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KUALA LUMPUR, 18 June 2025 – Kuala Lumpur is once again proud to host a distinguished regional event as the Women Economic Forum (WEF) ASEAN 2025 takes place from 19 to 21 June 2025 at Dewan Perdana, Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI). The three-day forum is expected to welcome over 500 participants, including women leaders, policymakers, academics, celebrities, entrepreneurs, and civil society representatives from across ASEAN and beyond. With the central theme “Women Leaders Beyond Borders: Shaping the Future of the ASEAN Sheconomy,” the forum aims to spotlight women’s leadership and transformative roles in creating a more inclusive, sustainable, and forwardthinking regional economy. A total of 140 speakers from over 20 countries, representing various sectors including industry, academia, and civil society, have confirmed their participation in delivering thought leadership and progressive ideas throughout the forum. The forum also offers an open platform to deliberate...

  Kuala Lumpur, 3 Jun 2025 Timbalan Menteri Pembangunan Usahawan dan Koperasi, YB Đato* Sri Ramanan Ramakrishnan, hari ini mengumumkan tambahan peruntukan Program Prosperity, Empowerment and A New Normal for Indian Women (P.E.N.N) sebanyak RM50 juta lagi, menjadikan jumlah keseluruhan dana P.E.N.N mencecah RM100 juta. Pengumuman tambahan peruntukan itu dibuat ketika beliau berucap di hadapan lebih 1,000 Sahabat Usahawan Wanita India Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia (AIM), sempena Majlis Pelancaran P.E.N.N 2.0 yang diadakan di pekarangan ibu pejabat AIM, di Bandar Sri Damansara. PENN 1.0 Program Bantu Usahawan Wanita India 2024 capai prestasi terbaik dari segi membantu usahawan Dalam ucapan beliau, P.E.N.N yang dilancarkan pada 14 April 2024 lalu, adalah satu inistiatif kerajaan melalui AIM sebagai agensi pelaksana untuk memperkasa golongan wanita India khususnya dalam bidang keusahawanan.  Tambahan dana dibuat selepas kejayaan P.E.N.N (Fasa 1) yang terbukti telah berjaya memberi manfaa...