Ipsos survey: Majority of Malaysians worry about inequality but still believe hard work pays off

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 5 -- Sixty per cent of Malaysian respondents in an Ipsos survey consider inequality an important problem, higher than the global average. Yet most still believe that hard work and ... Read More

From wage regulation to dispute resolution: How the Gig Workers Bill offers safeguards for 1.2 million Malaysians

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 2 -- The Ministry of Human Resources (Kesuma) on August 25 tabled the Gig Workers Bill 2025, which it described as a major milestone in the bid to regulate gig work and protect mil... Read More

Fahmi announces joint government task force on student bullying

PUTRAJAYA, Aug. 29 -- The government has agreed to form a special committee to tackle bullying, a direct response to a series of high-profile cases involving students that have fuelled widespread publ... Read More

'Voice of the Malaysian people': Anwar announces extra RM100m aid for Palestine at KL rally

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 25 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahimannounced last night an additional RM100 million allocation for Palestine, on top of the RM100 million already approved by the governmen... Read More

What actually happens when your bank sells your loan - and how Malaysia's new law could protect you

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 25 -- The Senate is set to debate the Consumer Credit Bill next month, with expectations that it will pass without much resistance. If approved, the law could be gazetted as early a... Read More

How the Consumer Credit Commission will protect Malaysians from unfair lending practices

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 22 -- The Consumer Credit Bill 2025, a landmark piece of legislation aimed at regulating Malaysia's rapidly growing credit services industry, gained passage in the Dewan Rakyat in J... Read More

Thanks to social media, enforcement agencies have turned raids, inspections into entertainment - but, is this right?

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 1 -- Malaysia's enforcement agencies are racking up millions of views on social media such asTikTok and Instagram, transforming serious operations like raids and roadblocks into vir... Read More

World Bank survey: Firms think women are key to performance, but still sees raising children as barrier to hiring

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 -- Many Malaysian firms believe hiring more women significantly boosts productivity and makes their companies more attractive to talent. Despite this recognition, few are willin... Read More

Two-tier healthcare or public lifeline? Unpacking the debate over Rakan KKM

KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 -- The Ministry of Health's (MOH) plan to launch its "Rakan KKM" programme has ignited a fierce public debate. On one side, detractors warn it would create a two-tiered healthca... Read More

Is public transport meant to turn a profit? Five countries show it's not that simple

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's administration said at the launch of the Kuala Lumpur Local Plan 2040 that public transport will be the backbone of all future develop... Read More

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