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5,900 laid off in March, HR Ministry to unveil measures to support labour market

Launch on Labour Day to strengthen Malaysian workers and ready them for redeployment to more stable employment sectors

State of the nation: why we care about Petronas’ rightsizing – Zainul Arifin

Layoffs at national petroleum firm evoke understandable sentiment but is a necessity to better manage resources  

Trump’s tariffs: ex-US treasury secretary says recession ‘likely’

Lawrence Summers warns additional 2 million people could lose jobs

TikTok layoffs: Bytedance plans to create new jobs in Malaysia, says Fahmi

Comms Minister reassures workforce stability at TikTok despite recent layoffs, as parent company plans to introduce cloud computing, AI-driven services

Boeing to lay off around 17,000 workers

This comes amid strikes involving 33, 000 machinists, it will also delay 777X aircraft production and halt 767 production

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Short-lived La Niña expected in early 2026, but stable weather to follow

MetMalaysia forecasts cool conditions and brief shifts in rainfall patterns before returning to normal

Govt has settled RM42bil of 1MDB debt, total obligations exceed RM50bil: Anwar

Anwar reveals over RM9 billion in remaining debt, with government funds covering the shortfall

3 senior Telekom Malaysia officers charged in US over US$20m embezzlement scheme

US prosecutors expose a sophisticated, multi-year insider scam at TM’s US subsidiary involving data capacity manipulation, phantom employees, and the use of AI-assisted tools to siphon millions