KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 — The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) has proposed a collaboration with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) to conduct a study of e-commerce laws.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — The first Malaysia E-Commerce Product Selection Expo, to be held from November 29 to December 1, is set to attract over 15,000 attendees from local and international markets.

PORT DICKSON, Aug 17 — The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) is working closely with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and Internet service providers (ISPs) to monitor business promotions and advertisements involving online transactions.

SINGAPORE, July 31 — Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil is confident that the new regulatory framework for a safe Internet will not discourage investments in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 — Deputy Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk R.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 — The Auditor-General's Report (LKAN) 2/2024 has determined the management of the e-commerce entrepreneurship development programmes is well implemented, covering training and providing incentives.

SINGAPORE, April 10 — Singaporean authority registered 9,783 e-commerce scam cases in 2023, more than doubling the 4,762 cases in 2022, according to a report issued by the Home Affairs Ministry today, reported Xinhua.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — E-commerce platform Shopee remains a primary touchpoint for seven out of ten Generation Z (Gen Z) consumers aged 18 to 24 in their shopping journey, according to its survey.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — The Hari Raya Aidilfitri bazaar, like the one located on Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman (TAR), has consistently provided income for numerous small-scale traders annually.

JAKARTA, Feb 20 — Chinese short video app TikTok is still violating Indonesia's rule banning in-app transactions, a cabinet minister said today after it took control of the country's biggest e-commerce platform to restart its online shopping business.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 — Malaysia’s services sector saw its total revenue increase to RM2.3 trillion in 2023, an 8.4 per cent rise compared to 2022’s RM2.1 trillion, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) reported.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — The 10 per cent sales tax on low-value goods (LVG) implementation, which applies to goods imported into Malaysia and sold for less than RM500 through e-commerce platforms, does not have a significant impact on consumers.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 — The sales tax on imported low-value goods (LVG) sold online, which will take effect on January 1 next year, is aimed at levelling the playing field for local businesses, according to the Finance Ministry (MOF).

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — The 10 per cent sales tax on online purchases only applies to imported goods valued under RM500, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — Malaysia’s e-commerce income grew by 5.4 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in the third quarter of 2023 (3Q 2023) to RM289.5 billion from RM274.6 million in the same quarter last year, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 — Although online shopping is increasingly becoming the public's choice, especially for youths, the 'Little India' in four states remains the convergance point for Hindus to get their supplies when preparing for Deepavali.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — Malaysia’s services sector revenue grew by 7.6 per cent year-on-year to RM584 billion in the third quarter of 2023 (3Q 2023), lifted by favourable performance in all segments, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).

HANOI, Nov 8 — Vietnam will remain the Southeast Asian region's fastest-growing digital economy between 2023 and 2025, according to the latest regional digital economy report by Google, Temasek and Bain & Company.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — A total of 8,868 online or e-commerce scams incurring RM163 million in losses were reported between January and September this year.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 13 — Information and Communications Technology (ICT), as well as e-commerce, contributed 23 per cent to the nation's economy with a 14.8 per cent growth to register RM412.3 billion in 2022, from RM359.3 billion in 2021, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).