The stories shaping Malaysia, in focus.
Malaysia's Domestic Trade Ministry has approved a 300-litre monthly diesel quota for small companies and local contractors operating under partnership or sole proprietorship structures, delivered via fleet cards to cushion business operating costs.
Johor's 16th state election has delivered unexpected economic gains for maritime operators and food vendors. Boat charter bookings doubled while food stallholders reported brisk sales as voters travelled to polling centres.
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DAP's Lim Guan Eng has challenged Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid to demonstrate genuine commitment to small and medium enterprises by implementing a comprehensive loan moratorium and reforming EPF contribution rules that currently burden struggling businesses.
A 65-year-old coffee entrepreneur in Batu Pahat has seen his business flourish during the 16th Johor state election, with campaign teams and workers driving unprecedented demand for his locally-produced coffee powder.
Traders and fishermen in Sungai Rengit are banking on the newly elected assemblyman to address long-standing infrastructure and security challenges affecting their livelihoods in Tanjung Surat constituency.
Agrobank has collected financing applications exceeding RM8 million from traders at Api-Api Night Market in Kota Kinabalu, as part of its push to broaden financial access for small businesses across Sabah and beyond major urban centres.
Micro, small and medium enterprises represent 97 per cent of all business transactions in Malaysia and generate more than half of the country's job opportunities, according to Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
The Malaysian government has opened applications for its Subsidised Diesel Control System covering company-owned jeeps and pickup trucks. Successful applicants will receive diesel subsidies from mid-July, says Domestic Trade Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali.
Malaysia's Treasury is mobilising government agencies to boost awareness of RM5 billion in micro-financing assistance aimed at small traders and entrepreneurs across the country.
Malaysia's government has distributed more than RM500 million in micro-financing to over 30,000 entrepreneurs in a six-week period, drawing from a larger RM5 billion support programme designed to help small enterprises navigate rising operational costs.
Malaysia's Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit launches Uyarvu MADANI, a startup grant programme offering RM20,000 to RM50,000 to 700 Indian entrepreneurs. Applications run until July 13.
Malaysia's Ministry of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development is intensifying support for micro, small and medium enterprises through targeted programmes as the wholesale and retail sector records RM175 billion in sales.