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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 […]

Ministry to use RM100m grant to help FCLO businesses

KUCHING: The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (Medac) will use the RM100 million allocation from the new economic recovery package (Pemulih) to assist micro enterprises in the non-essential sector or the first to close, last to open (FCLO) category severely impacted by the lockdown. Medac Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said […]

Adapt to survive, non-essential businesses advised

SIBU: Businesses here not listed under essential services have been advised to adopt new ways to survive. Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting, during a live broadcast on SMC’s website, talked about business operations and the conditional movement control order (CMCO) enhanced standard operating procedures (SOPs) in Sibu division today. He said with the […]

What now for non-essential sectors, asks DUBS

KUCHING: The state government has been urged to decide the way forward for non-essential sectors greatly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Dewan Usahawan Bumiputera Sarawak (DUBS) deputy chairperson of Dewanita Negeri Dr Sharifah Suzana Wan Shukran said as Covid-19 continues to affect the country, the non-essential sectors continue to be prohibited from resuming operations bringing […]