Go for pandan coconut production
KUCHING: Farmers in Sarawak should go into pandan coconut production as there is a huge market, both locally and overseas.One tree can yield about 100 fruits while the price and demand for coconut water, for example, is high. Businessman and agriculture expert Yong Hua Ying says currently, this crop is recommended due to its price […]
Agriculture expert proposes solution to tackle food shortage
By Martin Yee KUCHING: A local businessman and agriculture expert has come up with a simple solution that may bring the prices of food down and augment supply of such essentials as animal feed by planting a few crops. These crops, which can provide a cheaper source of animal feed, can be grown by farmers […]
Pub Street adds more soul to Bau
BAU: The launch of Pub Street in Lobuh Bau is expected to have a big impact on local businesses here. It attracted a huge turnout at the night market with the locals letting their hair down to country music played by the country music performers. Deputy Minister for Transport II Datuk Henry Harry Jinep said […]
Batik cake passion now thriving business
Sulastri Jeffry looks no further than her kitchen for ways to turn her batik cake making skills into a thriving business. Sulastri Jeffry, 30, began a small business during the month of Ramadan this year and has been able to sustain it to this day. According to her, she began her business in 2018 by […]
Looking for a thoughtful Raya gift for your loved ones?
Hari Raya is just around the corner, while the annual Hari Gawai is just weeks away! If you are looking for a thoughtful gift for your loved ones, here are some of the local businesses and bakers in Kuching, that are offering some amazing gift sets. 1. The Daily Bread The Daily Bread started […]
Importance of upskilling, reskilling of workforce
KUCHING: The first invitation to local businesses to embrace the Internet of Things (Iot) as a key enabler was launched here on Thursday (Oct 21). The ‘MyReskill Iot Programme — Sarawak Region’ was organised by the Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC). Present to officiate at the event was International Trade and Industry, Industrial Terminal and Entrepreneur […]
Office boy turns successful food entrepreneur
KUCHING: After 19 years of selling banana fritters at a stall in front of the family home, the experience has inspired Azreen Abdul Rahim d to take up business. Azreen said he has been helping his father sell banana fritters since he was in primary school and this indirectly nurtured his interest to run the […]
Moving business events industry forward
KUCHING: The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture and Business Events Sarawak (BESarawak) will look into introducing incentives to continue encouraging local business event planners to organise events, said the ministry’s permanent secretary Hii Chang Kee. He said this would be done with careful compliance with the necessary standard operating procedures (SOPs) and guidelines. “We […]
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 […]
Using more digital technology
POST COVID-19 BUSINESS KUCHING: The local business community must move forward and participate actively in the digital transformation of the state’s economy. Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) chairman Tan Sri Datuk Amar Abdul Aziz Husain said ways of doing business today had to change in accordance to the new normal after post Covid-19. “We would […]
