RM3,000 assistance for tourism agencies registered with Motac
PUTRAJAYA: The government will channel financial assistance of RM3,000 to licensed tourism agencies under the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry (Motac) through the National People’s Well-Being and Economic Recovery Package (Pemulih). This is the second time similar assistance has been given to registered tourism agencies, after the first one under the Strategic Programme to Empower […]
RM3,000 Pemerkasa aid extended to MM2H licenced companies
PUTRAJAYA: The government has agreed to extend the one-off special assistance grant of RM3,000 to 697 Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) licenced companies to alleviate the burden of those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) in a statement today said MM2H companies licenced to handle domestic tourists are […]
Unconditional moratorium will be given to all individual borrowers, micro-entrepreneurs
KUALA LUMPUR: A six-month moratorium will be given to all individual borrowers whether they are from the B40, M40 or T20 groups, or micro-entrepreneurs, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said. The prime minister said no more conditions such as income reduction, checks on whether the applicant had lost his job and documentation needed to be submitted […]
21 initiatives by govt to help MSMEs, large businesses completed, more to come
By Anas Abu Hassan KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 21 initiatives out of 89 announced by the government to help the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as well as large businesses during the pandemic have been completed as at June 15. A majority of the completed initiatives fall under the Prihatin Economic Stimulus Package […]
Ministry committed to policies, programmes and initiatives
KUCHING: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) together with all agencies under it are committed to implementing various policies, programmes and initiatives for the benefit of the business community. Its minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said this is in line with the ministry’s ‘No One Is Left Behind’ policy to make sure […]
Prioritise teachers in vaccination
KUCHING: Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers Union (KGBS) has urged the federal government to give priority for the teachers to receive vaccines under the recently announced government’s People and Economic Strategic Empowerment Programme (Pemerkasa). KGBS president Ahmad Malie noted that one of the initiatives laid out in Pemerkasa is to increase the allocation for the immunisation programme […]
Pemerkasa helps SMEs switch to digital economy
KUALA LUMPUR: The Strategic Programme for Empowering the People and the Economy (Pemerkasa) initiative announced by the government, among others, will help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) switch to the latest technologies such as automation, robotics and the use of the digital economy. Senior Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali, who is also the Minister […]
Govt to channel RM260 mln special assistance to all state govts under Pemerkasa
KUALA LUMPUR: The Finance Ministry today announced that the government has agreed to directly channel special assistance amounting to RM260 million to all state governments. Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the aid would be distributed equally, namely RM20 million to each state for the immediate implementation of small projects to revive […]
Economic plan to complement vaccination programme required
KUCHING: The nation still lacks a concerted exit plan with an official road map, says Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers Association (Sheda) Kuching chairman Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok. He said an economic plan to complement the vaccination programme was required in order to form this much-needed exit plan with road map. “The government only […]
Additional RM2.5 bln a welcome move
KUCHING: An additional RM2.5b ln has been allocated to accelerate the economic recovery of small contractors through the implementation of the Pemerkasa stimulus package. Works Minister Datuk Sri Fadillah Yusof on Thursday (March 18) said his ministry welcomed the additional grant, announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. This would increase the allocation for […]
