I was bullied by farts: Melbourne engineer wants A$1.8m in compensation

Mar 28

KUALA LUMPUR (March 28): We have heard of sexual harassments and abuse of power at the work place.

Ramsar wetlands to be protected from future development

Mar 28

KUALA LUMPUR (March 28): The government will no longer consider approval for Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) on all Ramsar sites to ensure the sustainability of these wetlands, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

No deflation in Malaysia, no recession in US — BNM governor

Mar 28

KUALA LUMPUR (March 28): Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) governor Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus (pictured) brushed aside growing concern about deflation arising from the drop in Consumer Price Index for two consecutive months.

OPR cut does not mean dimmer growth prospects

Mar 28

KUALA LUMPUR (March 28): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus says that any adjustments to the overnight policy rate (OPR) do not suggest that there are risks to domestic economic growth.

Malaysian workers expected to see salary growth of between 4.9% and 5.4% in 2019

Mar 28

KUALA LUMPUR (March 28): Bank Negara Malaysia does not foresee any turbulence in the labour market this year, as it expects continued employment and income growth, underpinned by the steady expansion of the services and manufacturing sectors.

Estate agents up in arms against illegal brokering by proptech companies

Mar 28

PETALING JAYA (March 28): The Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA) wants the Board of Valuers, Appraisers, Estate Agents and Property Managers (BOVAEP) and the Ministry of Finance to take action against those who are circumventing the law by carrying out real estate practices illegally through property technology (proptech).

Malaysian employees are not being paid enough, BNM says

Mar 28

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): Malaysians are not being paid enough for the level of productivity they are producing, with many of the country’s workers underpaid, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).