With Malaysia’s Budget 2026 freshly tabled, many SMEs and mid-tier companies are parsing through the fine print to understand what the government’s promises of reform and inclusion actually mean for them.



We speak with Datuk William Ng, National President of  the Small and Medium Enterprises Association (SAMENTA), to discuss what’s in Budget 2026 for SMEs — from financing access and compliance pressures to digital readiness and export potential. Does this “Rakyat’s Budget” truly deliver on its promise to strengthen Malaysia’s small-business backbone, or are entrepreneurs still waiting for deeper, structural support?



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With Malaysia’s Budget 2026 freshly tabled, many SMEs and mid-tier companies are parsing through the fine print to understand what the government’s promises of reform and inclusion actually mean for them.We speak with Datuk William Ng, National President of&nbsp; the Small and Medium Enterprises Association (SAMENTA), to discuss what’s in Budget 2026 for SMEs — from financing access and compliance pressures to digital readiness and export potential. Does this “Rakyat’s Budget” truly deliver on its promise to strengthen Malaysia’s small-business backbone, or are entrepreneurs still waiting for deeper, structural support?Brought to you by Mah Sing. Reinvent Spaces. Enhance Life.

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Does Budget 2026 Deliver for SMEs?

When fuel prices rise, where does the impact really show up in F&B businesses? Nazri Adam, Co-Founder of Sausage Sizzle, joins us to unpack how cost shocks actually move through the F&B system, and why the real impact may not have fully hit yet. 

We discuss:


The Delayed Shock: Why fuel price increases don’t hit immediately, and how “old inventory” is masking the real cost wave still to come. 


The Supply Chain Cascade: How imported goods stack multiple layers of cost.


Margins vs Demand: What gets squeezed first inside an F&B business, and why pricing pressure may matter more than weaker spending.


The Adaptation Playbook: From menu changes to frozen food pivots, how operators might need to rethink survival before the full impact hits.

When fuel prices rise, where does the impact really show up in F&amp;B businesses? Nazri Adam, Co-Founder of Sausage Sizzle, joins us to unpack how cost shocks actually move through the F&amp;B system, and why the real impact may not have fully hit yet.&nbsp;We discuss:<ul><li>The Delayed Shock: Why fuel price increases don’t hit immediately, and how “old inventory” is masking the real cost wave still to come.&nbsp;</li><li>The Supply Chain Cascade: How imported goods stack multiple layers of cost.</li><li>Margins vs Demand: What gets squeezed first inside an F&amp;B business, and why pricing pressure may matter more than weaker spending.</li><li>The Adaptation Playbook: From menu changes to frozen food pivots, how operators might need to rethink survival before the full impact hits.</li></ul>

Fuel Prices & F&B: The Costs You Don’t See Coming

Are we designing buildings ready for tomorrow’s climate problems?

As heat rises and rainfall intensifies, a hidden risk is emerging in construction, where short-term cost decisions can lead to long-term structural failures. Damian Lusty of Sika Malaysia joins us to unpack why durability is often sacrificed, how climate stress is already showing up in defects, and what “credible sustainability” really means. 

We also explore why frameworks like the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) and lifecycle assessments are becoming harder to ignore, as well as how issues like water ingress and corrosion start early, and why they’re far more expensive to fix than to prevent.

Are we designing buildings ready for tomorrow’s climate problems?As heat rises and rainfall intensifies, a hidden risk is emerging in construction, where short-term cost decisions can lead to long-term structural failures. Damian Lusty of Sika Malaysia joins us to unpack why durability is often sacrificed, how climate stress is already showing up in defects, and what “credible sustainability” really means.&nbsp;We also explore why frameworks like the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) and lifecycle assessments are becoming harder to ignore, as well as how issues like water ingress and corrosion start early, and why they’re far more expensive to fix than to prevent.

Construction vs Climate: Hidden Risks Emerging

Money laundering has evolved into a sophisticated "service" that hides behind legitimate corporate structures and public markets. Following the Ops Viking investigation, which saw over RM300 million in CDS accounts frozen due to alleged illicit funds, the risk for boardroom directors is no longer theoretical. 

Khurram Pirzada joins Enterprise Explores to explain why traditional "Know Your Customer" (KYC) is failing and why identifying the Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) is now a critical board responsibility to prevent businesses from becoming criminal vehicles.

Tune In To Find Out:


The Corporate Infiltration: How illicit funds are migrating from the shadow economy into public listed companies.


The Integration Trap: A breakdown of the three stages and why "Integration" into assets like hotels or investments is the hardest to detect.


Trade-Based Laundering: How criminals abuse legitimate invoicing and trade finance to move money across borders undetected.


Identifying Control: Why identifying who truly "calls the shots" is now a global legal expectation beyond basic identity checks.


The Crypto Bridge: How global crypto laundering uses the technology as a high-speed layering tool between banks and e-wallets.


The FATF Effect: What Malaysia's move to FATF "regular follow-up" status means for restored international confidence and stricter local scrutiny.


Structural Red Flags: Red flags to watch for, including layered shareholding and frequent ownership changes that serve no genuine business purpose.


Empowering Vetoes: Why your AML framework is only as good as your compliance team’s authority to veto a transaction.

Money laundering has evolved into a sophisticated "service" that hides behind legitimate corporate structures and public markets. Following the Ops Viking investigation, which saw over RM300 million in CDS accounts frozen due to alleged illicit funds, the risk for boardroom directors is no longer theoretical.&nbsp;Khurram Pirzada joins Enterprise Explores to explain why traditional "Know Your Customer" (KYC) is failing and why identifying the Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) is now a critical board responsibility to prevent businesses from becoming criminal vehicles.Tune In To Find Out:<ul><li>The Corporate Infiltration: How illicit funds are migrating from the shadow economy into public listed companies.</li><li>The Integration Trap: A breakdown of the three stages and why "Integration" into assets like hotels or investments is the hardest to detect.</li><li>Trade-Based Laundering: How criminals abuse legitimate invoicing and trade finance to move money across borders undetected.</li><li>Identifying Control: Why identifying who truly "calls the shots" is now a global legal expectation beyond basic identity checks.</li><li>The Crypto Bridge: How global crypto laundering uses the technology as a high-speed layering tool between banks and e-wallets.</li><li>The FATF Effect: What Malaysia's move to FATF "regular follow-up" status means for restored international confidence and stricter local scrutiny.</li><li>Structural Red Flags: Red flags to watch for, including layered shareholding and frequent ownership changes that serve no genuine business purpose.</li><li>Empowering Vetoes: Why your AML framework is only as good as your compliance team’s authority to veto a transaction.</li></ul>

Does Budget 2026 Deliver for SMEs?

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