21/02/2025

˻ ͓͒ ˜ ͓͓͖͑

3

$¿ä‰Ìº¹‰ºØ Ø¿ ©ºØÌ¿ ۀ‰ ´‰¢©Ð´jØ©¿º ب©Ð ç‰jÌĚ O©¹ 1653"+":" 5IF )VNBO 3FTPVSDFT .JOJTUSZ BJNT UP JOUSPEVDF

8©º©ÐØ‰Ì ¹‰‰ØÐ ¹‰ ©j ̉ÉÐ ¿ä‰Ì 剴’j̉ €¿º€‰ÌºÐ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o #FSOBNB j´´ ’¿Ì ¢¿äØ ’Ûº Ð Ø¿ ÛÉ¢Ìj ‰ Tj¹©´ Ѐ¨¿¿´Ð ,6"-" -6.163 5IF 'PVOEBUJPO GPS UIF %FWFMPQNFOU PG 5BNJM 4DIPPMT JO .BMBZTJB IBT VSHFE UIF HPWFSONFOU UP BMMPDBUF TQFDJBM GVOET UP VQHSBEF GBDJMJUJFT JO 5BNJM /BUJPOBM 5ZQF 4DIPPMT 4+,5 *UT QSFTJEFOU %BUVL 5 .VSVHJBI TBJE BEEJUJPOBM GVOEJOH JT OFFEFE UP JNQSPWF UIF RVBMJUZ PG FEVDBUJPO JO 4+,5 TDIPPMT JODMVEJOH CFUUFS UFBDIFS TBMBSJFT TDIPPM EFWFMPQNFOU BOE BDDFTT UP NPEFSO MFBSOJOH UFDIOPMPHZ i5IF &EVDBUJPO .JOJTUSZ TIPVME JOUSPEVDF QPMJDJFT UIBU QSPWJEF NPSF BEWBOUBHFT UP 5BNJM TDIPPMT JODMVEJOH FYQBOEJOH BDDFTT JO SVSBM BSFBT w IF TBJE JO B TUBUFNFOU 5IF .*$ WJDF QSFTJEFOU BMTP DBMMFE GPS B NPSF GMFYJCMF 4+,5 DVSSJDVMVN UIBU TUSFOHUIFOT QSPGJDJFODZ JO .BMBZ BOE &OHMJTI BMPOHTJEF 5BNJM UP FOTVSF TUVEFOUT SFNBJO DPNQFUJUJWF JO UIF NBJOTUSFBN FEVDBUJPO TZTUFN o #FSOBNB

SFTPVSDFT QPSUGPMJP ZFTUFSEBZ &BSMJFS UIJT NPOUI UIF NJOJTUSZ BOOPVODFE QMBOT UP JNQMFNFOU UIF TDIFNF UP FOTVSF IPVS QSPUFDUJPO GPS FMJHJCMF FNQMPZFFT UISPVHIPVU UIFJS FNQMPZNFOU o #FSOBNB

i5IFZ SFDPHOJTF UIF TDIFNF T JNQPSUBODF JO QSPWJEJOH QSPUFDUJPO OPU POMZ EVSJOH XPSLJOH IPVST CVU BMTP JO DBTFT PG BDDJEFOUT PVUTJEF PG XPSL w IF TBJE BGUFS B DPPSEJOBUJPO NFFUJOH XJUI TUBUF FYFDVUJWF DPVODJMMPST PWFSTFFJOH UIF IVNBO

GPMMPXJOH $BCJOFU BQQSPWBM MBTU ZFBS i 5IF TDIFNF JT OPU B OFX DPODFQU *U IBT CFFO EJTDVTTFE GPS B MPOH UJNF OPU POMZ CZ QSFWJPVT HPWFSONFOUT CVU BMTP CZ USBEF VOJPOT XIJDI TFF JU BT BO JNQPSUBOU TPDJBM TFDVSJUZ NFBTVSF

MFHJTMBUJPO GPS UIF /PO 0DDVQBUJPOBM "DDJEFOU 4DIFNF UIJT ZFBS TBZT .JOJTUFS 4UFWFO 4JN )F TBJE UIF NJOJTUSZ JT BNFOEJOH FYJTUJOH MBXT UP GBDJMJUBUF UIF TDIFNF

