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The Malaysian Institute of Accountants urges the profession to embrace technological transformation and sustainability reporting while strengthening trust, integrity, and stakeholder confidence to boost Malaysia's economic competitiveness.
Malaysia will create a Malaysian Social Work Profession Council following the passage of the Social Work Profession Act through both parliamentary chambers. The regulatory body will oversee practitioner registration and set professional standards.
Malaysia's parliament has approved the Social Work Profession Bill 2026, establishing a regulatory framework to professionalize social work services. The new law will set competency standards, ethical requirements and career pathways while protecting the public from unqualified practitioners.
A proposal to create uniform admission standards for Syariah lawyers across Malaysia will be presented to the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs, potentially streamlining cross-state practice.
Malaysia's parliament has passed the Social Work Profession Bill 2026, formally recognising social work as a regulated profession and establishing the Malaysian Social Work Profession Council to oversee practitioner standards and ethics.
The Malaysian Parliament has passed the Social Work Profession Bill 2026, establishing formal recognition and regulatory standards for social work. UNICEF Malaysia has praised the legislation as a crucial milestone for child protection and family support services.
Parliament has passed the Social Work Profession Bill 2026, creating a regulatory framework for social workers through a new Malaysian Social Work Profession Council. The staged implementation will initially require private sector registration.
Malaysia has introduced the Social Work Profession Bill 2026 in Parliament to establish regulatory oversight of social workers, create professional certification requirements, and set up a dedicated Malaysian Social Work Profession Council to standardise practice across the sector.