The stories shaping Malaysia, in focus.
Malaysia's Academy in Industry programme is driving youth employment and skills development, with an 88.7% placement rate within six months. The scheme combines workplace training with industry certification, positioning itself as a model for regional vocational education.
Malaysia's immigration department has intensified enforcement against foreigners illegally working on social visit passes, with annual arrests more than doubling from 1,279 in 2023 to 2,644 in 2024.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has pledged that Malaysia will prioritise local employment while carefully reviewing the genuine need for foreign workers across key sectors, amid ongoing concerns about labour shortages in SMEs.
A Nobel Prize-winning economist has cautioned that artificial intelligence will fail to resurrect the rapid productivity growth Western economies once enjoyed, potentially consigning faster expansion to history.
Malaysia's Human Resources Ministry is pivoting toward ensuring job creation aligns with worker qualifications and offers competitive wages, leveraging an AI-powered platform to improve employment outcomes.
The government has distributed RM64 million in incentives to 4,025 private employers participating in the Progressive Wage Policy, improving wages for 51,363 skilled workers across multiple sectors.