SME News
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2023-07-31
Stats Dept: Labour market strengthens, unemployment rate drops in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 — The labour market continued to strengthen last year with the unemployment rate dropping to 3.9 per cent and a higher employment rate, according to the Statistics of the Labour Force, Malaysia 2022 released by the Departm...
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2023-07-31
Malaysia needs an independent wage commission
RAISING wages is crucial to lift the living standards of low-income groups and reduce income inequality. It is an antidote to structural issues in the Malaysian economy such as youth unemployment. The government is exploring the potential of a ...
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2023-07-31
Two more IKS Marts to open in Tawau, Lahad Datu
TAWAU: Two more Small and Medium Industrial Product Centres (IKS) or IKS Marts will be opened in Sabah this year, namely in Tawau and Lahad Datu. Assistant Minister of Industrial Development and Entrepreneurship, Datuk Andi Muhammad Suryady Bandy,...
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2023-07-30
Cooperatives to help strengthen Malaysia’s food security, says Ewon Benedick
KOTA KINABALU, July 30 — A total of 172 cooperatives involved in the agrifood sector are poised to play a role in strengthening the country’s food security, said Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick. H...
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2023-07-30
Malaysian youth should embrace cooperative movement, entrepreneurship to improve income level, says DPM Zahid
KOTA KINABALU, July 30 — Youth in the country should embrace the cooperative movement and entrepreneurship to improve their level of income, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. In this regard, he said the youth should n...