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Monday, April 6, 2026

Malaysia's 35% minimum wage hike stirs recovery concerns - Nikkei Asia

KUALA LUMPUR -- For more than a decade, Thangarani Karupiah had been making just 900 ringgit ($210) a month from her job sweeping and mopping floors at a private health care center near the capital. But since 2019, she has benefited from government rules on wage floors, and now pulls in 1,200 ringgit.



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