The ageing population in Malaysia stood at 7.4 per cent of its 33.7 million population, or about 2.5 million people aged 65 and above, in 2023. The figure is expected to rise to…
A key transit hub that was once ranked second-best airport in the world in 2001, KLIA has been slipping down the Skytrax global airport rankings since 2013. In 2024, it fell…
The solid 1.056km stretch of granite and steel that connects Malaysia and Singapore has done more than bridge two nations – it has intertwined the destinies of people. For two…
The Malaysian government is offering a slew of incentives, such as tax breaks, subsidies and visa exemption fees, to attract big tech companies, unicorns and investors, with the…
If the missed gigs had taken place, receipts from entertainment tourism would have been up to a minimum of 30 per cent higher than the RM2.4 billion received in 2023.
Datuk Farhash Wafa Salvador mopped up 16.1 million shares amounting to 15.9 per cent in HeiTech Padu via a private company named Rosette Partners.
The government has also indicated it could defend the ringgit as well as implement economic reforms, which should also help stabilise the currency.
The record numbers, representing more than 17 per cent of the country’s workforce, are a marked 25 per cent rise from the 2.4 million self-employed workers recorded in 2021.
It was reported that Japanese companies including East Japan Railway Company pulled out from the project just days before the Jan 15 deadline, describing it as “too risky”…
Pension payments for more than 900,000 retired civil servants are expected to cost the government over RM32 billion (US$6.7 billion) in 2024, accounting for more than 10 per cent…