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E-wages dashboard to track compliance of RM2k minimum wage hike from June 2027

EMPLOYERS will face real-time monitoring of their minimum wage compliance under a new e-wages system to be introduced in June 2027, when Malaysia’s proposed minimum wage rises from RM1,700 to RM2,000 a month. Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri R. Ra...

The Malaysian government plans to introduce an e-wages system in June 2027 to monitor employers' compliance with the proposed RM2,000 minimum wage hike. The new system will feature a live dashboard to help ensure workers are paid on time and improve the government's access to wage data across occupations. More than four million workers are expected to benefit from the increase, but the number of skilled workers who would qualify under categories one to eight of the Malaysia Standard Classification of Occupations (MASCO) could not yet be established due to data gaps.

The government will exempt micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) with annual sales below RM50 million to give them time to adjust to the higher wage floor.

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Cocaine in shoes: Invited on vacation to Japan, only to end up as drug mules

A MARRIED couple and three of their friends, who were arrested with five kilograms of cocaine at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on October 10, were acting as drug mules.

  • Three Sarawak friends invited accomplices to Japan for vacation.
  • Caught at Haneda Airport with 5kg cocaine in drug-laden shoes.
  • Each promised RM8,000 as drug mule reward; investigation ongoing.

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