On 9 October PM Anwar tabled the 2027 Budget (government spending of RM459.8bn), the second budget under the 13th Malaysia Plan (2026–2030). It centres on bigger cash aid, the AI-nation push, SME support and investment in the power grid and digital infrastructure; parliamentary scrutiny runs until late November.
Pemerintah · pemimpin
King Sultan Ibrahim (Yang di-Pertuan Agong); Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (also Finance Minister)
Agenda nasional
- Cost-of-living relief and cash aid for vulnerable groups (STR, SARA)
- 'AI nation' by 2030, training 200,000 AI-skilled people
- SME AI adoption, financing and a lower SME tax rate
- Balanced development under the 13th Malaysia Plan (RMK13)
- Power grid, rural infrastructure and digital connectivity
- Faster government processing (STAR task force)
Program pemerintah
2027 BudgetRM459.8bn
Government spending RM459.8bn; RM510bn including GLICs and private investment; 2027 growth forecast 4.2–5.2%
STR and SARA cash aidRM16bn
SARA of up to RM150 a month for all STR recipients, covering up to 9 million people
AI R&D, commercialisation and SME AI adoptionRM6bn
RM6bn across ministries; RM30m via MDEC to help 4,000 SMEs adopt AI; certification of 5,000 AI professionals
SME supportGuarantees up to RM32bn
1-point cut in the SME tax rate, RM6.6bn microfinance, SJPP/CGC guarantees of up to RM32bn
Power grid, rural and digital infrastructureAbout RM23.3bn
RM15bn TNB grid, RM3.3bn rural basic infrastructure, RM5bn JENDELA digital connectivity
MOSTI startups and semiconductorsRM1.29bn
MOSTI budget RM1.29bn; SUPER 2.0 startup roadmap; RM10m SemiconStart
Peluang bisnis
AI workflow automation packages for SMEs (supplied after MDEC vendor registration)
The 2027 Budget funds AI adoption for 4,000 SMEs through MDEC.
Malaysian SMEs, MDEC-certified solution channels
AI professional certification courses and tailored corporate AI training
The government targets 200,000 AI-skilled people and 5,000 certified professionals by 2030.
Ministry of Digital, HRD Corp-registered providers, corporate HR
Automation and chatbots for public-service processing
The STAR task force is pushing faster government processing.
Federal ministries, state governments, local councils
Growth strategy and Korea-entry advisory for startups and semiconductor SMEs
MOSTI is backing startups through SUPER 2.0 and SemiconStart.
Cradle Fund startups, chip-design SMEs
Tender
- RFP for a Business Intelligence (BI) platform · Bank Negara Malaysia · Batas waktu 2026-11-24
- RFP for managed application and infrastructure security testing and penetration services · Bank Negara Malaysia · Batas waktu 2026-11-19
- RFP for secure digital certificates and security tokens · Bank Negara Malaysia · Batas waktu 2026-11-16
- Institutionalising nutrition in emergencies within Malaysia's health and disaster-management systems · UNICEF Malaysia · Batas waktu 2026-11-09
Dukungan Korea
- KOTRA Kuala Lumpur trade office · KOTRA — Provides branch-office incubation (consumer goods, food, beauty, ICT, medical), market research, trade missions and FTA/halal entry support.
- Export Voucher programme · MSS/KOSME and MOTIE/KOTRA — Vouchers cover market research, certification (including halal) and marketing services for entering Malaysia.
Pengumuman resmi
Prime Minister's Office of Malaysia
- 2026-10-09 PM Anwar tables the fifth MADANI Budget (2027) in the Dewan Rakyat
- 2026-10-11 PM Anwar delivers keynote at iFuture 2026
- 2026-10-26–29 Ministers wind up the policy debate; committee stage scheduled for 2–26 November
Bencana · konflik · wabah
Stabil 2026-10-30
Flooding reported (GDACS, 10/26)
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