Housing developers welcome Fed’s Pemerkasa Plus incentives
KUCHING: The Pemerkasa Plus stimulus package announced by Putrajaya yesterday (May 31) will complement Sarawak’s Bantuan Khas Sarawakku Sayang (BKSS) 6.0. Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (Sheda) Kuching branch chairman Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok said that as expected, under Pemerkasa Plus, there will be additional cash handouts for the B40 and M40, including […]
Assistance for small and medium enterprises
KUCHING: The Sarawak government has been offering assistance to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) for many years, says Datuk Mohd Naroden Majais. The Assistant International Trade and Industry, Industrial Terminal and Entrepreneur Development (Mintred) Minister pointed out that financial assistance under Sarawakku Sayang Special Aid (BKSS) 1.0 to 6.0 was designed for SMEs in both […]
Helping SMEs in these trying times
KUCHING: The government continues to provide various forms of assistance and initiatives under the economic stimulus packages to support the recovery and sustainability of businesses, particularly the small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (Medac) Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said economic stimulus packages introduced by the government so far […]
SMEs hope for other forms of assistance
KUCHING: Local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) welcome the Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance (BKSS) 6.0 announced by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg recently. But they are hoping for more assistance to be channelled to them. Besides financial assistance, the SMEs think that there are other forms of assistance which the state government […]
Hopes for fed government to assist M40 group, SMEs
KUCHING: Following the announcement of the Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance (BKSS) 6.0 package on Friday, Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok hopes that the federal government would extend the wage subsidies, automatic bank loan moratoriums, and further cash handouts to assist the M40 group as well as small and medium enterprises (SMEs). “The balance of lives and […]
Federation calls for economic aid package for SMEs
KUCHING: Federation of Kuching, Samarahan and Serian Divisions Chinese Associations president Datuk Richard Wee hopes that the federal government will come up with an economic aid package to assist especially the small and medium enterprises (SMEs). He pointed out that the Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance (BKSS) 6.0 package unveiled by the Sarawak government on Friday […]
Prepare for stricter SOPs, SMEs told
KUCHING: The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (Medac) has called on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as well as micro businesses to prepare to operate under a stricter standard operating procedures (SOPs) should the number of Covid-19 cases continues to rise. Its minister, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said that business owners […]
Courtesy call on Awang Tengah
KUCHING: A delegation from the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Association of Sarawak today paid a courtesy call on Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan at his office in Wisma Sumber Alam. The one-hour meeting discusses the current issues on SMEs in Sarawak as well as the importance of the association in […]
Villagers receive food aid from SUPP youth
KUCHING: A total of 179 houses in Kampung Simpang Tiga and Kampung Lumba Kuda here received food aid from the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) youth team in conjunction with the month of Ramadan. The aid consisted of bubur lambuk (savoury porridge) as well as boxes of dates and face masks. SUPP Youth Central Small […]
Boost joins DuitNow QR system to support economic regeneration in contactless way
KUALA LUMPUR: Homegrown e-wallet Boost has announced that it is now part of the PayNet Real Time Retail Payment Platform (RPP) and will adopt DuitNow QR, effective today. Boost chief executive officer Mohd Khairil Abdullah said this new participation by Boost is timely as it expands its offline digital payment offerings and capabilities to help […]
