ALOR SETAR: With the Thai government planning to reopen its Malaysia-Thailand borders next month, some stakeholders here are urging the Malaysian government to do likewise to boost tourism and business activities.
KUALA LUMPUR (April 25): A total of 3,500 entrepreneurs are targeted to benefit from a RM3.11 million allocation from the Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (MEDAC) and SME Corp Malaysia through the Warongku platform.
Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said of the target number of entrepreneurs, 2,000 hawkers and small traders have already joined the Warongku platform as e-merchants while the remaining 1,500 are being sought.
Warongku is under the Hawker and Trader Development Programme via the Smart Digital Terminal spearheaded by MEDAC through its agency, SME Corp Malaysia. It is a continuation of the e-runner project, ie. Warong Rider .