THERE is an ongoing drive to push small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to go digital to tap a bigger market. But moving online is a lot more than just uploading a product catalogue onto a webstore or marketplace. Businesses need to also know how to effectively sell their products online. And given the low entry […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: The sales and services tax (SST) regime is likely to have an impact on the earnings of manufacturers and importers while healthcare and building material companies are among the major beneficiaries. Under the SST system, which will begin from Sept 1, several manufacturers and importers would have to pay up to 10% tax rate in comparison with the 6% rate under the previous […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia will not allow foreigners to buy residential units built at the $100 billion Forest City project in Johor, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Monday. The project has been wracked by uncertainty since Mahathir’s coalition scored a shock victory at a May general election, as developer Country Garden Holdings Co […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia rose on improved sentiment on Monday as comments from the US Federal Reserve chairman on Friday served to ease fears of rapid interest rate hikes. Jerome Powell said last week that a gradual approach to raising interest rates was in the best interest of the US economy and job growth, giving […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Food & non-alcoholic beverages recorded a 3.5% increase in Kuala Lumpur in July, far exceeding all the states, according to the Statistics Department. The other state which recorded higher than the national index of 0.7% was Sarawak at 0.9%. The inflation rate, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose 0.9% in […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar today on external factors, including the ongoing US-China trade tensions. At 9 am, the local note was traded at 4.0990/1030 against the greenback from Tuesday’s close of 4.0960/0990. The market was closed on Wednesday in conjunction with the Hari Raya Aidiladha celebration. A dealer […]
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