Guan Eng: Segmented minimum wage to spur industries to rural areas

The government's proposal to increase the minimum wage for employees at major cities to RM1,200 next year is partly intended to encourage development in rural areas, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said.

Speaking at a Budget 2020 forum in Kuala Lumpur, Lim (photo) reiterated that the government intended to fulfil its election manifesto promise to raise the minimum wage...