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Malaysia's new Statistics Bill 2026 has cleared Parliament and is expected to be officially gazetted by year-end, replacing the 61-year-old Statistics Act 1965. The reform aims to modernise the country's data governance framework.
Malaysia's statistics authority is ramping up efforts to implement the newly passed Statistics Bill 2026, which modernises the nation's data governance framework and replaces a law dating back to 1965.
Malaysia's Parliament has passed the Statistics Bill 2026, replacing the 61-year-old Statistics Act 1965 with a modern framework designed to better reflect the nation's current economic, social, and environmental data landscape.
Vietnam has initiated a 100-day national campaign to eliminate digital transformation obstacles across its political system, requiring all government agencies to deliver operational results by late November and introducing stringent accountability mechanisms.
Malaysia's Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin visited Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to mark his departure after mandatory retirement, with Anwar praising his contributions to the national statistical framework.
Malaysia's government must strengthen its national statistical system and harness data analytics and artificial intelligence to drive the 13th Malaysia Plan's success, Deputy Prime Minister Fadillah Yusof has said.