Bumi logistics players need to join force to stay competitive
KUALA LUMPUR: A proposal for collaboration has been mooted for Bumiputera logistics players to ensure Bumiputera companies involved in the sector remained competitive in the domestic and international markets. This was one of the suggestions proposed by the Bumiputera Agenda Steering Unit (TERAJU) to improve the performance of Bumiputera in the logistics sector in a […]
S’wak Bumiputera B40 products promoted in Japan
TOKYO: B40 Bumiputera entrepreneurs from Sarawak and their products are going international. A government agency, Unit Peneraju Agenda Bumiputera (TERAJU) and its collaboration partner Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), have succeeded in penetrating new markets through an international trade mission to Japan to promote and market products produced by the Sarawak entrepreneurs. Among the products promoted […]
Bumi agency, USM to boost gula apong, kelulut honey market
KUCHING: The collaboration between the Bumiputera Agenda Steering Unit (TERAJU) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) will help boost the gula apong and kelulut honey market in the state. TERAJU head of programme Zarifhadi Bujang said through the Dana Pembangunan Usahawan Bumiputera (DPUB) which has been approved this year, the programme will involve 16 locations throughout […]
Seeking best way to expand business
KUCHING: Sarawak Biodiversity Centre (SBC) together with Bumiputera Agenda Steering Unit (TERAJU) is exploring the way forward to expand business and collaboration opportunities in SBC’s LitSara as well as community projects related with bioresources. SBC received delegates from TERAJU led by its chief executive officer Datuk Md Silmi Abdul Rahman who was accompanied by head […]
Freight forwarders given till December 2022 to meet Bumiputera equity requirement
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has recently extended, for the second time, the exemption period for freight forwarders to meet the requirement of 51 per cent Bumiputera equity participation until December 2022. Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said this was to allow the Bumiputera Agenda Steering Unit (Teraju) to study […]
Fewer bumiputera grads hired by private sector
KUALA LUMPUR: Only about 73,400 Bumiputera graduates (or 27 percent) were hired by the private sector in 2020 compared to 103,900 (40 percent) in 2019. A study by the Bumiputera Agenda Steering Unit (Teraju) attributed the decline to a 29.3 percent drop in job opportunities over two years. “Looking at it carefully, it is due […]
T20 Bumiputeras urged to assist the B40 group
KUALA LUMPUR: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Special Functions) Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan Yusof today called on Bumiputeras in the Top 20 per cent (T20) group to assist in upskilling and reskilling the Bottom 40 percent (B40) Bumiputeras to boost their wealth and economic potential. He said professional Bumiputeras accounted for 52 per cent […]
RM15 million for Teraju to implement Superb Scheme
KOTA BHARU: The Ministry of Economic Affairs has allocated RM15 million to the Bumiputera Agenda Steering Unit (Teraju) for the implementation of the Bumiputera Entrepreneurs Startup Scheme (Superb) this year. Teraju chief executive officer Md Silmi Abd Rahman said the scheme provides grants of up to RM500,000 to help Bumiputera youth entrepreneurs aged between 21 and 40 years. […]
