Fewer babies have been born per woman in most parts of the world in the last seven decades. From as many as five births per woman in the early 1950s and four births per woman in the mid-1970s, the global average fertility rate had plunged to 2.3 births in 2021 and is projected to slip further to 2.1 births per woman by 2050 – the rate at which a population exactly replaces itself.

Who’s (not) having babies

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim launched the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS) on May 7. However, NACS itself was overshadowed by the chief commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Tan Sri Azam Baki’s statement that the country lost RM277 billion due to graft from 2018 to 2023.

The state of corruption in Malaysia

Hybrid working arrangements are increasingly becoming a distant memory. However, that doesn’t mean employees will accept this change without resistance.

Young Malaysians would rather resign if hybrid working rescinded

The government is offering a suite of incentives, including subsidies, tax breaks and rebates, to ramp up solar energy adoption

Malaysia’s push for solar power

The Asean+3 region is home to some of the world’s most innovative and technologically advanced economies. This region has accounted for over 60% of global patents since the early 2010s, primarily contributed by China, Japan and South Korea.

Asean+3: A technology powerhouse in the making

Four years after the pandemic, work flexibility continues to be a hot topic among Malaysian talent. According to Randstad’s 2024 Workmonitor Research, one in two respondents said that their employers had reintroduced compulsory five-day office work policies.