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Tourism: Remarkable recovery by Malaysia, Cambodia post-pandemic

KUCHING: Cambodia and Malaysia have emerged as the frontrunners in tourism recovery in Southeast Asia, showcasing remarkable progress post-pandemic. According to a report by travel research firm Outbox Consulting, Cambodia takes the lead with an impressive recovery rate of 82.5 per cent of pre-pandemic levels in 2023, followed closely by Malaysia at 77.2 per cent. […]

Chance to make money at Gawai Dayak Bazaar

KUCHING: The 10-day Gawai Dayak Bazaar 2022 here serves as a platform for the Dayak community to promote their micro-businesses and an opportunity to make some income. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said money-making opportunities at the bazaar was good as it was among the objectives for hosting the event to enable the […]

Foreign labour – Agencies and Politicians out of sync

While Sarawak maintains its immigration control as part of the state safety net, the interplay between state and federal laws engenders contradictions that may be detrimental to the people and to society. — Dr Linda Alfarero Lumayag, senior lecturer at UNIMAS Tell me, are we really serious about wanting to speed up the state’s economic […]

Put off minimum wage hike for two years

KUCHING: The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sarawak (ACCCIS) has appealed to the government to postpone any adjustment to the minimum wage system for at least two years. This is to allow domestic businesses to have sufficient time to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic,” it said in a statement on Monday (Feb […]

Minimum wage hike? Hold on, says business sector

KUCHING: Any increase in the minimum wage to the proposed RM1,500 will have a negative effect on business, work opportunity and may even derail economic recovery in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. Sarawak Business Federation secretary-general and Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sarawak (ACCCIS) secretary-general, Datuk Jonathan Chai highlighted these points […]

Dayak chamber lauds 2022 Budget

KUCHING: The 2022 State Budget’s emphasis on economic recovery has been commended by Dayak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) supreme council member Marichelle Livan Lah, who opines that this is the direction to work towards.  “When going through the 2022 State Budget, what caught my attention was the facilitation of business recovery under Strategic […]

Accelerate National Recovery Plan to ensure survival of non-essential sectors

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) has called on the government to urgently accelerate the National Recovery Plan (NRP) to Phase Three and Phase Four to ensure the survival of businesses, particularly those in the non-essential sectors such as the fashion, textile and apparel industry. President Datuk Syed Hussain Syed Husman said the prolonged […]

Business recovery between 4-24 months

KUALA LUMPUR: Business recovery may take anything between four months to two years depending on the sectors and impact that Covid-19 has had on the business, according to the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM). Its president Tan Sri Soh Thian Lai said supply chains continue to be impacted with delays in deliveries from suppliers and […]

State financial aid for business recovery

KUCHING: With financial assistance from the state government, businesses can recover from the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic during the recovery movement control order (RMCO) period and beyond. Assistant Minister of International Trade and Industry, Industrial Terminal and Entrepreneur Development Datuk Mohd Naroden Majais said, for example, his ministry had implemented several initiatives to […]

Navigating business in the new norm

The current Covid-19 pandemic made us feel blessed with modern technologies of which became a necessity to us. As businesses closed down, we can still use online platforms to acquire food, logistics and other essential services. Businesses must try to understand their end-users The ongoing worldwide pandemic situation and the imposed lockdowns and movement control […]