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Malaysia: Labour dept warns employers against salary cuts without prior approval

KUANTAN: The government has warned employers against making salary deductions without informing their employees or without prior approval from the Labour Department of Peninsular Malaysia (JTKSM). JTKSM’s labour standards division director Mohd Asri Abd Wahab said the department had received complaints of misappropriation of employees’ salaries without clear consent or reason. “Employers should honour the […]

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Malaysia can exceed RM1t total exports target: Darell

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is capable of exceeding the RM1 trillion total exports target this year, boosted by strong collaboration between various government agencies and private sectors, said International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Darell Leiking. Last year, Malaysia according to him recorded RM998 billion in total export, about 0.2% short of surpassing the RM1 trillion threshold. […]

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Malaysia: Gas price hike hurting glove makers

PETALING JAYA: Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers Association (Margma) preisdent Denis Low Jau Foo has lambasted Gas Malaysia Bhd  for the surprise announcement on gas price hike. Gas Malaysia’s three-day notice last Friday evening for the tariff hike, which will take effect today, is as “good as no notice given,” he said in a statement. Margma has repeatedly […]

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Malaysia: SME Bank targets higher financing

KUALA LUMPUR: SME Bank Malaysia Bhd, which is embarking on a two-year transformation programme, is targeting to approve RM3.5bil in financing to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) this year. Group president and CEO Aria Putera Ismail (pic) said the amount, which it is targeting to approve, is higher than last year’s figure of RM1.8bil. Since […]

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Malaysia’s industrial output in May exceeds forecast

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s industrial production index in May rose 4% on-yearwhich was above the Bloomberg survey of 3.5%, underpinned by electricity, manufacturing and mining. The Statistics Department said on Friday the growth was driven by the increase in all indices: electricity (5.7%), manufacturing (4.2%) and Mining (3.0%). “The manufacturing sector output rose by 4.2% in […]

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