Indonesia bans sales on social media platforms
JAKARTA: Indonesia has banned goods transactions on social media platforms in a new regulation, its trade minister said yesterday, as Jakarta aims to rein in direct sales on major platforms it says are harming millions of small businesses. Calls had grown in recent months for a regulation governing social media and e-commerce, with offline sellers […]
Durian farmers going online to cut out the middlemen
KANGAR: It is becoming a trend to sell products and goods via social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok and others ever since the country was hit by Covid-19 and came under the first movement control order (MCO) on March 18 2020. Durian traders have also joined in the online bandwagon to market […]
Encouraging sales of Sarawak crafts online
KUCHING: The sales of Sarawak crafts online have been encouraging, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. She said from April last year to January this year, the value of online sales through three platforms, namely e-Kraf Bazar, Craft On-the-Go and My Craft Shoppe amounted to RM1.5 million. “A total of 140 […]
Sarawak Land and Survey online transactions go up
BY SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA LAWAS: The Sarawak Land and Survey Department (JTS) has seen an increase in its online sales, with 92,587 (88 percent) sales recorded while counter sales recorded 12,623 (12 percent), as of Sept 15. “Just imagine, during the Covid-19 pandemic when our counters were shut, if the eLASIS platform was unavailable, we […]
Prawn Farmers to go online in Lazada Malaysia’s 7.7 Mid-Year sale
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s leading e-Commerce platform Lazada Malaysia is stepping up its efforts with a Prawn Farmers Initiative to help agriculture-based industries to bounce back by bringing local prawn farmers online for the Lazada 7.7 Mid-Year Super Sale. In a statement today, Lazada said for the first time, local prawns from Selangor would be featured […]
Artiste turns to online selling
By Jay Watson KUCHING: The conditional movement control order (CMCO) has forced Dayak artistes to cancel their stage performances to entertain their fans in the state and thus, lose their sources of income. This leads them to look for other sources of income during the CMCO. These artistes include Sima Tawil, 30, who has been […]
New normal may be permanent norm
KUALA LUMPUR: Consumer behaviour has possibly changed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, making the new norm permanent — something retailers need to prepare for to help the economy recover. Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said his ministry has seen online sales of fast-moving consumer goods growing by 40 per cent due to the pandemic. The […]
Sandwich trader leverages on digital platform
KUALA LUMPUR: The implementation of the movement control order (MCO) which now enters the 34rd day has not discouraged a homemaker from making a living by carrying out a sandwich business. Siti Amirah Othman, 35, assisted by her husband, optimised the usage of media social platforms to promote her product branded as “Sandwich Terliur”. Using […]
