Business community wants wage subsidies
KUCHING: The business community hopes the state government will come up with a wage subsidy programme under the Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance (BKSS) package. Sarawak Business Federation (SBF) secretary-general Jonathan Chai Voon Tok said wage subsidies would ease the financial burden of local employers during this challenging time and keep the employment of existing employees […]
Business will be affected due to reduction in operating hours, operations
KUCHING: The reduction in operating hours and the scale of operations will definitely have an adverse impact on the revenues of businesses, but most business operators would understand the purpose of having such restrictions under the extraordinary circumstances. Sarawak Business Federation secretary-general Jonathan Chai Voon Tok said this when commenting on the tightened conditional movement […]
Stop levying congestion surcharge
KUCHING: The Kuching Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCGCCI) urges all shipping companies to cease levying the Congestion Surcharge with immediate effect. Shipping companies had imposed the surcharge on importers following the port congestion and computer outage at Senari Terminal on March 27. KCGCCI organised an online meeting with relevant stakeholders including the […]
No more surcharge for congestion at Senari Terminal
KUCHING: Shipping companies will cease to levy congestion surcharge with immediate effect on the assurance and undertaking by Kuching Port Authority (KPA) that the service at Senari Terminal will be regularised by the end of this month. This was agreed to during a meeting yesterday afternoon (April 26) chaired by Deputy Chief Minister and Infrastructure […]
Government urged to intervene in congestion surcharge issue
KUCHING: The Kuching Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCGCCI) is appealing for the Sarawak government’s intervention on the imposition of congestion surcharge by shipping companies. KCGCCI president Datuk Tan Jit Kee handed over a request to Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing, who is also Infrastructure and Port Development Minister, […]
Ten charitable bodies receive CNY goodies
KUCHING: About 10 charitable organisations received ang pows and groceries in conjunction with the coming Chinese New Year celebration. Kuching Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCGCCI) gave away the ang pows, daily goods, as well as packet lunch packs for the residents and staff of the respective organisations as a gesture of expressing […]
We want to avoid being stigmatised
KUCHING: Sarawak Business Federation secretary-general Jonathan Chai Voon Tok has appealed to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) to clarify the purpose of publishing the list of locations visited by confirmed Covid-19 cases. He said this was to avoid any unwanted stigmatisation and prejudice towards the affected business premises. “SDMC should highlight and make it […]
State government to implement own wage subsidy programme, asked SBF
KUCHING: Sarawak Business Federation (SBF) secretary-general Jonathan Chai Voon Tok hopes that the state government would be able to come up with a comprehensive wage subsidy programme to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the state. “Such direct financial assistance will definitely help to keep a lot of struggling businesses afloat and thereby save […]
Call to aid bosses in non-MCO states
KUCHING: Most of parties concerned are believed to receive well the Malaysian Economic and Rakyat’s Protection Assistance Package (Permai) worth RM15 billion. However, it could have been more comprehensive if businesses in the non-MCO (movement control order) states are rendered financial assistance, opined Jonathan Chai Voon Tok. The Sarawak Business Federation secretary-general noted that under […]
CMCO impact on businesses depend on duration
KUCHING: The extent of impact of the resurgence of Covid-19 on businesses would depend on the length of imposition of movement control order (MCO) or conditional movement control order (CMCO), outbreak containment progress, and availability of vaccines for the people. In saying this, Sarawak Business Federation secretary-general Jonathan Chai Voon Tok said the sudden surge […]
