A recent meeting of the Malaysian Council of Ministers has decided on increasing the salary of workers.

Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yakub announced at a ceremony in Kuala Lumpur that the basic salary of workers across Malaysia would be raised to 1,500 Malaysian ringgits. He also said that from now on, there would be a minimum of five workers in private sector companies in Malaysia. He made it clear that the Malaysian government was aware of the rising cost of living.