Is ESG Reporting Compulsory in Malaysia? The NSRF Timeline by Company Type
Yes, for a growing list of companies. Under Malaysia’s National Sustainability Reporting Framework (NSRF), companies listed on Bursa Malaysia’s Main Market and ACE Market, and non-listed companies with annual revenue of RM2 billion and above, will report using the ISSB sustainability standards. The rule arrives in three phases from 2025 to 2027. If your company […]
Company Profile Template: What to Put on Each Page
A good company profile template is a list of pages and the job each page has to do. Most free templates online give you a nice layout and empty boxes. They do not tell you what to write in those boxes, and that is where most profiles go wrong. Below is a page-by-page outline you […]
How to Make a Product Catalogue: Print, PDF or Both?
A product catalogue helps buyers find the right item, check the details and contact you to order. To make one, you decide who it is for, collect accurate product data, plan the page layout, and then prepare files for print, PDF or both. The format question comes first, because it changes how you design everything […]
What Drives the Cost of Custom Software in Malaysia
Custom software quotes in Malaysia can differ by several times for what sounds like the same system. The price is driven mainly by how many features you need, how many other systems it must connect to, who will use it, and what support you expect after launch. Once you know these drivers, you can compare […]
8 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Software Developer in Malaysia
The most expensive software problems usually start after launch, not during the build. A developer stops replying, the server bill arrives in their name, or a small change turns out to need the original programmer. Asking the right questions before you sign prevents most of this. Here are eight questions to ask every software developer […]
Who Owns Your Website? Domain, Hosting and Login Checklist Before You Pay
Your business should own five things: the domain name, the hosting account, the website files, the admin login, and the Google accounts that measure your traffic. If any of these sit only in your web designer’s name, you depend on that person to keep your website online. This happens more often than people think. A […]
Website Maintenance Checklist: What to Check Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly
Website maintenance is the routine work that keeps your site safe, fast and working: updates, backups, security checks, speed checks and content fixes. Most of it is small, but skipping it for a year is how sites get hacked, slow down or quietly stop sending enquiries. Here is a checklist split by how often each […]
How Much Does Shopify Really Cost in Malaysia? Plans, Payment Gateway and Hidden Fees
Shopify’s plans start at US$19 a month on yearly billing, or US$25 a month billed monthly. For a Malaysian store, that is only part of the bill. Because Shopify Payments is not available for businesses in Malaysia, you connect a third-party payment gateway, and Shopify then adds its own transaction fee of 2%, 1% or […]
Shopify vs WooCommerce for Malaysian Businesses
Choose Shopify if you want a store that is quick to launch and easy to run, and you accept a monthly fee plus a transaction fee on each order. Choose WooCommerce if you want full control and no platform transaction fee, and you are ready to manage hosting, updates and security or pay someone to […]
Logo Design in Malaysia: Files, Rights and Revisions You Should Get
When you pay for a logo in Malaysia, you should receive more than one image. Expect a full set of files for print and screen, clear written ownership of the design, and an agreed number of revisions. Many business owners only find out what is missing years later, when a printer asks for a vector […]
