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20% jump Double in clinical blow for TELLING IT AS IT IS page waste page jobseeker 2 3 INSIDE ON WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 4, 2020 No. 7652 PP 2644/12/2012 (031195) www.thesundaily.my FOOD FOR THOUGHT ... A police officer feeds a cat found loitering outside Plaza Hentian Kajang yesterday while patrolling the complex, which is now under an enhanced movement control order. EPF lifeline? █ BY ALISHA NUR MOHD NOOR [email protected] oDebate hots up over proposal to ETALING JAYA: The proposal to allow employees to dip into their allow withdrawal from Account 1 retirement fund has turned into a debate of meeting short-term needs such as medical fees or to meet their immediate financial Ppecuniary needs versus long-term financial purchase a house. needs,” he told theSun yesterday. security. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin “This is better than a one-off Unions are all for giving workers access Yassin had said earlier that more people withdrawal that can have a to their Employees Provident Fund (EPF) were seeking the green light to withdraw negative impact on overall Account 1 but employers have warned that from Account 1 of their EPF savings. dividends,” he added. such a move could be devastating for the However, he said, it would be difficult In May, the EPF approved country’s future. to implement given that the government applications from 3.5 The Malaysian Trades Union Congress has already disbursed billions in cash million contributors to (MTUC) has suggested that cash-strapped aid. withdraw RM500 each from EPF contributors be allowed a monthly Halim conceded that it is a tough their Account 2 under the i- withdrawal from their Account 1 savings to decision for EPF to make given that it Lestari scheme. A total meet their immediate financial needs. contradicts the EPF Act 1991, but he of RM1.66 million While its president, Datuk Abdul Halim pointed out that such assistance is Turn to was withdrawn Mansor, agrees that it should be a last needed by those desperate for — under the resort, he also pointed out that about 2.2 financial help. page 3 scheme. million EPF contributors already have very “It can be done if EPF allows little money left in their Account 2. eligible contributors to withdraw a Account 1 is strictly for retirement and specific sum of money from contributors are allowed to withdraw up to Account 1 each 70% of what they have only when they month to reach 55 years of age. However, a contributor may withdraw from Account 2, which makes up page 30% of his entire EPF Actress savings, to meet 15 CAUSES CELEBRITY v a r i o u s with a big heart 2 theSUN ON WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 4, 2020 NEWS WITHOUT BORDERS MP apologises ‘Labour force mismatch for Bible comments PETALING JAYA: Pasir Puteh MP Nik Muhammad Zawawi Nik needs to be addressed’ Salleh yesterday apologised for his comments in Parliament about KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia needs to He said the upskilling, reskilling the Bible and the consumption of come up with a comprehensive oSurplus workforce should be diverted to and cross-skilling training alcohol. strategy to address the disparity in the programmes offered by various “I apologise if anyone was labour force in various economic economic sectors facing labour shortages, agencies such as the Human offended, it wasn’t my intention to sectors, said Khazanah Research Resources Development Fund, do so. Institute (KRI) chairman Tan Sri Nor says Khazanah Research Institute chief Socso, SME Corp, Majlis Amanah “My intention was to defend Mohamed Yakcop. Rakyat and Protege should be the Bible that was revealed to Jesus He said surplus workforce in any intensively mobilised to meet the in its original form, without any sector should be channelled to mismatch between demand and hours as well as those who are self- demand. amendments,” he said after being sectors facing a spike in labour supply, he added. employed and have suddenly lost “If a worker’s transition to a new asked to do so by Dewan Rakyat demand. “The global and domestic their sources of income.” sector is temporary, a middle ground Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan He noted the Covid-19 pandemic economic landscape is expected to He said this during a virtual media can be considered, where the terms Harun. had led to an unexpected windfall for change radically in the medium term, briefing session on KRI’s report, of the employment contract may Zawawi had claimed in August businesses such as food and and the local labour market will “Work in an Evolving Malaysia: The include a recall clause so that the that the Bible had been distorted beverage, e-commerce, logistics and continue to be affected by a surplus of State of Households 2020 Part II” original employer can regain his from its original meaning and delivery services, cleaning and workers in some sectors due to the released yesterday. manpower