5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (485+ words) Malaysia recorded 3.28mn people in informal employment in 2025, representing 19.8% of total employment, according to the Informal Sector and Informal Employment Survey Report, Malaysia, 2025 published by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). The figure marks a decline from 3.45mn people (-21.8%) of total employment,…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (309+ words) The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) arrested four people on 2 September 2026 for suspected employment-related offences during an enforcement operation. The four comprise two company directors and two staff members from the construction sector. They are being investigated for suspected offences under…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (282+ words) The Department of Manpower Peninsular Malaysia (JTKSM) has uncovered suspected labour law violations and worker exploitation at a cleaning services company in the Klang Valley. The findings came during an integrated enforcement operation, Op Falcon, conducted on 2 September 2026 in collaboration…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (866+ words) Malaysia’s economy continued to expand in the second quarter of 2026, with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growing 6.0% year-on-year, according to the Department of Statistics, Malaysia (DOSM). The latest figures were published in the Malaysian Economic Statistics Review (MESR), Volume 8/2026, released on…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (767+ words) For Anil S K Nair, Head of Talent & Employee Experience, Pos Malaysia, creating a future-ready workforce means supporting employees at every stage of their journey while fostering the curiosity, continuous learning, and adaptability needed to embrace new ways of working....

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (396+ words) The September school holidays are just around the corner, with many families likely to make cross-border travel plans. Travellers heading to Malaysia between 4 and 14 September should expect heavier traffic at the Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints, ICA said. The advisory follows…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1106+ words) Singapore is placing high-calibre research and innovation talent at the centre of its next phase of scientific and technological development, with the Government committing S$37bn to research, innovation, and enterprise under the Research, Innovation and Enterprise 2030 (RIE2030) plan. Released by the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (411+ words) Thousands of people are expected to head out for this year's Malaysia National Day festivities, fireworks, and public events over the Merdeka weekend. If you are travelling to Kuala Lumpur or Putrajaya, it is worth allowing extra time for your…...

3+ week, 8+ hour ago   (355+ words) Global supply chain company HAVI is set to open a TechHUB in Kuala Lumpur in November this year, making it one of four such hubs globally and its first in Asia Pacific. The new hub will bring together regional market…...

4+ week, 11+ hour ago   (387+ words) Malaysia's TalentCorp has clarified that there are no applications that are pending processing by the agency for the Returning Expert Programme (REP) for medical and healthcare professionals. This comes after Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim raised a query about the…...