More jobs, higher wages in 2023 but experts say must address lack of women in workforce

PETALING JAYA: Graduate employment and wages in 2023 went up but interest groups stress that further action is needed to sustain this trend. They highlight the need to improve productivity and adopt technology while also addressing the lack of women in the workforce and their limited progress into leadership roles to fully use skilled talent. Executive search...

King grants audience to Human Resources Minister Steven Sim

PETALING JAYA: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, on Tuesday granted an audience to Human Resources Minister Steven Sim Chee Keong at Istana Negara. In a post on Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar’s official Facebook account, it was mentioned that Sim attended Istana Negara on Tuesday (July 9) morning. The post also included photographs of the...

King grants audience to Human Resources Minister Steven Sim

PETALING JAYA: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, on Tuesday granted an audience to Human Resources Minister Steven Sim Chee Keong at Istana Negara. In a post on Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar’s official Facebook account, it was mentioned that Sim attended Istana Negara on Tuesday (July 9) morning. The post also included photographs of the...

Stopping at SPM level will affect country’s human resources, says deputy minister

MELAKA: The shift of some 300,000 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) graduates in not pursuing higher education is expected to have a detrimental impact on the country’s human resources, particularly in the effort to achieve 35% highly skilled workforce in the economic sector by 2030, says Mustapha Sakmud. The Deputy Human Resources Minister said most SPM certificate-holders...