A hybrid GST-SST tax model could modernise revenue collection, but without clear legal frameworks, robust digital infrastructure, and targeted relief for lower-income households, it risks increasing compliance costs and market uncertainty
As ageing demographics reshape the labour market, initiatives such as KWAP’s Jana MyPesara microfinancing platform signal Malaysia’s push to unlock retiree entrepreneurship and build a more inclusive, future-ready economy under the 13th Malaysia Plan
With US-Iran tensions driving crude above $150 a barrel, Malaysia faces soaring costs, plunging ringgit, and the collapse of key industries—fuel subsidies and political comforts will no longer shield the economy
As Visit Malaysia Year 2026 unfolds, a new white paper warns that the future of travel is shaped by choices today, from tech-driven efficiency to sustainable, slower-paced journeys or the risk of a global price war.