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Minimum pension raised to RM1,350 and maternity leave extended to 98 days per childbirth in Budget 2027 package for the public service IN BRIEF: RM1,500 for 1.3 million civil servants at Premier Grade B and below, including contract staff. RM750 for more than one million government retirees. Paid in two instalments, before Aidilfitri and ahead…
Anwar’s RM510 billion budget lifts the minimum wage to RM2,000, raises tax relief for the first time since 2010 and boosts cash aid to RM16 billion, without losing sight of the deficit. IN BRIEF: WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOUWorkers: minimum wage up from RM1,700 to RM2,000 from June 2027; a RM2,500 floor for graduates and semi-skilled…
By PHUBIEYAS AHMAD BANGI, Oct 7 – Flexible working arrangements, stronger support systems and shared family responsibilities are needed to help more women participate in the workforce, Datuk Seri Dr. Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said. The Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s wife said women’s educational and career achievements had not removed the additional demands…
The pioneering physician and wife of former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad devoted much of her career to maternal and child healthcare IN BRIEF: Died at the National Heart Institute (IJN), Kuala Lumpur, at 9.20am on 28 September 2026. She had turned 100 in July.State funeral honours announced; funeral prayers and burial planned for…
By H.P AHMAD MELAKA, Aug 25, 2026 — Education Minister Datuk Seri Fadhlina Sidek headed the list of 1,328 recipients of Melaka state orders, appointments, decorations and medals conferred in conjunction with the 77th birthday of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri, Tun Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Ali Mohd Rustam. The investiture ceremony was held on Monday…
