TANAH MERAH, April 17 The Sustainable Waste Management Project using the Black Soldier Fly (BSF) larvae will be able to resolve the management of daily organic waste, including at landfills in a sustainable manner. Environment and Water Minister Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said the project.
TANAH MERAH: The Sustainable Waste Management Project using the Black Soldier Fly (BSF) larvae will be able to resolve the management of daily organic waste, including at landfills in a sustainable manner.
SEGAMAT, March 6 More than 7,500 women in Johor will receive financial aid for early breast cancer screening (mammogram tests) and cervical cancer testing (HPV DNA) this year, said Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun. She said the initiative through the.
Women entrepreneurs running stalls at a bazaar organised by Women’s Innovative Empowerment Network Group Sdn Bhd. Photo: LOW LAY PHON/The Star
WOMEN entrepreneurs, who include single mothers who need retraining to hone their skills and broaden their knowledge, say the People and Economic Strategic Empowerment Programme (Pemerkasa) stimulus package will boost all who need a helping hand in their business ventures.
The Kempen e-Dagang PKS (Micro and Small Medium Enterprises e-Commerce Campaign) and Shop Malaysia Online initiative, which has a RM30mil fund, is one example.
Entrepreneur Safiyya Azman said support from the government was of great help to women entrepreneurs to make the transition to the online market.
Suriati (left) and Noorasikin are keen to expand their business and helping more of their fellow residents at their flats. Photo: LOW LAY PHON/The Star
AS past recipients of a government grant, entrepreneurs Noorasikin Jailani and Suriati Sudin, both 30, welcome any additional aid to keep their businesses afloat.
The two, who run stalls selling homemade products from their fellow residents at the Damansara Bistari flats, are keen to apply for aid under the People and Economic Strategic Empowerment Programme (Pemerkasa) stimulus package in hopes of expanding their business besides helping their community.
“Having more capital will allow us to recruit more women entrepreneurs and market our products online, thereby supporting more families as many of us started business ventures to supplement our household income, ” said Noorasikin, who sells cookies and cakes.