as his business recovers.” that all religions should forbid disinfection services, digital decline in economic activities. Nor Mohamed noted that it was Nor Mohamed said the Covid-19 the consumption of alcohol, as technology as well as internet and “Here, the labour surplus is not equally important for the crisis had revealed gaps in several even Jesus forbade alcohol communications. limited to workers who have been government to launch the Active important sectors in Malaysia which before the Bible was later The Social Security Organisation’s retrenched and are currently Labour Market Policy to address the need to be addressed, including “manipulated”. (Socso) database on labour surplus unemployed. It also includes those mismatch of skills when employees health and medical, food, The PAS lawmaker went on to and the sectoral demand for workers who have had to take unpaid leave, shift to a new sector from their communications and education add that the Bible did not just should be aligned to address the accept pay cuts and reduced working previous vocations. sectors. – Bernama involve Christians. “We Muslims also believe in the Bible that was revealed to Jesus, which is the belief we are defending. “My intention of using the word ‘distorted’ was to defend the originality of the Bible.” Zawawi explained his reactions came after comments from Beruas SPOILT FOR MP Datuk Ngeh Khoo Ham who CHOICE ... stated alcohol was okay to be Customers consumed generally, which he thought was unfair. making Deepavali purchases at Half-day ‘Little India’ in Lebuh Pasar, George Town Dewan sittings yesterday. – MASRY CHE until tomorrow ANI/THESUN KUALA LUMPUR: The Dewan Rakyat will end at 1pm daily until Thursday as a staff member was found to have been infected by Covid-19. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan tabled the motion under Standing Order 12 (1), citing Covid-19 infections of several Dewan Negara staff. “I request for this Parliament sitting to be cut short to 10am- Motion to censure Macron tabled in Parliament 1pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and KUALA LUMPUR: Pokok Sena MP world community. conflict among human beings.” the debate for the motion, said that Thursday (this week).” Datuk Mahfuz Omar tabled a motion He said the motion is of public The French president had Malaysia, in principle, was very MPs then agreed with the for the government to take firm action interest and needs to be expedited. previously been criticised by various committed to upholding freedom of motion to shorten proceedings. and strongly protest against the “I call on the Dewan Rakyat to quarters over his statement in the speech and expression as a human Takiyuddin also tabled a statement made by French President condemn the statement made by the wake of the murder of a teacher who right, Bernama reported. second motion under Standing Emmanuel Macron which contains French president. We are also against was said to have used a caricature of However, he said that the right Order 16(6) to bring forward the elements of Islamophobia on the the assassination of (high school Prophet Muhammad in his class. should be exercised with respect and special chamber session, which is pretext of freedom of speech. teacher) Samuel Paty as the matter Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk responsibility, and not exceed the usually held after lunch, to the He suggested that Wisma Putra should be left to the legal process. Azhar Azizan Harun later decided to boundaries of religion. morning. and Parliament take action and send a “Indeed, I believe that religious allow the motion to be debated in the “Malaysia as a democratic and He said the decision was note of protest to Macron demanding sensitivity should be respected as Special Chamber yesterday. ‘moderate’ Islamic country will agreed to at an emergency him to withdraw the statement and religious diversity should lead to Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk continue to promote harmonious meeting chaired by Speaker Datuk apologise to all Muslims and the harmony and unity instead of causing Kamarudin Jaffar, when winding up relations and peaceful coexistence.” Azhar Azizan Harun with party whips and representatives from the Health Ministry. 20% more clinical waste since outbreak of Covid-19 However, no announcement was made on Budget 2021, █ BY RAJVINDER SINGH designated clinical waste disposal SW 404, which include pathogenic “Disposable plastic waste used by scheduled to be tabled on Friday [email protected] plants. waste, clinical waste, or quarantine the public at premises such as wet afternoon. “These wastes must be disposed of materials.” markets, supermarkets, offices and On Monday, Senator Ras Adiba KUALA LUMPUR: The amount of at designated premises for scheduled Ahmad Jazlan had asked if the factories is categorised as domestic Radzi said in a statement that her clinical waste has increased by 20% waste licensed by the Department of government planned to create a waste.