¨©´ ´j¿ÛÌ É‰ÌЩÐØÐ ‰Ðɩ؉ ¨©¢¨ī©º€¿¹‰ j¹©Ø©¿ºÐ

Ű OFXTEFTL!UIFTVOEBJMZ DPN

XJMM CF DPWFSFE CZ EFWFMPQFST CBTFE PO QSPKFDUFE QSPGJUT DPOUSPMMFE BOE BHSFFE VQPO CZ UIF HPWFSONFOUw IF TBJE /HB TBJE 63" QSPKFDUT XPVME POMZ QSPDFFE JG UP PG QSPQFSUZ PXOFST BHSFFE i*G UIF SFRVJSFE UISFTIPME JT OPU NFU UIF BVUIPSJUJFT XJMM OPU QSPDFFE SFTQFDUJOH UIF WJFXT BOE XJTIFT PG UIF SFTJEFOUTw IF TBJE .FBOXIJMF IF VSHFE MPDBM BVUIPSJUJFT UP FOTVSF UIBU 3BNBEBO CB[BBS USBEFST HSBOUFE TJUF BQQSPWBMT EP OPU MFBTF PS SFTFMM UIFJS MJDFODFT UP UIJSE QBSUJFT o #FSOBNB GVSUIFS DPNQMJDBUJOH OBUJPOXJEF FOGPSDFNFOU 4SJWJEIZB BMTP IJHIMJHIUFE EBUB GSPN 6OFTDP T *OTUJUVUF PG 4UBUJTUJDT XIJDI QVU .BMBZTJB T MJUFSBDZ SBUF BU )PXFWFS UIF 1SPHSBNNF GPS *OUFSOBUJPOBM 4UVEFOU "TTFTTNFOU SFQPSU TIPXFE POF PG UIF XPSME T TIBSQFTU EFDMJOFT JO SFBEJOH NBUIFNBUJDT BOE TDJFODF TDPSFT i$IJMESFO GPSDFE JOUP XPSL MPTF UIFJS SJHIU UP FEVDBUJPO QMBZ BOE QSPUFDUJPO 5IFZ UBLF PO BEVMU SPMFT BOE BSF FYQPTFE UP BCVTF OFHMFDU BOE QSFTTVSFT OP DIJME TIPVME FOEVSFu TIF TBJE 4IF BDLOPXMFEHFE UIBU GPS NBOZ GBNJMJFT DIJME MBCPVS JT B NBUUFS PG TVSWJWBM 4IF VSHFE UIF HPWFSONFOU UP FOBDU UIF 4PDJBM 8PSL 1SPGFTTJPO #JMM UP JNQSPWF XFMGBSF TFSWJDFT BOE QSPUFDU WVMOFSBCMF DIJMESFO 4IF BMTP DBMMFE GPS B NVMUJ TUBLFIPMEFS XPSLJOH DPNNJUUFF UP UBDLMF DIJME MBCPVS i8F OFFE DPMMBCPSBUJPO CFUXFFO HPWFSONFOU BHFODJFT DIJME QSPUFDUJPO BEWPDBUFT BOE JOEVTUSZ MFBEFST DPNNJUUFE UP .BMBZTJB T GVUVSFu TIF TBJE -JN 8FJ +VO LOPXT UIF SFBMJUZ PG DIJME MBCPVS GJSTUIBOE "U BHF IF TQFOU IJT NPSOJOHT XJQJOH UBCMFT BOE XBTIJOH EJTIFT BU B LPQJUJBN JO ,VBMB -VNQVS XIJMF IJT QBSFOUT SBO B TNBMM IBXLFS TUBMM OFBSCZ i5IFZ TUSVHHMFE UP NBLF FOET NFFU TP * XBT FYQFDUFE UP IFMQu IF TBJE -JN BMXBZT MPOHFE UP TUVEZ BOE FTDBQF QPWFSUZ CVU IJT QBSFOUT QSJPSJUJTFE IJT GPVS ZPVOHFS TJCMJOHT FEVDBUJPO /PX IF XPSLT BT B LJUDIFO IFMQFS JO BOPUIFS SFTUBVSBOU JO ,VBMB -VNQVS TUVDL JO UIF TBNF DZDMF PG MPX QBZJOH KPCT i*G * IBE B HPPE FEVDBUJPO * DPVME IBWF BDIJFWFE TPNFUIJOH CFUUFS .BZCF * DPVME IBWF CFDPNF B UFBDIFS PS XPSLFE JO BO PGGJDF CVU * OFWFS IBE UIBU DIBODF u IF TBJE

