DOSM: Sabah, Labuan, and Kelantan see lowest unemployment rates in Q3 2024 Posted on 09/11/2024 By udot KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 — Unemployment rates across Malaysia showed striking differences, with Sabah leading at a high 7.9 per cent, Labuan trailing at 6.1 per cent, and Kelantan seeing the lowest at 3.7 per cent in Q3 2024. According to the statistics released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), in contrast, the Federal Territory of Putrajaya stands out for its exceptionally low unemployment rate of 2.0 per cent. High unemployment rates in certain states may point to local economic challenges, whereas regions like Putrajaya benefit from high levels of government employment and urban job opportunities. News
Four assistant religious school teachers accused of child sexual assault in Kuala Pilah to submit second appeal to AGC for reduced charges Posted on 18/11/2024 SEREMBAN, Nov 18 — The defence team representing four assistant teachers from a madrasah (religious school) in Kuala Pilah, who face 20 charges of committing physical sexual assault against children, will submit a second representation to the Attorney General’s Chambers. Lawyer Datuk Hanif Hassan stated that the application follows the… Read More
KL married couple plead not guilty to trafficking three Malaysian women to Yemen for exploitation Posted on 12/11/2024 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 — A married couple pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here today to three charges of trafficking three local women to Yemen since May last year. Mohd Azfar Abd Ghafar, 37, and Khadijah Yusoff, 31, were charged together with trafficking the women, aged 19, 27… Read More
Sabah’s electricity reserve margin at only 5pc, state assembly told Posted on 20/11/2024 KOTA KINABALU, Nov 20 — Sabah currently only has a five per cent reserve margin for its electricity supply, the State Legislative Assembly was told today. Deputy Chief Minister III Datuk Shahelmey Yahya said that Sabah has a generation capacity of 1,226 megawatts (MW), with current demand for electricity around… Read More