SMA Activities Report (July - September 2014)

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2nd Meeting for 35th SMA Council was held at SMA Meeting Room on 8 July 2014. A Briefing on Auto Count Software (GST Ready) was presented by Accountsoft Enterprise Sdn Bhd before the meeting.

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Mr. Bong Jun Tat, Director of AccountSoft was presenting at the Briefing, also seen was Madam Yong Yit Chien, Managing Director of AccountSoft.

08.07.14
2nd Meeting for 35th SMA Council was held at SMA Meeting Room. A Briefing on Auto Count Software (GST Ready) was presented by Accountsoft Enterprise Sdn Bhd before the meeting.

10.07.14
Mr. Joseph Lau Ka Hoo, the Secretary General attended the 241st Sarawak Industrial Coordination Committee (ICC) Meeting at Wisma Bapa Malaysia, Kuching.

20.07.14
A Dialogue Session between Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong, the Minister (SME Affairs) in the Prime Minister’s Department and Trade and Industry Associations was held at the Serenity Court, Crown Square, Kuching. Mr. Lai King Min (President) and Mr. Sim Cho Phong (Deputy Secretary-General) attended the Dialogue Session.

26.07.14
Mr. Lai King Min, the President attended Sarawak-China Grand Dinner organized by Sarawak-China Friendship Association on the occasion of 40th Anniversary of Malaysia-China Diplomatic Relations cum 20th Anniversary of the Founding of Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Kuching.

01.08.14 - 24.08.14
SMA member manufacturers, Lee Fah Mee Sdn Bhd, Leaves Food Industries Sdn Bhd and Chenson Health Products Sdn Bhd participated in the Trade Fair in conjunction with Kuching Festival at Dewan Masyarakat Kuching.

07.08.14
GST Implementation Workshop in Mandarin organized by Accountsoft Enterprise Sdn Bhd in collaboration with SMA held at Four Points By Sheraton Kuching. The key topics of the workshop covered: Overview of GST; Elements and Scope of GST; Registration; Input Tax Credit (ITC); Accounting for GST; Transitional Rules; What business should do to prepare for GST.

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GST Implementation Workshop in Mandarin held on 7 August 2014 at Four Points By Sheraton Kuching.

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Mr Jacky Chan is the GST Director of YYC GST Consultants Sdn Bhd. He has passed the Examination of GST Tax Agents.

11.08.14
Mr. Lai King Min, the President attended a meeting with Datu Liaw Soon Eng, the Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Industrial Development Sarawak, En. Jafer Sadig Abdul Lathiff and Cik. Roslawati Mohd Tahir, Telecom Assistant General Managers on the availability of Telecom fixed lines and the high cost of installation charged by Telecom. Since there was no Telecom infrastructure provided, they came to the conclusion that it would be better and cheaper for Telecom to provide the service if the factories and offices in Demak Laut Industrial Park can apply together. A Survey on the Telecom Fixed Line Requirements in the area survey by SMA had been carried out.

13.08.14
Mr. Ben Tien Khiong Chin, the Vice-President attended a meeting on Import Duty/Sales Tax Exemption of Machinery and Equipment and the implementation of General Exemption Order at Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA), Sarawak.

14.08.14
The Sarawak State Government is preparing the Eleventh Malaysia Plan (2016-2020) with the view of transformation into a high-income and developed State by 2020. As part of this preparation, the Sarawak State Government is organizing the 11th MP Lab with the Private Sector to invite the views and suggestions of key players on the socio-economic transformation of the Sarawak.

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11th Malaysia Plan (2016-2020) Lab was chaired by Mr. Chang Ngee Hui, Economic Advisor of the State Planning Unit .

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Mr. Lai King Min (4th left), the President attended11th Malaysia Plan (2016-2020) Lab held at Four Points by Sheraton Hotel.

15.08.14
Mr. Joseph Lau Ka Hoo, the Secretary General attended the 242nd Sarawak Industrial Coordination Committee (ICC) Meeting at Wisma Bapa Malaysia, Kuching.

15.08.14
Some members attended Green Technology Financing Scheme (GTFS) Outreach Program for Industries at Riverside Majestic Hotel, Kuching. The Program was organized by Malaysian Green Technology Corporation (MGTC), a not-for-profit organisation under the purview of the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water Malaysia (KeTTHA).

15.08.14
Madam Mariana Ung Siew Chin, the Vice-President attended Hari Raya Aidilfitri Gathering (MBKS Ramah Tamah Aidilfitri with Community 2014) organized by the Council of the City of Kuching South.

28.08.14
Madam Mariana Ung Siew Chin (Vice-President) and Mr. Joseph Lau Ka Hoo (Secretary-General) attended a Discussion on Minimum Wages “Mid-term Review” organized by the National Wages Consultative Council (NWCC) under the Ministry of Human Resources at Bangunan Sultan Iskandar, Kuching.

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The Discussion was chaired by Dr Zakariah Abdul Rashid (right) member of National Wages Consultative Council and Executive Director of Malaysian Institute of Economic Research.

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Madam Mariana Ung Siew Chin (left), the Vice-President attended the Discussion.

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and Mr. Joseph Lau Ka Hoo (2nd right) , the Secretary-General attended the Discussion.

15.09.14
Mr. Joseph Lau Ka Hoo, the Secretary-General attended a Roundtable Discussion & Feedback with Private Sector on the Development of Logistics & Supply Chain at Malaysia Productivity Corporation, Sarawak.

17.09.14
3rd Meeting for 35th SMA Council was held at SMA Meeting Room.

19.09.14
Mr. Lai King Min, the President attended a Press Conference on Talk on GST, which would be held on 25 September 2014 at Dewan Masyarakat, Kuching.

25.09.14
1000 participants, including SMA members attended a Talk on GST organized by
SMI Association Malaysia, Sarawak Branch in collaboration with SMA and other Associations at Dewan Masyarakat, Kuching.

28.09.14
Madam Mariana Ung Siew Chin, Vice-President attended a Reception
on the Occasion of the 65th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China, the 40th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the People's Republic of China and Malaysia, and the 20th Anniversary of the Founding of the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Kuching at Boulevard Grand Ballroom, Imperial Hotel, Kuching.

29.09.14
Mr. Joseph Lau Ka Hoo, Secretary- General attended Networking Lunch hosted by Inland Revenue Board at Wisma Hasil.

30.09.14
Mr. Joseph Lau, the Secretary General attended the 243rd Sarawak Industrial Coordination Committee (ICC) Meeting at Wisma Bapa Malaysia, Kuching.

Posted Date: 22 Jun 2015