Jobs
Malaysia’s Unemployment Rate Dropped to Decade-Low 2.9% in November 2025
Unemployment rate falls to 2.9% in Nov 2025, lowest in decade; steady job growth outpaces labour force expansion.
Category: Workplace
Byline
What Makes Work, Work? Rethinking How Malaysia Builds for the Future
By Kathy Wong. Head of Recruitment, INFINITY8 What do we really want from work today? Stability? Flexibility? Meaning? Across Malaysia, these questions are quietly…
Artificial Intelligence
The Significant Rise of AI in Malaysia: Driving the Next Economic Leap
Artificial Intelligence is transforming Malaysia's economy and daily life, with government initiatives and investments supporting local innovation and growth.
Workplace
If you have these six traits, you are a ‘universally cool’ person
A cross-cultural study finds "cool" people share six identical traits worldwide, shaped by global media and evolving social values.
Appoinments
Sonal Malik appointed first female GM of Le Méridien Putrajaya
Marriott veteran Sonal Malik takes helm at Le Méridien Putrajaya, championing women leadership in Malaysia’s hospitality sector.
Workplace
Malaysia’s unemployment stays low at 3.0% in October 2025, labour market improves
Unemployment steady at 3.0%, employed persons rise to 17.06 million as Malaysia’s labour market continues upward trend in Oct 2025.
Fortinet
Fortinet: AI skills now critical to close 4.7 million cybersecurity talent gap
Fortinet 2025 report warns AI expertise essential as 84% see AI easing workloads but 64% lack staff skilled in AI.
Singapore
3,000 Singapore MSMEs to Receive Free AI Training Under Regional AIM ASEAN Programme
AIM ASEAN will train 3,000 Singapore MSMEs in practical AI adoption to boost competitiveness and support wider regional digital transformation goals.
Byline
The People Problem: Why Cybersecurity Starts with Your Staff
Human error remains Malaysia’s top cyber risk as rising fraud cases, burnout, and alert overload undermine growing cybersecurity investments in 2025.
Byline
Cyber Security Foundations: A Strategic Addition to University Curricula
The urgent need for cybersecurity education in universities to prepare students for evolving cyber threats and ensure digital resilience.
Education
Heriot-Watt Honours Graduates and Awards DUniv to PETRONAS President
Heriot-Watt University Malaysia held a graduation ceremony for 110 students, awarding an honorary degree to PETRONAS's CEO for his contributions.
Scams
MACC Calls 16 Individuals as Probe Widens Into RTK Foreign Worker Bribe Scheme
Sixteen people have been summoned as SPRM expands its investigation into bribery linked to speeding up RTK foreign worker approvals.
Byline
The Accounting Profession at a Crossroads: From Bookkeeping to Strategic Insight
Rafizi Ramli chides PM Anwar for inaction on Shamsul Iskandar-linked contractors, questions corruption prosecutions, warns of political missteps.
United States
US Jobless Claims Rise as Labour Market Shows Clear Signs of Cooling
US jobless claims rose to 232,000 as layoffs increased and unemployment rolls hit their highest level since 2021, signalling labour-market cooling.
Workplace
Jobstreet by SEEK Flags Rising Job Scams and Boosts Fraud-Prevention Systems
Jobstreet by SEEK warns of increasingly complex job scams in Malaysia and expands fraud-prevention systems to protect jobseekers nationwide.
Financial Literacy
Fun(d) for Life Summit Puts Students in the Lead of Financial Literacy Movement
Fun(d) for Life elevates student leaders through peer-led financial literacy initiatives, strengthening nationwide efforts to build financially resilient and capable youth.