New Statistics Bill aims to modernise Malaysia’s data system, says Akmal Nasrullah

He said the bill had been approved in the Dewan Rakyat and was scheduled to be brought to the Dewan Negara next week, with the hope of gaining support before being enacted.

“We are targeting the end of this year... but it is an administrative process, meaning the stages that will be carried out, just like every time a bill is passed at the parliamentary level, the administrative process will follow,” he said at a press conference during the Ministry of Economy’s monthly assembly here today, when asked about the 2026 Statistics Bill.

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