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employment

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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Petronas staff to be shown the door to make up losses from Petros deal?

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Purchase of Duck's holding company which appears to be owned wholly by Datin Vivy Yusof and husband Datuk Fadzarudin Shah Anuar was made same year GLICs invested RM47 mil

InDrive faces termination for flouting guidelines

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