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The Perlis Malaysia Sports School, abandoned since 2013, is expected to be fully operational by January 2027. The Chief Secretary to the Government confirmed the first phase is 85-90% complete after the Prime Minister transferred the project to a capable government-owned entity.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has identified resistance to change and entrenched defence of corrupt practices as the primary impediments to his government's reform agenda, speaking at an education campus in Nilai.
Malaysia's Human Resources Ministry has fully transitioned to the eQuota module for processing all foreign worker quota applications, eliminating ad-hoc approvals and introducing a standardised, transparent system under centralised management.
Malaysia's Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives has pledged to eliminate political interference and insider practices from business loan approvals, allowing direct access for all eligible entrepreneurs regardless of political affiliation.
Policy experts and economists have backed Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's directive to eliminate support letters from entrepreneur financing approvals, viewing it as essential structural reform to combat political patronage and channel resources more effectively.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has demanded an end to the use of support letters and political connections in approving entrepreneur financing, warning that such practices have caused widespread business failures and harmed government agencies.