the last week, political pundits have been reporting the events and rumors around the Yang Dipertuan Agong, or King … More
50,000 SMEs face closure under MCO 3.0
Govt urged to extend the TRA, WSP and moratorium until year-end to support micro entrepreneurs and SMEs AT LEAST 50,000 … More
PEMERKASA+ may not be enough to bear brunt of lockdown, say economists
KUALA LUMPUR : Economists have opined that the RM40 billion PEMERKASA+ stimulus package will have limited impact on the country’s … More
COVID-19 crisis: Makcik Kiah is fuming now, so are the public!
JUST over a year ago, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin presented the People’s Economic Stimulus Package (Prihatin), worth around … More
More Indonesian SMEs are back to normal operations following Covid-19 declines: Survey
JAKARTA : Over four-fifths of Indonesian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have started to operate normal full hours, according to a … More
’40 per cent SMEs will shut down if there is full-scale MCO’
KUALA LUMPUR : The SME Association of Malaysia (SME Malaysia) is pleading with the government not to implement a full … More
Lazada launches own RM44m stimulus package for SMEs
KUALA LUMPUR : Lazada Malaysia is channelling RM44 million into its second stimulus package or ‘Pakej Kedai Pintar 2.0’ to … More
Grab lowers commissions for merchants, reduces delivery charges during MCO 2.0
KUALA LUMPUR : In response to the second Movement Control Order (MCO 2.0) that commenced on Jan 13, Grab Malaysia … More
The Broken windows theory
EVEN before Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s announcement of the new measures that the government would take to curb … More
‘Never say never’: How two small Hong Kong firms survived COVID
An outdoor furniture maker that switched to making masks and a public relations firm say staying agile helped them survive … More
Major malls lose 90% of visitors, more closures expected amid CMCO
SMEs face similar plight as Budget 2021 said to be missing a strategy for containment recovery THE latest implementation of … More
Looking out for the economy and health of Malaysia
WHEN the global tech firm Alibaba.com’s electronic World Trade Platform (eWTP) first went live in Malaysia on Nov 3, 2018, … More
The Stringer 