The 19th CILTM Convocation of The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Malaysia (CILTM) was held virtually at Shah Alam Convention Centre (SACC). CILT is the leading global membership organization for everyone who works in supply chain, logistics and transport industry. The Institute’s Qualifying Examinations are internationally recognised professional […]
Agritech business Estet Sepakat Sdn. Berhad, alongside pioneering Islamic fintech Ethis and its subsidiary GlobalSadaqah, and a re-takaful firm specialising in agriculture, are together exploring a Technical Collaboration Agreement to develop a parametric crop takaful plan to benefit more than 200 million paddy farmers across Asia, the key players in […]
Villamas encourages home buying under HouzKEY with an exciting preview to meta_city’s Tower B.
Villamas Group, a highly acclaimed developer, well known for being consistent in building quality developments, has recently announced a game changer. This move is set to support […]
KSK Land, Malaysia’s leading lifestyle property and design company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of KSK Group Berhad, has launched its own community-focused initiative – the #KSKCARES White Flag Rental Assistance Programme – to address the growing needs of the Rakyat impacted by economic challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. True […]
Ethis Global Sdn Bhd (“Ethis”), which operates regulated Shariah-compliant, ethical and impact focused investment crowdfunding platforms in Indonesia and Malaysia and social finance platform GlobalSadaqah, has announced the successful closure of its RM6.8 million pre-Series A fundraising round made into its various group entities by strategic and selected angel investors.
In the last 18 months, businesses around the world have been forced to adapt their business models and adopt the use of digital technology to continue reaching their clients and customers. Organisations that have not been able to evolve quickly enough have found themselves floundering in the post-Covid world - where going digital may make all the difference to whether a business dies, survives or thrives.
“A retreat to Nasi Lemak” is defined as an economic phenomenon which see someone lose their job and in response “retreats” to making nasi lemak in the interim, as a way to generate income. Another aspect in this phenomenon, sees another individual lose their job and instead of dining out […]
According to the Entrepreneurship Development and Cooperatives Ministry in a Parliamentary written reply dated Nov 5, 2020, a total of 32,469 SMEs had folded since March 2020 when the movement control order (MCO) was first implemented to curb Covid-19. The Ministry, quoting statistics by the Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM), said that 9,675 SMEs shut down operations during the first phase of the MCO from March 18 to June 9. Then a further 22,794 SMEs shut down during the recovery MCO that took place from June till September last year, with the highest figure recorded in August with a total of 17,800 SMEs.
The ‘Five-Point Consensus’ on Myanmar reached at the ASEAN Summit on Saturday, is an encouraging step forward in ASEAN’s ongoing efforts to resolve the current crisis in Myanmar. The EU joins ASEAN in calling for an immediate cessation of violence and […]