SMEs urged to embrace e-commerce for business continuity
KUALA TERENGGANU: The Terengganu Malay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DPPMT) has urged entrepreneurs of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to stop being complacent and to study e-commerce seriously to ensure business continuity. DPPMT’s deputy president Dr Tengku Khairi A. Rahman said there were some entrepreneurs who were enthusiastic only at the initial stage but […]
Feeling of hope for 2021, but SMEs not out of the woods yet
KUALA LUMPUR: There is a sense of hopefulness that comes with ushering in the new year and closing the books on 2020, especially with news of Covid-19 vaccine already being distributed all over the world. But are we out of the woods yet? QI Group of companies founder and executive chairman Datuk Seri Vijay Eswaran […]
‘Pivot into new opportunities’
KUCHING: Sarawakians must learn to adapt and pivot into grabbing opportunities available in moving forward after Covid-19 pandemic. Zuckerberg Media founder and chief executive officer, Randi Zuckerberg said that there were massive opportunities in e-commerce right now. “During the lockdown period, there was a major spike in e-commerce that it actually accelerated e-commerce’s growth to […]
Sarawak fortunate to go digital early
KUCHING: Sarawak is fortunate to have started its digitalisation journey in 2017, which has allowed e-commerce to continue during the Covid-19 pandemic, says Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. When the movement control order (MCO) was enforced on March this year, it brought along socioeconomic impacts, but the e-commerce sector was able to […]
Angkasa launches BA100 programme
KUCHING: Angkatan Koperasi Kebangsaan Malaysia Berhad (Angkasa) launched its state-level “Pembekalan Barangan Asas 100” (BA100) programme on Saturday (Sept 26). The e-commerce business programme is one of Angkasa’s ongoing efforts to mobilise cooperative business, especially to help and offer the sale of basic goods at reasonable prices. Tupong assemblyman Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman said such effort […]
Shift to e-commerce, conventional entrepreneurs told
KUCHING: Local entrepreneurs, who are still using conventional methods, have been urged to adopt e-commerce to market their products. Syarikat Timogah founder Heineken Laluan said the demand for food delivery services had increased throughout the country. “That led me to establish an online marketplace– Timogah–which serves as a platform for traditional and modern farmers, sellers […]
Halal Street UK launches Malaysia’s Halal e-commerce platform
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian-owned Halal Street UK today launched its e-commerce platform, HalalExtra.com, to enable Malaysian halal products to be sold in the United Kingdom (UK) and Europe. Halal Street UK founder and chief executive officer Simon Suresh said the business-to-business (B2B) platform could help Malaysian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) find new markets overseas amid the impact of […]
Carousell collaborates with MDEC
KUCHING: Carousell is collaborating with Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) to jointly roll out the government’s Short-Term Economic Recovery Plan (Penjana) e-commerce initiative, called the Penjana Micro and SMEs (MSMEs) E-commerce Campaign. According to a press statement, the collaboration is part of its continuous effort to support Malaysian micro-sellers and small-medium enterprises (SMEs). As more […]
Produce critical products, says Muhyiddin
Mega Sales/Buy Malaysian Products Campaign KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia needs to have the capability to produce critical products, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He said this covered the food and beverage sector, medical devices, medicines, petrochemicals, and personal protective equipment like gloves and face masks. “When the country has this capability, we can reduce […]
E-commerce initiative essential
KUCHING: E-commerce makes a lot of things easy, said Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi. “It has come to a point where we are promoting this new strategy – ease of doing business,” he said during a ‘pocket talk’ session with franchise industry players at Wisma Sugarbun here on Friday. Nanta […]
