PETALING JAYA: Those who do not register on the Central Database Hub (Padu) system will still have their basic data automatically entered into the system, says Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin. The chief statistician said that the data stored in the Padu system would make it easier for the Statistics Department to carry out analysis and...
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Ramesh Chander, who was Malaysia's first-ever chief statistician, has passed away. The chief statistician's office said that Ramesh passed away at 2.50am on Tuesday (Nov 14), at the age of 88. "The late Ramesh was the first Malaysian to hold the title of chief statistician after independence, serving from Jan 1, 1966, to Dec...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's mean household income rose from RM7,901 in 2019 to RM8,479 in 2022, says the Statistics Department of Malaysia. In its report on the Household Income Survey and Household Expenditure Survey 2022, the department said this was an increase of 2.4%. The report, which was released by the Chief Statistician's Office on Friday (July 28),...
