The Malaysian government has limited fiscal space for COVID-19 relief, after running budget deficits for over 20 years, says a … More
Tag: Employment
Malaysian business groups warn of mass unemployment as Covid-19 lockdown stretches on
KUALA LUMPUR : A coalition of over a hundred Malaysian business and trade groups has warned of mass unemployment in … More
Commentary: Resurgent pandemic sparks unemployment crisis among Malaysia’s most vulnerable workers
Youths, graduates and migrant workers are paying the price in Malaysia’s on-off movement control orders, says Stewart Nixon. CANBERRA : … More
Labour force improves in March, unemployment rate at 4.7%
Unemployment rate in Malaysia improved further in March 2021 after it came in at 4.7% with 753,200 unemployed persons from 777,500 … More
Desire to improve digital skills are high, but job security fears remain
MALAYSIANS are better at adapting with technology since the pandemic struck the global workspace, as 77% of them sees technology … More
Malaysia’s 2020, told in 17 ‘Malay Mail’ charts and infographics
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 : If you could sum up some of the biggest moments in your life in 2020 … More
‘Tis the season to follow your dreams?
While many have found other ways to stay afloat, others are still picky about how they put food on their … More
Help SMEs and save the jobs
The worsening coronavirus outbreak and political uncertainty in this country have dealt a severe blow on the national economy. Local … More
Cambodia : Gov’t approves 2021 budget
The Council of Ministers approved a 2021 draft budget that calls for spending of more than $8 billion and SDR … More
Jokowi defends passage of jobs law
Indonesian President says it is needed to help secure jobs for youth, tackle pandemic impact President Joko Widodo yesterday defended … More
WSP 2.0: More is needed for the hard-hit sectors
THE newly targeted Wage Subsidy Programme 2.0 (WSP 2.0) introduced by the government under the Prihatin Supplementary Initiative Package (Kita … More
Covid-19 forces Malaysia’s poor to live on instant noodles, abandon school: UN study
The study of 500 families living in low-cost flats revealed a ‘shocking’ change in diet, while more than 40 per … More
Philippines : Job loss the greatest fear in a new world order
In his commentary, the writer says that many of the unemployable in an IT world could transition to agriculture as … More
“Why This Relentless Witch Hunt?” — Ex-PNB CEO Jalil Rasheed Questions Govt’s Priorities
Jalil, who was the youngest CEO to helm the national fund management company since it was established in 1978, says … More
AirAsia Philippines to lay off 260 staff
12% ground-based and management staff to be lay-off as part of a business restructuring plan to manage its losses sustained from travel restrictions to coronavirus-stricken destinations.
Visit Malaysia Year 2020’s Campaign Collapsed By Pandemic
Millions of people have had to cancel their 2020 travel plans due to the coronavirus crisis. Fuelled by virus fears … More
Covid-19: Malaysian job losses could hit over two million, new survey finds
KUALA LUMPUR, 3 June 2020 : A recent survey by recruitment company JobStreet has revealed up to 20 per cent … More
Four Arrested and Three Injured as Thousands Strike at Taiwanese-owned Adidas Su
More than 10,000 workers joined the demonstration at the company’s headquarters. Strikers told RFA that four workers were arrested by police, while a pregnant worker fainted after a stun gun was used on her.
To consumers, Malaysia’s CPI deflation a sign of pandemic hardship
April’s consumer price index declined to a record low of 2.9 per cent to 117.6, with housing and transport accounting for the biggest drop as most people stayed at home throughout the six-week long movement control order (MCO)
‘We have to ration our meals’: Malaysians share their struggles after COVID-19 left them jobless
CNA spoke to five Malaysians who were left unemployed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been a daunting experience having no income to make mortgage and loan payments, but they are determined to soldier on.
Malaysia succeeded in suppressing COVID-19 but here comes the harder part
Lifting the Movement Control Order to reopen the economy alone won’t save Malaysian jobs
