Category: Governance

Malaysia's Akta ILTIZAM 2025 requires a 25% reduction in regulatory burden every three years, institutionalizes service performance ratings tied to budgets, mandates offsetting new rules with revocations, and demands triennial reports to Parliament to reform the civil service for efficiency and accountability

Malaysia's Dewan Rakyat passed the Cyber Security Bill 2026, replacing outdated laws to combat surging cybercrime. While hailed as a game-changer, fierce debate exposed tensions over warrantless surveillance, privacy intrusions, and protecting fundamental rights versus enforcement needs.

The Sarawak Padi and Rice Board Bill 2026 establishes a state agency to boost rice self-sufficiency from 21% to 60% by 2030, reduce import dependence, modernise agriculture, and strengthen food security through coordinated planning, technology, and institutional governance.

The Sarawak Padi and Rice Board Bill 2026 establishes a statutory body to tackle Sarawak's 21% rice self-sufficiency, aiming for 60% by 2030 through modernisation, private partnerships, and institutional coordination amid global food supply vulnerabilities.

Sarawak's temporary timber royalty reduction offers essential relief to a distressed industry while safeguarding long-term sustainability goals and Premier Sarawak’s strategic vision for a diversified, low-carbon economic future.

Sistem peraturan yang efektif akan menjadi asas untuk memastikan teknologi tidak menjadi ancaman atau sumber ketidaksamaan dalam masyarakat, tetapi menjadi alat yang memacu produktiviti, memperkasa warga, dan membuka peluang baru untuk generasi akan datang.