KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 29 -- All of Malaysia's judges at the High Court, Court of Appeal and Federal Court level will see their monthly salaries increase by 30 per cent from January 1, 2026, a government gazette shows.

This gives effect to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's announcement in his Budget 2026 speech that judges' salaries would be increased by up to 30 per cent from January 1, 2026, which would be the first such hike since 2015.

In the government gazette published on December 24, it listed the new monthly salaries for eight different ranks and categories of judges starting from next year.

This includes the new monthly salaries for the country's top four judges: Chief Justice of Malaysia (RM46,800 per month), President of...