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5,900 laid off in March, HR Ministry to unveil measures to support labour market

Launch on Labour Day to strengthen Malaysian workers and ready them for redeployment to more stable employment sectors

State of the nation: why we care about Petronas’ rightsizing – Zainul Arifin

Layoffs at national petroleum firm evoke understandable sentiment but is a necessity to better manage resources  

Trump’s tariffs: ex-US treasury secretary says recession ‘likely’

Lawrence Summers warns additional 2 million people could lose jobs

TikTok layoffs: Bytedance plans to create new jobs in Malaysia, says Fahmi

Comms Minister reassures workforce stability at TikTok despite recent layoffs, as parent company plans to introduce cloud computing, AI-driven services

Boeing to lay off around 17,000 workers

This comes amid strikes involving 33, 000 machinists, it will also delay 777X aircraft production and halt 767 production

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Duck and cover? FashionValet bought Vivy’s 30 Maple for RM95 mil in 2018

Purchase of Duck's holding company which appears to be owned wholly by Datin Vivy Yusof and husband Datuk Fadzarudin Shah Anuar was made same year GLICs invested RM47 mil

12 hours on the road no guarantee for liveable wages, say several food delivery riders

Long working hours and cut-throat remuneration structure have been a bane for food delivery riders recently with some considering to leave their current service platform for another – or find a new job altogether.

National shuttlers demand RM2 million salaries: can BAM keep up financially?

Several top athletes aim for salaries that could outpace even the highest-earning footballers, raising questions about the sustainability of funding within Malaysian sports