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BNM said urgent steps must be taken to address skills mismatch prevailing in the country, it said in highlighting the case for labour market reforms in Malaysia in its Economic and Monetary Review 2023 report. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Rethink immigration policies to create future-ready workforce, BNM tells govt

In its Economic and Monetary Review 2023 report, the central bank said growth will be driven by resilient domestic expenditure, with additional support from the expected recovery in exports.― Bernama pic

Bank Negara: Malaysian economy to grow by 4-5pc in 2024 on better domestic demand, external recovery

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Mohd Na’im Mokhtar said any proposal about the matter needed an in-depth and comprehensive study to ensure that any decision made is accurate, legally orderly, and could be defended if challenged in court in the future. — Bernama pic

Religious affairs minister: Proposals to amend Federal Constitution to protect Shariah criminal enactments must not be rushed

Melaka SWCorp director Nor Zaki Md Nor said that the unsold food and drinks, which were still edible, would be distributed to those in need, including students in higher education institutions and selected mosque congregants. —File picture by Farhan Najib

Melaka SWCorp to redistribute over 500kg of unsold food collected from three Ramadan bazaars

Johor Health and Environment Committee chairman Ling Tian Soon said the investigation, led by a Johor DoE team, was carried out following public complaints on the incident. — Bernama pic

Untreated sewage discharge cause of dead fish in Kulai lake, says exco (VIDEO)

According to the Order Paper on Parliament’s official website, the matter will be raised by Datuk Andi Muhammad Suryady Bandy (BN-Kalabakan) in a question to the Economy Minister during the Questions for Oral Answer session. — Bernama pic

Implementation of progressive wage policy among highlights of Parliament today

Senator Pele Peter Tinggom in his debate at the Dewan Negara on Tuesday called for the increase of parliamentary seats in Sarawak and Sabah to be expedited. — Bernama pic

Senator: Expedite increase in Sabah, Sarawak parliamentary seats

Senator Datuk Ahmad Ibrahim said the new bases could be built in Kuching, Sibu and Miri to reduce dependence on naval assets being deployed from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. — The Borneo Post pic

Senator proposes more naval bases for Sarawak to boost national security

Sarawak stands as one of four states in Malaysia with the highest number of areas not yet covered by Padu. — Bernama pic

Survey: Lack of info cited as reason behind low Padu sign-ups among non-Malays in Sarawak

Athletes representing Malaysia attend the opening ceremony of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast April 4, 2018. — Reuters pic

Of ringgit and sense: A look at how much hosts made from all the Commonwealth Games since 1998

MACC has arrested 15 more civil servants suspected of receiving over RM2 million in bribes from a syndicate involved in the illegal smuggling of tobacco, cigarettes, and alcohol through the country’s entry points. ― Bernama pic

Contraband smuggling syndicate: MACC arrests 15 civil servants suspected of receiving over RM2m in bribes

Regent of Johor Tunku Mahkota Ismail Sultan Ibrahim commended the Johor State Islamic Religious Council and the Royal Malaysian Police for their swift action relating to the recent ‘Allah’ socks issue. — Picture via Facebook/HRH Crown Prince of Johor

Johor regent commends state Islamic council, police for swift action in ‘Allah’ socks issue

The Civilian Aviation Authority of Malaysia has grounded all flight operations involving the Blackshape aircraft models BS 115, BK 160, BK 60-200 and BK 160TR in Malaysian airspace effective tomorrow.

CAAM grounds all operations of four Blackshape aircraft models in Malaysia effective tomorrow

The police are looking for a suspect who shot a security guard supervisor in an incident in Kapar town on March 6. — Picture by Mukhriz Hazim

Police looking for suspect in shooting of security guard supervisor in Kapar

Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh contributed RM50,000 to upgrade and equip the Al-Firdausi Mosque kitchen in Segambut today. — Bernama pic

Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh contributes RM50,000 to upgrade Al-Firdausi Mosque kitchen

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the National Action Council on Cost of Living agreed today to allow the Department of Statistics Malaysia to develop new indicators to measure the cost of living standards down to the district level. — Picture via Facebook/Anwar Ibrahim

PM Anwar: New indicators to measure cost of living standards being developed