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Tuesday, 13 November 2018 10:53
SME Corp's Business Accelerator Programme resumes
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 (Bernama) – The Entrepreneur Development Ministry (MED) has resumed the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) funding and assistance programme, the Business Accelerator Programme (BAP), under SME Corporation Malaysia.
Friday, 09 November 2018 10:23
VDP kereta nasional ketiga disemak semula
KUALA LUMPUR 8 Nov. - Kementerian Pembangunan Usahawan (MED) akan menyemak 50 kertas cadangan daripada syarikat tempatan yang mahu menyertai Program Pembangunan Vendor (VDP) syarikat kereta nasional ketiga. Ketua Setiausahanya, Wan Suraya Wan Mohd. Radzi berkata, pihak kementerian akan berbincang dengan penyelaras dasar kereta nasional ketiga, Kumpulan Industri-Kerajaan Malaysia bagi Teknologi Tinggi (MIGHT) berhubung perkara tersebut.
Friday, 09 November 2018 10:21
BEEP entrepreneurs from Melaka receive RM23.85 mln in grants
MELAKA, Nov 8 (Bernama) -- A total of 347 entrepreneurs in Melaka received RM23.85 million in grants from the Bumiputera Enterprise Enhancement Programme (BEEP) from 2013 until October this year.
Wednesday, 07 November 2018 15:12
MTDC extends partnership with Industry 4.0 partners
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Technology Development Corporation (MTDC) is expanding its network and resources with the signing of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with five Industry 4.0 related partners. Chief Executive Officer Datuk Norhalim Yunus said the five agencies were in addition to another group called Myedtech Community which MTDC signed with earlier, and would be the corporation’s key partners towards its Industry 4.0 initiatives.
Thursday, 01 November 2018 10:19
Malaysia's 13 strategies to transform manufacturing & services sector
International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Darrel Leiking said the policy was formulated to chart Malaysia’s digital transformation in the manufacturing and services sector...
Wednesday, 31 October 2018 12:50
PM unveils four-pronged strategy to boost manufacturing
KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad launched the National Policy on Industry 4.0 known as Industry4WRD -- a four-pronged strategy to boost Malaysia’s manufacturing sector via higher productivity, contribution, innovation and more high-skilled workers.
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Wednesday, 31 October 2018 08:55
Embrace Industry 4.0 for economic success, says Dr M
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Manufacturing firms can no longer reap the same yields as in previous decades if they continue to rely on capital and labour as productivity levers. Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said a readiness to adapt to the Industry 4.0 Revolution would have a bearing on economic success and Malaysia needs to quickly embrace it to propel productivity and further enhance competitiveness.
Wednesday, 31 October 2018 08:44
Plan for co-ops to become 3rd biggest contributor to economy
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (Bernama) – The government is committed to empowering the cooperative movement, spearheaded by the Malaysia Co-operative Societies Commission, to enable the sector to become the third biggest contributor to the economy. Entrepreneur Development Deputy Minister Datuk Wira Dr. Mohd Hatta Ramli said with 14,000 cooperatives in the country comprising six million members and total assets of more than RM140 billion, this aspiration was not impossible to realise.
Tuesday, 30 October 2018 17:24
MTIB aims to raise value of furniture exports
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB) aims to increase the value of furniture exports by producing more high quality and value-added products, as the industry gradually shifts to own design manufacturing (ODM) and own brand manufacturing (OBM) production lines. MTIB Director-general Datuk Dr Jalaluddin Harun said to stay globally competitive, Malaysia can no longer rely on producing more products by volume and own equipment manufacturing (OEM), which is a reproduction or copies, as this is not sustainable and of less value.
Tuesday, 30 October 2018 17:21
MIDA launches i-Services Portal to reduce services sector deficit
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) has launched i-Services Portal with the aim to reduce the services sector’s trade deficit, says Chief Executive Officer Datuk Azman Mahmud. He said the deficit recorded in this sector widened to RM22.8 billion in 2017 compared with the RM18.9 billion recorded in 2016.
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Tuesday, 30 October 2018 09:25
Region's first smart 'cash free' convenience store opens in Ipoh
IPOH, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- In what is seen as the first of its kind in Southeast Asia, a smart convenience store which accepts only cashless transactions, opened its doors to the public in Ipoh. Called the 'Twenty4' smart department store located in a shopping mall here, the store also made its way into the Malaysia Book of Records (MBOR).
Monday, 29 October 2018 16:32
MIDA sees 60,181 jobs from new direct investments of RM80.2bil
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida) expects 60,181 jobs opportunities for Malaysia with the new approved direct investments totalling RM80.2bil in the January-June period of this year. It said on Monday the investments in the services, manufacturing and primary sectors increased by 17.7% from RM68.2bil in the previous corresponding period. The investments were from 2,346 projects.
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Monday, 29 October 2018 16:31
Investment in services, manufacturing, primary sectors up 17.7 pct in 1H 2018
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) – Malaysia continues to attract new approved direct investments in the services, manufacturing and primary sectors in the first half of 2018 (1H 2018) with a total of RM80.2 billion, an increase of 17.7 per cent over the same period last year (RM68.2 billion). Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) in its statement today said the country’s services sector continued to account for the largest share of approved investments, contributing 63.5 per cent or RM50.9 billion.
Monday, 29 October 2018 10:54
Couple turn hated chore into a business
FOLDING, ironing and hanging clothes is a tedious household chore that most people dread. We all love to wear neat, wrinkle-free clothes, and that is why Mak Cik Cleaning Services founder Wan Nazwani Wan Johan, who folds or irons clothes at people’s homes, said the business was an opportunity to leverage on her skills in folding clothes with ease.
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