Yoges Raja Your SME Got a Digitalisation Grant. Why It Often Gets Spent Wrong By Yoges Raja · September 2026 TL;DR: Malaysia is generous with digitalisation support, but an industry analysis published on 18 September 2026 argued that SMEs routinely spend grant money on whatever... Sep 28, 2026 0 141
Julie Daphne Tourism Hit RM323 Billion — But Visitors Spend Differently Now By Julie Daphne · September 2026 TL;DR: DOSM's Tourism Satellite Account 2025 puts Malaysia's tourism industry at RM323 billion in value added — 15.9% of GDP. But the composition has changed. Retail t... Sep 27, 2026 0 39
Daniel Kong Your AI Agent Made the Decision — Your Company Owns the Risk By Daniel Kong · September 2026 TL;DR: Enterprise AI agents now sign themselves into business applications and take real actions. Fortune reported on 16 September 2026 that agents are going rogue and ... Sep 26, 2026 0 79
Ashley Lu Live Commerce Grew Up: Selling Beyond the Viral Spike By Ashley Lu · September 2026 TL;DR: Malaysia's live commerce market has moved past viral moments. Livestream sales are growing 48% year on year and account for almost a third of TikTok Shop sales in ... Sep 25, 2026 0 865
Low Kok Ping Data Centres Were the Headline. Now Comes the SME Spillover Question By Low Kok Ping · September 2026 TL;DR: MIDA has shifted Malaysia's data centre strategy from attracting investment to building local value — at Data Centre Nexus 2026 it reported RM385.7 billion in d... Sep 24, 2026 0 81
Ahmad Firdaus Budget 2027: Higher Minimum Wage, More Cash Aid — What It Costs an SME By Ahmad Firdaus · September 2026 TL;DR: Budget 2027 will be tabled on 9 October 2026, and CIMB's preview points to more cash aid, targeted income tax relief and a possible increase in the minimum wag... Sep 23, 2026 0 394
Julie Daphne Formula 1 Returns to Sepang: The RM1.3 Billion Opportunity for Small Businesses By Julie Daphne · September 2026 TL;DR: Formula 1 returns to the Sepang International Circuit from 2 to 4 October 2026, and HLIB Research estimates the weekend could generate RM1.1 billion to RM1.3 bi... Sep 22, 2026 0 65
Dennis Tan Malaysia's New E-Commerce Bill Is Coming This Year: What Online Sellers Must Prepare For By Dennis Tan · September 2026 TL;DR: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry aims to finalise a new e-commerce Bill this year to replace the Electronic Commerce Act 2006, with platform and sel... Sep 21, 2026 0 359
Ahmad Firdaus China-Made Machinery Is Reshaping Malaysia's SME Playbook: What Smart Manufacturers Are Doing By Ahmad Firdaus · September 2026 TL;DR: Chinese-made machinery is 30–50% cheaper than European or Japanese equivalents, and Malaysian SMEs are increasingly buying it (The Malaysian Reserve, August 20... Sep 20, 2026 0 121
Ahmad Firdaus Budget 2027: What Malaysian SMEs Want the Government to Deliver By Ahmad Firdaus · September 2026 TL;DR: With Budget 2027 expected in October, Malaysian SME groups are sending one message: deliver, don't just allocate (NST, August 2026). The wishlist spans tax rel... Sep 19, 2026 0 44
Daniel Kong Grok Bot: xAI's Always-On AI Teammates and What Malaysian SMEs Should Know First By Daniel Kong · September 2026 TL;DR: Grok Bot gives you AI "teammates" that each run on their own cloud computer, sign into the apps you already use, and finish multi-step work while you are offline... Sep 18, 2026 0 861
Dennis Tan Malaysia–Vietnam Halal Supply Chain Cooperation: New Export Doors for Food SMEs By Dennis Tan · September 2026 TL;DR: Malaysia and Vietnam are exploring halal supply chain cooperation, and Malaysia is strengthening its halal standards with new digital technologies — moves that co... Sep 18, 2026 0 182