Our jobless rate has never looked better. That is exactly why we are missing what is happening to a generation of graduates. Malaysia's unemployment rate is 2.9%, our lowest in a decade. As of 1Q 2026, about 1.93 million (or 35.2%) Malaysians with tertiary qualifications were working in jobs that do not require their level of qualification. More than one in three degree or diploma holders are in jobs which don’t need their qualification level. They are underemployed.

Opinion: When the career ladder's first rung vanishes 

Malaysia's labour market has rarely looked healthier, on paper. In the first quarter of 2025 (1Q2025), the unemployment rate stood at 3.1%, with just 526,300 unemployed persons in a labour force of 17.23 million.

Opinion: When machines come to work

Trust in Malaysia’s financial reporting ecosystem depends on the integrity of the information on which decisions are made. Financial statements must be prepared in accordance with applicable standards and laws, reflect the underlying financial position of an organisation fairly, and be subjected to appropriate independent scrutiny.

Safeguarding Trust in Malaysia’s Financial Reporting Ecosystem

MILAN (Sept 27): US builder Caddell Construction has formally committed to pay €30.941 million (US$35.24 million) in a probe into alleged worker exploitation at the site of the new US consulate in Milan, a document seen by Reuters showed.

US consulate builder in Milan to pay US$35 mil over labour probe

BUTTERWORTH (Sept 27): The All Malaysian Indian Progressive Front (IPF) has applied to become a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN), with Penang as the starting point before the move is taken to the national level.

All Malaysian Indian Progressive Front seeks to become BN component party, starting in Penang

PUTRAJAYA (Sept 27): The Nepalese government is considering legal measures to address cases involving individuals whose status remains undetermined, including foreign nationals, following floods and landslides in the country.

Nepal considers legal measures to determine status of flood, landslide victims — Wisma Putra

ANKARA (Sept 27): A deputy chair of President Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AK Party stepped down after an opposition politician accused her of making a large profit on shares just before a funds crisis triggered a major selloff on the country's stock market.

Deputy chair of Türkiye's AK Party resigns after trading allegation amid funds crisis

MILAN (Sept 27): Italian luxury group Armani is open to considering more than one investor for the sale of a 15% stake earmarked in founder Giorgio Armani's will, chief executive Giuseppe Marsocci said on Sunday.

Armani CEO says stake sale could involve multiple investors, no decision made

BANGKOK (Sept 27): Thailand has declared Sept 28 and 29 as special public holidays in Bangkok and three neighbouring provinces as authorities step up flood response efforts following days of heavy rain that that inundated parts of the capital.

Thailand declares two-day holiday in Bangkok, nearby provinces amid floods

SHANGHAI (Sept 27): China's military conducted a joint naval and air training exercise around a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, it said on Sunday.

China conducts naval, air exercise around disputed shoal in South China Sea

(Sept 27): The Netherlands needs to keep government spending in check, according to Dutch central bank chief Olaf Sleijpen.

Dutch need to keep state debt in check, central bank chief says

BHUBANESWAR, India/KATHMANDU (Sept 27): Heavy rain and storms have triggered floods and landslides that killed 56 people in India, while in Nepal, 14 have died and another 11 are missing, with authorities there warning on Sunday that more flash floods are possible.

Floods, landslides kill 56 in India and 14 in Nepal