HR Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan urged private sector employers to consider giving their Hindu employees an extra day of unrecorded leave on the second day of Deepavali.

According to Bank Negara Malaysia, an additional RM4.5 billion would be allocated as part of the increased support for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and individuals under Budget 2022.

Yesterday, Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz announced a one-off 33% "Cukai Makmur" (Prosperity Tax). Here's what it means:

Themed "Keluarga Malaysia, Makmur Sejahtera", Budget 2022 has a total allocation of RM332.1bil, the largest ever for Malaysia. These are the highlights:

The number of job vacancies advertised in Malaysia increased to 90,502 in the second quarter of 2021 (2Q21). It is an increase from 90,218 in the previous quarter and 19,169 in 2Q20.

Malaysian Employers Federation's (MEF) president Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman, said that a ransomware attack hit the organisation in early July.

The government has extended the freeze on foreign and domestic workers intake until the end of the year.

Employers who plan to hire expatriates must advertise job vacancies for at least 30 days on the MYFuture Jobs Portal under the HR Ministry. 

Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Ismail Sabri Yaakob today announced that the Government will extend the movement control order (MCO) for another two weeks.

Malaysia has entered a state of emergency and it will last until Aug 1, 2021. It could also end earlier, depending on the state of coronavirus infections.