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Category: Policy

The Government Service Efficiency Commitment Act 2025: Malaysia’s Legislative Answer to Bureaucratic Drag

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

Digital Sovereignty and Citizen Protection

Malaysia's Dewan Rakyat passed the Cyber Security Bill 2026, replacing outdated laws to combat surging cybercrime.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.

Securing Sarawak’s Rice Bowl

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: Food Security and Agricultural Transformation

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.

Strategic Relief Within a Sustainable Transformation

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.

Pendidikan Percuma Tonggak Keadilan Sosial dan Akses Menyeluruh di Sarawak

Pendidikan percuma di Sarawak merupakan langkah strategik Kerajaan Sarawak dalam memastikan akses yang lebih meluas kepada pendidikan berkualiti, khususnya bagi anak-anak dari kawasan luar bandar dan golongan berpendapatan rendah. Inisiatif ini juga menegaskan komitmen Kerajaan Sarawak untuk melihat pendidikan sebagai pelaburan masa depan, membina ekosistem yang adil dan lestari serta melahirkan warganegara berilmu, berakhlak dan berdaya saing ke arah negeri maju dan inklusif menjelang 2030.

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