Chief Statistician

Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin says the lower growth could be attributed to the decline of child births.

Chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin noted that most states recorded inflation rates below the national level of 1.8 per cent.

Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said male babies outnumbered females at 51,759 to 48,973 births.

Malaysia's inflation in 2022 rose to 3.3 per cent versus 2.5 per cent in 2021, with the index points standing at 127.2 last year versus 123.1 in 2021, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM)

Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the children made up 28.1 per cent of Malaysia's population of 32.65 million.

Chief statistician Datuk Sri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said food inflation continued to rise to a new high at 5.2 per cent.

The Malaysian Well-Being Index (MyWI) for 2020 dropped by 2.1 per cent to 118.3 points, compared to 120.8 points in 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mohd Uzir said the country is more likely to benefit from investments that would enhance the digitalisation of the economic sector.

Chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the census was expected to complete at the end of June.

Putrajaya recorded the highest number of people enumerated at 96.5 per cent followed by Johor.

Lack of knowledge and awareness among society limit their inclusive involvement in Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), according to the Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin.

Of the 10 million respondents, 50.1 per cent are female while 49.9 per cent are male, so there is a balance gender distribution.

Dr Mohd Uzir said export performance continued to show signs of recovery in November 2020.

The report presents six selected crime statistics namely crime index, drugs, corruption, environment, maritime crime and correctional.

Census 2020 involves 32.7 million population and nine million residences to be conducted in two phases.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.

The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.

The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.