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Gig Workers Act 2025

Platform providers slow on Socso protection for gig workers

Socso issues reminder as only 2 percent of 1.2 million gig workers registered for social security coverage

TPAD urges Home Ministry to reform safety protocols as e-hailing drivers caught in enforcement dragnet

Group warns innocent drivers face arrests and income loss, calls for clearer SOPs and stronger platform accountability

Ramanan: Ministry held 400 consultations, MTUC must sort internal split

Human Resources minister defends extensive stakeholder engagement and questions union’s inconsistent positions

Policymakers, platform firms, and worker groups make up Gig Advisory Council

Appointments run from April 2026 to March 2029, according to federal gazette

Ramanan: Gig Tribunal, advisory council set up under Gig Workers Act 2025

HR minister says new bodies will handle disputes and set income standards as law takes effect for 1.64 million workers

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Govt to raise alcohol excise duty by 10% from November 2025, tobacco taxes also up: Anwar

Prime Minister says the move, announced under Budget 2026, aims to promote healthier lifestyles and reduce access to alcohol and tobacco, with additional revenue channelled to the Health Ministry

Indonesian driving licences to be recognised in Southeast Asia from June 2025

Identity cards to also serve as driving licences, police official says

Sunway-IJM proposed merger to create mega construction firm

However, the deal may put focus on Bumiputera, national interests