âÚÏÜÞ ÍËÖÖÝ ÐÙÜ ÝÞÜÙØÑÏÜ ÚÙÖÓÍÓÏÝ ÞÙ ÚÜÙÞÏÍÞ àßÖØÏÜËÌÖÏ ÍÒÓÖÎÜÏØ ËØÎ ÏØÝßÜÏ ËÍÍÏÝÝ ÞÙ ÏÎßÍËÞÓÙØ

1&5"-*/( +":" 8IJMF .BMBZTJB BJNT UP CFDPNF B IJHI JODPNF OBUJPO BT FBSMZ BT JUT MBCPVS MBXT TUJMM QFSNJU DIJME FYQMPJUBUJPO TBJE $IJME 3JHIUT *OOPWBUJPO BOE #FUUFSNFOU 'PVOEBUJPO DP DIBJSQFSTPO 4SJWJEIZB (BOBQBUIZ i5IF $IJMESFO BOE :PVOH 1FSTPOT &NQMPZNFOU "DU BMMPXT DFSUBJO GPSNT PG DIJME MBCPVS DPOUSBEJDUJOH .BMBZTJB T DPNNJUNFOUT UP JOUFSOBUJPOBM IVNBO SJHIUT DPOWFOUJPOT BOE TPDJPFDPOPNJD QSPHSFTTu TIF TBJE i8F SBUJGJFE UIF 6OJUFE /BUJPOT $POWFOUJPO PO UIF 3JHIUT PG UIF $IJME 6/$3$ JO PCMJHJOH UIF HPWFSONFOU UP BMJHO OBUJPOBM MBXT XJUI UIF DPOWFOUJPO T TUBOEBSET 5IF 6/$3$ BMPOHTJEF .BMBZTJB T $IJME "DU EFGJOFT B DIJME BT BOZPOF VOEFS BOE HVBSBOUFFT UIFJS SJHIUT

XJUI 4BCBI BDDPVOUJOH GPS /P SFDFOU EBUB IBT CFFO SFMFBTFE SBJTJOH DPODFSOT BCPVU USBOTQBSFODZ BOE QPMJDZ FGGFDUJWFOFTT i8F IBWF FNCSBDFE *OEVTUSZ ZFU TPNF PG PVS DIJMESFO FTQFDJBMMZ UIPTF GSPN NBSHJOBMJTFE DPNNVOJUJFT BSF CFJOH MFGU CFIJOEu TIF TBJE 4IF BEEFE UIBU UIF "DU XBT JOUSPEVDFE XIFO .BMBZTJB XBT TUJMM SFDPWFSJOH GSPN DPMPOJBM SVMF BOE XBS NBLJOH JU JMM TVJUFE GPS UPEBZ T EJHJUBM BHF 5IF MBX EPFT OPU BQQMZ UP 4BCBI BOE 4BSBXBL XIFSF TFQBSBUF MBCPVS PSEJOBODFT HPWFSO DIJME MBCPVS

UP QSPUFDUJPO FEVDBUJPO BOE IFBMUIDBSF :FU PVUEBUFE MBCPVS MBXT TUJMM BMMPX DIJMESFO UP XPSL QBSUJDVMBSMZ JO BHSJDVMUVSF BOE JOGPSNBM TFDUPST u 4SJWJEIZB OPUFE UIBU XIJMF UIF UI .BMBZTJB 1MBO GPDVTFT PO JODMVTJWF TPDJPFDPOPNJD EFWFMPQNFOU EJHJUBM FDPOPNZ HSPXUI BOE TVTUBJOBCJMJUZ DIJME MBCPVS SFNBJOT MFHBM i)PX DBO XF TQFBL PG UIFTF HPBMT XIFO PVS MBXT TUJMM QFSNJU DIJME MBCPVS u 4IF SFGFSSFE UP HPWFSONFOU EBUB GSPN XIJDI FTUJNBUFE UIBU DIJMESFO BHFE GJWF UP XPSLFE JO .BMBZTJB T PJM QBMN TFDUPS

Srividhya noted that while the 12th Malaysia Plan focuses on inclusive socioeconomic development, digital economy growth and sustainability, child labour remains legal. Ź SUNPIC

