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Activities in the manufacturing sector are expected to remain moderate in the first half of this year manufacturers continue to brace for challenging business conditions.

The FMM has welcomed the government's initiative to introduce the Foreign Worker Recruitment Relaxation Plan and Illegal Immigrant Recalibration Plan 2.0.

The FMM welcomes the government's announcement to ease the hiring rules for foreign workers and the extension of the recalibration programme under the IIRP 2.0.

The FMM has called on the government to reintroduce the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the upcoming Budget 2023.

The focus must be to ensure the highest level of integrity and efficient service delivery, Soh said.

Soh said there were no prior consultations or details made available on this potential skill export to Japan.

The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) hopes for greater clarity and consistency in the foreign workers' application process flow in order to expedite their approvals and entry.

The reopening of international borders will have a positive impact on the recovery of industries impacted by the pandemic.

The FMM opined that it is critical and expeditious for Malaysia to have a foreign worker recruitment policy based on a system that supports sector-and company-demand-based requirements.

It would also restore the confidence and reliability of Malaysia as a manufacturing hub and global supply chain player in the region.

FMM says the 12MP targets are achievable through close collaborations and consultations between the government and the business sector.

This means that one of the critical tasks facing the new administration is to revive and increase FDI inflows.

The FMM calls on the government to open up all economic sectors immediately based on company level vaccination rates with continued strict adherence to SOPs.

Reopening of non-essential industries should be conditional upon testing - if vaccination hasn't been applied.

The micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), are currently in a dire state of affairs and are already severely impacted by the prolonged business suspension.

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Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.

It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.

This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.

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The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.

Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.

It represents a big legal victory for Donald Trump, who won the Nov. 5 US election and is set to return to office on Jan. 20.

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