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Budget 2027 must measure what matters to Malaysian households – Dr Paul Anthony

Cash handouts alone won't solve structural cost-of-living pressures; Budget 2027 needs to tie economic growth directly to better-paying jobs and better quality of life

Malaysia’s unemployment rate edges back to 3.0% in April

Labour force continues to expand as employment reaches 16.82 million, despite a slight rise in the number of jobseekers

81% of employers give PWD workers equal marks for work ethics: DOSM

Majority also acknowledge their contribution to productivity and innovation

Malaysia’s unemployment rate stable at 2.9% in March 2026

Labour market shows steady growth as employment and participation rates continue to rise

13MP: Training, employment and labour productivity – Sulaiman Mahbob

It is critical to our endeavour to achieve our higher income levels or return to labour which in total barely achieve 35% of GDP compared with over 42% for Singapore and South Korea and over 55% for Europe

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Cleared for layoffs? AirAsia to retrench 20% of workforce in major cost-cutting move

This allegedly involves cabin services, cargo and logistics, engineering and maintenance, as well as the commercial division, according to Scoop’s source

InDrive faces termination for flouting guidelines

It is the second Russian e-hailing app after Maxim to face ban by Land Public Transport Agency

Schools may close if air quality worsens, five areas hit unhealthy levels: DOE

The department said the areas recorded unhealthy API readings, warns of RM1mil fine for open burning offenders