SAMENTA has wrapped RetailTech+ 2026, the third edition of The Future of Retail Forum it co-organised with MRA and PPK Malaysia, after an officiating address by YB Datuk Chang Lih Kang, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation.
SAMENTA has welcomed Budget 2027, describing it as an “SME Budget” and citing the RM57 billion financing and guarantee package, a one-percentage-point corporate income tax cut for MSMEs, and an exemption for SMEs from the revised RM2,000 minimum wage.
SAMENTA Sarawak Urges Closer Government-Industry Cooperation to Lift SME Capability Kuching, Sarawak, 7 October 2026 — SAMENTA Sarawak has called for closer cooperation between the
SAMENTA’s Datuk William Ng on BFM 89.9: Can Budget 2027 Pull SMEs Out of Survival Mode? Kuala Lumpur, 9 October 2026 — SAMENTA National President
SAMENTA Sarawak State Chairman and National Deputy Treasurer Theophilus Wong spoke to BFM 89.9 about the SME landscape in Sabah and Sarawak, the barriers to scaling and where growth will come from next.
SAMENTA welcomes the Cabinet decision to exempt SMEs from further minimum wage increases, calling it protection for 1.3 million SMEs while backing the Progressive Wage Policy.
AIAC and SAMENTA Northern Region sign an MOU in Penang to give SMEs free legal and mediation support for commercial disputes of up to RM250,000, with plans to extend to larger claims.
SAMENTA Hyperlokal AI Fest Brings AI Home to Sarawak SMEs in Kuching Kuching, Sarawak, 7 October 2026 — The SAMENTA Hyperlokal AI Fest and Government-Industry
SAMENTA Champions Malaysian Construction SMEs at Yangtze River Delta Conference 9 October 2026 — SAMENTA has reinforced the voice and role of Malaysian small and
SAMENTA Convenes First National Digitalisation & AI Committee Meeting for 2026/2029 Term 9 October 2026 — SAMENTA has convened the first meeting of its newly
