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Kuala Lumpur City Hall has unveiled three reforms to support business operators, setting outdoor seating fees at RM30 monthly and streamlining minor works approvals and hygiene-related closures.
Malaysia will amend the Tabung Haji Act 1995 to impose stricter financial reporting standards, enhance governance frameworks, and implement Securities Commission oversight of fund management, addressing Royal Commission recommendations.
Malaysia's upper house has endorsed the Social Work Profession Bill 2026, creating a regulatory council with cross-sector representation to standardise social work practices and protect the public.
Malaysia's Ministry of Higher Education is establishing stronger monitoring systems and coordination channels with professional regulatory bodies to prevent recognition issues affecting overseas graduates, particularly in regulated fields like pharmacy.
Malaysia's Economy Ministry is drafting new legislation to combat rent-seeking and illicit business practices involving foreign nationals, aiming to strengthen fair competition and boost the nation's competitiveness ranking.
Malaysia's parliament has passed the MCMC Amendment Bill 2026, raising the regulator's contract approval ceiling from RM5 million to RM50 million and introducing stricter rules on chairman eligibility to prevent political conflicts of interest.