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Malaysia’s low unemployment masks deeper crisis of underemployed graduates

Some 2.06 million people in Malaysia were in skill-related underemployment in 2024, a figure that is trending up.

Many had turned up as early as 5am on June 14 to attend an open interview session by Germany’s Infineon Technologies AG, where the company was hiring production operators and technicians.

Singapore, Timor-Leste to strengthen economic ties, bilateral exchanges: PM Wong

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Think you’ve been ‘lowballed’? This NUS grad built a tool that lets you compare salary offers

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