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labour policy

Minimum wage review must reflect rising living costs: UNI-MLC

Workers need fair pay that covers essentials and provides room for savings and financial security

Kesuma takes over foreign worker management, quota applications fully digitalised: Ramanan

One Stop Centre centralised under Human Resources Ministry, with foreign worker quota applications fully digitised and manual processes and case-by-case approvals removed

Kesuma to tighten governance of Bangladesh worker recruitment: Ramanan

Malaysia and Bangladesh agree to set up joint working group to review labour agreement and strengthen ethical recruitment framework

Malaysia, Bangladesh vow to end exploitation of migrants, advance repatriation of detainees

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Tarique Rahman agree on fair recruitment reforms and humane handling of undocumented workers

Malaysia tightens expatriate salary requirements to protect local talent from June 2026

Revised Employment Pass rules aim to prioritise Malaysians and encourage job localisation

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National shuttlers demand RM2 million salaries: can BAM keep up financially?

Several top athletes aim for salaries that could outpace even the highest-earning footballers, raising questions about the sustainability of funding within Malaysian sports

Education Ministry scraps teacher training system to lighten workload

Minister Fadhlina Sidek vows to help teachers focus on what matters most – teaching – as new curriculum changes approach

What the pork!? – Rocky Bru

Rocky Bru reflects on a surprise in-flight warning about Malaysia’s pork import ban, tracing its public health roots and the politics of pig farming through a seasoned traveller’s lens

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