Federation lauds initiative to introduce special fund
KUCHING: Sarawak Business Federation (SBF) lauded the state government’s effort and initiative to introduce a special assistance fund in the 2022 State Budget, namely the Bumiputera Business Empowerment Fund and Business Recovery Assistance Fund. The funds, which was announced by the Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg last Tuesday (Oct 12), was aimed […]
Sarawak Business Federation thanks govt for fund
KUCHING: Sarawak Business Federation (SBF) secretary-general Datuk Jonathan Chai Voon Tok is grateful to the state government for the Business Recovery Assistance Fund which was announced under the 2022 State Budget. He said this was a one-off special grant of RM20 million which would assist SBF and its 15 affiliates to organise capacity building and […]
Sarawak Business Federation wants Southern Zone SOP revised
KUCHING: Sarawak Business Federation (SBF) has called for a revision of the current standard operating procedure (SOP) by the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) for the southern part of Sarawak, which is still under Phase 2 of the National Recovery Plan (NRP). “As we have already gone into a different phase of containing the outbreak […]
State’s NREB calls on Abg Johari
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg on Thursady (Sept 9) received a courtesy call from the Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) Sarawak at his office in Wisma Bapa Malaysia, Petra Jaya here. The purpose of the visit was to invite the chief minister to officiate at the presentation of the Ninth […]
Allow all businesses to operate longer hours
KUCHING: Sarawak Business Federation (SBF) secretary-general Jonathan Chai Voon Tok has appealed for longer operating hours for all businesses. He made the suggestion in view of the dip in the number of positive Covid-19 cases in Sarawak and the government’s vaccination rollout in recent weeks. Chai pointed out that the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) […]
Joint effort to vaccinate members
KUCHING: The Sarawak Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI) together with members of the Sarawak Business Federation (SBF) fronted by the Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (Sheda) have come together to organise a joint vaccination exercise for its members at The Spring shopping mall vaccination centre (PPV) from July 2 to July 4. […]
Federation welcomes latest economic recovery package
KUCHING: The Sarawak Business Federation (SBF) believes that measures under the newly announced National People’s Wellbeing and Economic Recovery Package (Pemulih) will help businesses and the public to cope with financial difficulties during this trying time. SBF secretary-general Jonathan Chai said SBF welcomed the RM150 billion Pemulih package unveiled by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin […]
Setting up of industrial vaccination centres lauded
KUCHING: Sarawak Business Federation (SBF) secretary-general Jonathan Chai Voon Tok has commended the state government’s efforts in setting up dedicated industrial vaccination centres (PPVs). “This will accelerate vaccinations for tens of thousands of workers throughout Sarawak. “The move will definitely help to expedite the reopening of economic activities, which is critically needed for the recovery […]
Public now know what to expect under the National Recovery Plan
KUCHING: Now that the country has its National Recovery Plan (NRP), businesses, industry players and the public at large know what to expect at the various stages of efforts of containing Covid-19. Sarawak Business Federation (SBF) secretary-general Jonathan Chai Voon Tok stated this while describing the NRP as a positive move to contain the pandemic. […]
Federation appeals to businesses, public to play role
KUCHING: The Sarawak Business Federation (SBF) welcomes the participation of private hospitals and clinics in administering Covid-19 vaccines to vaccinate the public widely and quickly to achieve early herd immunity. “Private clinics and private hospitals are just one of the vaccination centres together with the other public hospitals or community centres,” it said. Earlier, Local […]
