KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 — The Social Security Organisation (Socso) described the six initiatives in the 2024 Budget to be implemented by the agency as a reflection of the government’s determination to catalyse the growth of new jobs, thus unravelling the gaps in the social protection net.

KOTA KINABALU, Aug 21 —  About 588,700 people are unemployed nationwide as unemployment rate in the country hit 3.5 per cent, said Human Resources Minister V Sivakumar.

PASIR PUTEH, Aug 9 — The Unity Government has given an assurance that it will attract more foreign and domestic investments to Kelantan if the Barisan Nasional (BN)-Pakatan Harapan (Harapan) alliance wins the Aug 12 state election.

KOTA BHARU — The Social Security Organisation (Socso) has helped over 13,000 individuals, aged 40 and above, to be reemployed throughout the country under the MyMidCareer40 initiative from January till July this year.

By Nina Farzuin Md Sharom SHAH ALAM, July 16 — Selangor has created 89,000 new job opportunities in the past five years, benefiting not only local residents but also residents from Sabah and Sarawak who moved to the state, said Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari. The Menteri Besar also assured the...

By Siti Rohaizah Zaina SHAH ALAM, June 18 — The success of the Selangor Mega Career Carnival 2023 is proof that Selangor continues to be a major economic powerhouse in the country, says Menteri Besar Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari. He said the job fair benefits not only the residents of Selangor...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 –  According to the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (Miti), an estimated 157,760 job opportunities were generated from approved and realised foreign direct investment (FDI) projects from 2017 to 2022.

PUTRAJAYA, May 19 – The labour market has expanded 2.5 per cent in the first quarter of this year with 16.65 million persons compared to 16.25 million persons in the same period last year, according to the Labour Market Review First Quarter 2023 released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM) today.

WASHINGTON, April 5 — Economic growth and creating jobs for young people are two of the World Bank’s major concerns for the coming year, World Bank President David Malpass said on Tuesday.

SHAH ALAM, Dec 10 — It is estimated that 85 per cent of Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) graduates receive job offers six months after graduation, said UiTM vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Roziah Janor.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 — Police have busted a syndicate offering online jobs as sales agents following the arrest of five men and a woman at a condominium in Jalan Ceylon here on Tuesday.

SEPANG, Aug 4 — Police have busted a fraud syndicate, offering jobs through e-commerce platforms involving losses of RM843,996, with the arrest of five individuals, including a foreigner, in a raid at residential premises in Cyberjaya on Tuesday (August 2).

KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 — Demand for digital-related positions in the country increased 300 per cent in 2021 compared to the previous year, of which 20 per cent were to be filled by new graduates, says Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad.

By Norrasyidah Arshad SHAH ALAM, June 12 — In the third quarter of this year, a career fair dedicated to the tourism and hotel industries will be held, with the goal of filling 6,000 job openings in both sectors. State executive councillor for youth, sports and human capital development Mohd...

By Norrasyidah Arshad SHAH ALAM, June 12 — Some 22,000 individuals have registered for the Selangor Kerjaya (Selangor Jobs) programme organised by the Menteri Besar Selangor (Incorporated) (MBI) since it was launched in January last year. MBI chief executive officer Norita Mohd Sidek said the...

SHAH ALAM, June 6 — The state government will be organising the Selangor Mega Job Fair at the MBSA Convention Centre on June 11 and 12.

SINGAPORE, May 19 — The digital economy is expected to contribute 22.6 per cent of Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) and create over 500,000 jobs by 2025, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — 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, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Tan Sri Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 — The government will focus on two main thrusts to support the economic growth momentum this year, namely creating jobs and helping entrepreneurs to grow, said Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri is confident that the government’s target to create 500,000 job opportunities this year shall be achieved as over 376,000 jobseekers have been able to secure employment between January and September 10.