We use cookies
We use cookies that are needed for this website to work. With your permission, we would also like to use cookies to remember your preferences, understand how the site is used, and measure our advertising. You can accept all, reject all, or choose which ones to allow, and change your choice at any time with “Change Preferences”. Cookie Policy
MySDG Foundation to Integrate Coordination of Grants The Malaysia Sustainable Development Goals Foundation, or the MySDG Foundation, was launched on the 27th of January is set to become an integration of grants. According to Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz, he mentioned that stakeholders created numerous funds for various significant causes, including environmental sustainability, wildlife…
2022 National Economic Recovery Is Underway with SSM New Initiatives Announcement SSM (Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia), also known as The Companies Commission of Malaysia, announced several new initiatives that will boost national economic recovery in 2022. SSM announced several new initiatives, as well as the continuation of the existing five initiatives that were introduced in 2021.…
SME Association Against Suggestion to Implement GST in 2022 Malaysia’s SME Association is against the suggestion to implement the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the year 2022 at the proposed rate of 4%. The Association believes that this will disrupt business operations and affect business recovery costs. While the GST system is better than…
Malaysia Creates 320,000 Jobs via PenjanaKerjaya 3.0 The National Employment Council (NEC) rolls out its latest initiative as Malaysia creates 320,000 jobs. The Malaysian Government is pushing new initiatives to ensure that the nation weathers the economic fallout from the global pandemic. The Ministry of Finance (MOF) reports that the National Employment Council (NEC) is…
Final Revisions for Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil Certification Standards Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil certification will focus on sustainability requirements and practices. The Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification standards are wrapping up the final revision stage. As a national certification scheme for palm oil, MSPO will introduce new standards and criteria. These specifications feature sustainability…
Malaysia’s Small Entrepreneur Digitisation Empowerment Programme Targets Microenterprises Pupuk Malaysia or the Small Entrepreneur Digitisation Empowerment Programme seeks to onboard 1,000 micro-entrepreneurs by December 2021. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will be leading Malaysia’s newest micro-entrepreneurs empowerment programme. The Small Entrepreneur Digitisation Empowerment Programme (Pupuk) will select 1,000 micro-entrepreneurs to participate in the…
Malaysia’s Growth in Domestic Tourism Reaches Record ASEAN High in H2 2020 The second half of the fiscal year is indicative of the high potential of Malaysia’s growth in domestic tourism. Malaysia is on track to an upbeat recovery in its domestic tourism and leisure sector. Capping the ASEAN market, Malaysia’s growth in domestic tourism…
Malaysia’s Unemployment Rate Dips to 4.6% in April 2021 In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries commenced self-imposed quarantine on their citizens. As a result, restricting the movement meant that certain economic sectors will have to temporarily be shut down. Some businesses suffered monetary loss and had to resort to cutting down staff. Without…