Malaysia's Budget 2019 tabled by the new Pakatan Harapan government promises progress and development. Their theme, 'Malaysia Wibawa, Ekonomi Dinamik, Rakyat Sejahtera', or roughly 'Authoritative Malaysia, Dynamic Economy, Prosperous People', will focus on 3 c...

What's crazy about a 20-year old millionaire CEO or a 90-year old Prime Minister? The age, mostly, because we all have this culturally accepted age range for certain types of jobs and career levels - ages you're supposed to be at for a particular career achiev...

Conventionally, students and graduates of a particular professional field would work and stay in that industry. Job options are straightforward, and the career expectations are therefore seemingly set. However, there are individual who decide to pursue a path...

Your monthly take-home salary isn't the only compensation you get from your employer; you get a benefits package to go with it. A great benefits package can even sweeten the deal when you're considering getting on board - and for good reason. Employee benefits...

Beginning January 2019, Malaysia's new minimum wage will be set at RM 1,050 a month and standardised across the nation. This will be a raise from the current RM 1,000 in West and RM 920 in East Malaysia, respectively. The move is part of the Pakatan Harapan go...

After the shock results of Malaysia's GE14, many Malaysians abroad expressed a desire to return home. Some were caught up in the euphoria and jubilance, believing in the possibility for change and the hope for a better, stronger Malaysia Baharu, and many more...

Malaysia's youth unemployment rate in 2017 is at a steady 10.8%. Just 2 years prior the rate was 10.7%, but what economists find worrying is that this figure is high compared to the general headline unemployment rate at 3.4%. Youths with tertiary education mak...

Money's on the mind for many young Malaysian professionals. From how to make more, where to spend it, and how to save enough for the future, we're getting more open about sharing and discussing our personal financial habits.

Mina*, 28, is based in Selangor and...

Some Malaysian fresh graduates claim to wildly inflate their salary expectation to avoid getting low-balled in their first job. Employers, they say, will always give you a lower rate than what you asked for, so throwing out a RM 3,000 to RM 4,000 range could g...

In every Malaysian workplace, there are performers and there are slackers. But when it comes to pay, you're likely to get the same salary as colleagues of your seniority, even if you're more productive.

You'll no doubt feel 'cheated' of what you deserve, but it...