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Daily Express
4 days ago
- Business
- Daily Express
Kuskop to build more Tamu Desa premises in Sabah, Sarawak
Published on: Monday, June 02, 2025 Published on: Mon, Jun 02, 2025 Text Size: KOTA BELUD: The Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development Ministry (Kuskop) will build more Tamu Desa (rural market) premises in Sabah and Sarawak this year under a RM20 million allocation to empower rural traders and boost infrastructure. Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick ( pic ) said the allocation includes an additional RM10 million announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim during the Madani Rakyat programme in Tawau last month. He said the government successfully built or upgraded 98 Tamu Desa premises across the two states last year and hopes to match or exceed that number this year with the new funding. Ewon noted that 14 of the completed Tamu Desa facilities were in Kota Belud and highlighted their impact on small-scale traders, especially women, by providing comfortable trading spaces that double as venues for community activities. As of May this year, requests to build or upgrade such premises in Sabah alone total RM40 million, and Ewon said the initiative will continue into the 13th Malaysia Plan as part of the government's commitment to rural development and inclusive growth. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
The Star
10-05-2025
- Business
- The Star
Local entrepreneurs thrive under SDSI programme, sales jump by over 20pc, says Ewon
TAWAU: A total of 90 per cent of local entrepreneurs who participated in the government's long-running One District One Industry (SDSI) Programme under the Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development Ministry nationwide have managed to increase the sales value of their products by at least 20 per cent. Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick said that at the heart of this success were inspiring stories like Koperasi Desa Gedok Gemenceh, a rendang maman producer from Negri Sembilan, which recorded a staggering 77 per cent rise in sales and income. Over in Sabah, he said Koperasi Kumpulan Walit Kanibongan Berhad (Kokuwa), a bird's nest enterprise, saw its annual sales grow by 33.4 per cent in 2023 alone. "These are achievements we are truly proud of. We at the ministry really want to see more local entrepreneurs replicate this kind of success. "As such, we will continue to support the implementation of the SDSI Programme and has already submitted a funding proposal under the 13th Malaysia Plan (2026-2030) to ensure SDSI continues to expand and empower rural businesses,' he told reporters after officiating the SDSI 2.0 Showcase for Borneo Region at the 2025 Madani Rakyat Programme (PMR) Sabah venue here on Saturday (May 10). Also present were Sabah Assistant Minister of Industrial Development and Entrepreneurship Datuk Andi Muhammad Suryady Bandy, and Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development secretary-general Datuk Seri Khairul Dzaimee Daud. The SDSI programme, originally launched in 1992 as the One Village One Product initiative, focuses on developing community-based economies by promoting distinctive regional industries and products. Meanwhile, expectations are high at PMR 2025 Sabah, a three-day event aimed at showcasing local products. Nevertheless, Ewon said the ministry was optimistic about meeting its sales target of RM1.5mil, bolstered by an impressive 26,320 visitors on the first day alone. "With such an enthusiastic turnout, we are hopeful we will reach our overall sales target, which includes direct sales, business matching, and sales from entrepreneurs and cooperatives,' he said. To further support local businesses, Ewon announced that his minstry had disbursed RM1.5mil to the Sabah Department of Industrial Development and Entrepreneurship to strengthen entrepreneurial initiatives in the state.- Bernama
