ANN/THE STAR – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has announced a 15-per-cent pay raise for civil servants under the management and professional category and a seven-per-cent salary raise for civil servants in the upper management category.
According to Anwar, the pay raise will be given to civil servants in two phases.
For civil servants under the management and professional category, officers will receive an eight-per-cent raise in the first phase of implementation on December 1, and a seven-per-cent raise in the second phase on January 1, 2026.
For civil servants in the upper management category, they will receive a four-per-cent raise in the first phase on December 1, and a three-per-cent raise in the second phase on January 1, 2026.
Anwar hopes the salary raise will be sufficient to address the skyrocketing inflation rates at the moment.
“Before this, 12 years ago, civil servants only received a 5.8 per cent hike, whereas inflation was 21 per cent.
“I know that for civil servants below grade 46, it is very tough,” said Anwar.
