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Budget 2026 must address Malaysia’s low-skilled workforce challenge directly. Photo - CANVA

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Members of Iran's rescue team clearing debris at a building destroyed by an Israeli attack in Tehran. - AFP photo/inset: Professor Emeritus Dr Barjoyai Bardai

On June 18, Anwar (right) confirmed Shell CEO Wael Sawan’s (left) pledge to invest over RM9 billion in Malaysia within two to three years. Photo: Anwar's Facebook page

Economists say the targeted subsidy will benefit low and middle-income groups.

The dynamic leadership of the Sarawak Premier, Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg, is the key factor behind the state's rapid development, particularly in technology and energy.

Malaysia University of Science and Technology (MUST) economics expert Professor Emeritus Dr Barjoyai Bardai stated that implementing targeted subsidies in the near term would be impossible.

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A security personnel patrols past the building housing sovereign wealth fund known as Daya Anagata Nusantara, or Danantara, in Jakarta on February 24, 2025 which earlier launched by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on February 24, 2025 launched a new sovereign wealth fund set to be the biggest in Southeast Asia's largest economy and give the ex-general greater control of the country's coffers. (Photo by Bay ISMOYO / AFP)