Budget 2022: Moving towards a more comprehensive welfare system

ALTHOUGH Budget 2022 was inclusive of all segments of society, there is still some concern that the welfare system is … More

Malaysia’s unemployment rate jumps in June, no thanks to total lockdown

AS Malaysia continues to endeavour in flattening the surge of COVID-19 cases, the country’s unemployment rate has climbed by 4.8% … More

More Malaysian M40 households move to B40; likewise T20 to M40 in 2020

NO thanks to a decline in paid employment and self-employment stemming from efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, the mean … More

Commentary: Malaysia’s coffers run dry as COVID-19 pandemic worsens

The Malaysian government has limited fiscal space for COVID-19 relief, after running budget deficits for over 20 years, says a … More

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.