WÌjº K‰º‰åj´ €Ø å©´´ º¿Ø ¹jÌ¢©ºj´©Ð‰ jºç ¢Ì¿ÛÉĚ 8©º©ÐØ‰Ì ,6"-" -6.163 5IF 6SCBO 3FOFXBM "DU 63" XJMM OPU NBSHJOBMJTF UISFBUFO PS EFQSJWF BOZ HSPVQ CBTFE PO SBDF PS JODPNF QBSUJDVMBSMZ UIF # SFRVJSFT QSPQFSUZ PXOFST DPOTFOU UISPVHI DPOTVMUBUJPO SBUIFS UIBO GPSDFE FYQSPQSJBUJPO

NBJOUFOBODF DIBSHFTw IF TBJE )F BEEFE UIBU UIF GFEFSBM BOE TUBUF HPWFSONFOUT XPVME PGGFS WBSJPVT JODFOUJWFT UP TVQQPSU UIF 63" T TVDDFTT 1SPQFSUZ PXOFST XPVME SFUBJO PXOFSTIJQ PG UIF TBNF BSFB PS SFDFJWF OFX QSPQFSUJFT PG IJHIFS WBMVF XJUI JNQSPWFE JOGSBTUSVDUVSF BOE TVSSPVOEJOHT i5IF DPOTVMUBUJPO QSPDFTT HVBSBOUFFT UIBU QSPQFSUZ PXOFST SFDFJWF BMM BQQSPQSJBUF SJHIUT BOE FOUJUMFNFOUT JODMVEJOH SFQPTTFTTJPO PG OFX QSPQFSUJFT FRVJWBMFOU JO WBMVF UP UIFJS FYJTUJOH POFT 'VUVSF WBMVBUJPOT

3PZBM "EESFTT JO UIF %FXBO 3BLZBU PO 8FEOFTEBZ /HB TBJE UIF 63" "DU XBT CVJMU PO GPVS LFZ QJMMBST VSCBO SFEFWFMPQNFOU VSCBO SFHFOFSBUJPO VSCBO SFWJUBMJTBUJPO BOE VSCBO DPOTFSWBUJPO *U BMTP JODPSQPSBUFT QSJODJQMFT UP FOTVSF USBOTQBSFODZ JO HPWFSOBODF BOE QSPUFDU UIF SJHIUT PG SFHJTUFSFE QSPQFSUZ PXOFST i0OF PG 63" T LFZ QSJODJQMFT JT TFDVSJOH QSPQFSUZ PXOFST DPOTFOU XIJMF FOTVSJOH UIF PSJHJOBM QPQVMBUJPO SFNBJOT JO QMBDF *U BMTP QSPUFDUT MBOEPXOFST JOUFSFTUT BOE FOTVSFT GBJS

%FWFMPQFST XJMM OPU CF BMMPXFE UP OFHPUJBUF XJUI QSPQFSUZ PXOFST XJUIPVU HPWFSONFOU JOWPMWFNFOU i5IF DPOTVMUBUJPO QSPDFTT JT DPNQSFIFOTJWF JOWPMWJOH UIF GFEFSBM PS TUBUF BVUIPSJUJFT BOE FWFSZ MFHBMMZ SFHJTUFSFE QSPQFSUZ PXOFS *U JT PWFSTFFO CZ BO FYFDVUJWF DPNNJUUFF DIBJSFE CZ B HPWFSONFOU SFQSFTFOUBUJWF w IF TBJE 4QFBLJOH EVSJOH UIF XJOEJOH VQ EFCBUF PO UIF NPUJPO PG UIBOLT GPS UIF

DPNNVOJUZ TBJE )PVTJOH BOE -PDBM (PWFSONFOU .JOJTUFS /HB ,PS .JOH )F BEEFE UIBU BGGFDUFE BSFBT XPVME CF JEFOUJGJFE CBTFE PO QIZTJDBM DPOEJUJPOT JOGSBTUSVDUVSF VUJMJUJFT TPDJBM BTQFDUT BOE QSPQFSUZ NBOBHFNFOU BMM PG XIJDI DPOUSJCVUF UP B EFDMJOF JO RVBMJUZ PG MJGF UIF FDPOPNZ BOE UIF FOWJSPONFOU NBLJOH UIFN VOTBGF PS VOTVJUBCMF )F TBJE UIF 63" T JNQMFNFOUBUJPO