Budget 2025: Any minimum wage increase unlikely to exert significant inflationary pressure - Economist
Key factors in determining the minimum wage include the poverty line income, productivity growth, and the consumer price index.
Thu Oct 17 2024
[COLUMNIST] Monopoly, monopsony, civil servants’ wage hikes, inflationary pressures & pensions reforms
In the context of Malaysia, there's very little evidence of a surge in demand-pull inflation based on available data.
Fri May 17 2024
Malaysia's inflationary pressure to remain stable with the receding global commodity prices: MIDF
MIDF Research said Malaysia's palm oil price has been trending downward below RM4,000 per tonne mark since early July 2022.
Tue Jul 19 2022
[COLUMNIST] A thorough revision is required to reflect the actual inflation rate
The tension between the CPI and real-world inflationary pressures needs to be addressed and resolved.
Thu Jun 30 2022
Minimum wage policy should be done in an orderly manner - BNM Governor
Minimum wage policy should be done in an orderly manner to ensure that the move will support economic growth while not adding inflationary pressure to the country.
Wed Mar 30 2022
Malaysia's current inflationary pressures, price hikes temporary - IDEAS
IDEAS believes that the inflationary pressures and price hikes that Malaysia is currently facing are temporary and can be effectively controlled through proper monetary and fiscal policies.
Wed Feb 16 2022
The poor's conundrum
Bank Negara maintained its stance on interest rate but cautioned about the creeping inflationary pressure. What does it mean to the poor?
Fri Nov 08 2013
BAT announces 3 percent hike in cigarettes prices
British American Tobacco Malaysia said the price hike was due to inflationary pressures, labour and input costs, as well as illicit trade which has impacted sales of legal cigarettes.
Sun Jun 02 2013
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024