KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 (Bernama) — Companies looking to increase financial returns for their businesses should refine their employee engagement strategies, says Dr Jens Ballendowitsch. Ballendowitsch, an employee engagement senior consultant with US-based Tower Watson, said the companies had to equip their employees with proper supplies, processes...

PETALING JAYA, Nov 3 (Bernama) — The Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC) is aiming to strengthen players in the local halal industry in order for them to compete in the global export market estimated to be worth an annual RM6.9 trillion. HDC’s managing director cum chief operating officer, Datuk Seri Jamil Bidin, said Malaysia’s...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 (Bernama) — Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has urged the local Chinese business community to continue to be partners in developing Malaysia and invest in the domestic economy. He also urged them to join forces with both government-linked companies (GLCs) and Bumiputera businessmen to play a role in the next...

Date: 21 – 23 November 2011 Venue: Kuala Lumpur Conventional Center (KLCC) BioMalaysia 2011 welcomes The 6th Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and BioEnergy BioMalaysia, now in its 8th year, has reached a new benchmark in 2011 with its convergence with the prestigious 6th Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and BioEnergy...

MELAKA, Nov 2 (Bernama) — The Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia (KR1M) in Tengkera, the first for Melaka state, opened yesterday, receiving encouraging response from the local residents, especially the low-income earners. The shop, also the first KR1M outside the Klang Valley, is located at the Al-Ikhsan Flats, a public housing scheme. It is managed by the...

KOTA KINABALU, Nov 2 (Bernama) — The Sabah branch of the Malaysian Handicraft Development Corporation will stage the state-level Third Malaysian Craft Promotion at the 1Borneo Hypermall, near here. The week-long event starts on Nov 24. Its director, Mohammad Latiff Dirun said the programme, themed “Craft Generates Economy”, will offer...

KOTA KINABALU, Nov 2 (Bernama) — The International Trade and Industry Ministry hopes the Bumiputera Entrepreneur Development Programme will be extended to cover small-and-medium enterprises in the outskirts. Deputy Minister Datuk Jacob Dungau Sagan said SMEs accounted for 19% to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) output as such the...

GEORGE TOWN, Nov 2 (Bernama) — Eleven traders today submitted a memorandum to Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng asking to be allowed to resume their business at the Penang Hill railway base station compound. Hon Beng Hong, 40, a representative of the traders, said they wanted the state government to fulfil its promise of giving them stalls after...

PUCHONG, Nov 1 (Bernama) — The total export of Malaysia’s commodities and commodities-based products in 2011 is expected to increase from RM113 billion, last year, said Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Datuk Hamzah Zainudin. He said the total exports will grow in tandem with the competitive price of the Malaysian...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 (Bernama) — Preservation of wealth in gold and silver bullion is easier and more affordable among middle-income workers compared with investing in properties, says a market player. Online-based trader Mynet Capital Sdn Bhd’s executive chairman Terry Ghani said gold and silver bullion were more economical for the middle...