Sections

About

Get the app

Follow us on

Malaysia

Ministers, their deputies’ salaries to go to Covid-19 fund for 3 months: PM

Monies to go to Covid-19-related expenditures, says Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 31 May 2021 9:54PM

Ministers, their deputies’ salaries to go to Covid-19 fund for 3 months: PM
All ministers and deputy ministers will be not be taking a salary for three months starting June. – SAIRIEN NAFIS/The Vibes pic, May 31, 2021

by A. Azim Idris

KUALA LUMPUR – As a final gesture, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced that ministers and deputy ministers will be not be taking a salary for three months starting June.

Their salaries will instead be channelled to the Crisis Trust Fund for Covid-19-related expenditures.

Muhyiddin said this in a special televised announcement hours before the nationwide two-week lockdown. – The Vibes, May 31, 2021

Related News

Malaysia / 3mth

Only 49 percent of Malaysian workers satisfied with current salaries

Malaysia / 3mth

PH launches 'Johor For All' manifesto, focuses on jobs, housing and people's well-being

Malaysia / 4mth

Ministers extend Aidiladha greetings, urge Muslims to embrace spirit of sacrifice

Malaysia / 4mth

Covid-19 cases in Malaysia stable, no deaths recorded this year – MOH

Malaysia / 7mth

Bad move to channel EPF dividends into Account 3 for festive withdrawals, cautions economist

Malaysia / 8mth

PM directs comprehensive enforcement, monitoring at highest levels

Spotlight

Off beat

Afdlin Shauki, family trapped for five hours amid Paris unrest

Malaysia

10 former Negeri Excos file application in Federal Court to challenge revocation of appointments

Malaysia

Perlis MB Abu Bakar suspended from Bersatu for two election terms

Malaysia

Shuhaily says public support gives him strength as he faces two charges

Malaysia

Mohd Shuhaily pleads not guilty to assaulting 2 cops

Places

Penang makes National Geographic list of top 25 cities worldwide to visit

By Ian McIntyre

Malaysia

Two held after 16-year-old girl rescued in suspected sex exploitation case

Malaysia

Takiyuddin blames Bersatu for PN deregistration

Malaysia

Interpol issues Red Notice for Serba Dinamik CEO, Anwar says

You may be interested

Malaysia

Waze banned to protect government information and users' personal data from Israeli threats – PM

Malaysia

Govt bans Waze use among civil servants with immediate effect

Malaysia

Govt plans tougher penalties for cable theft as rail operators explore CCTV

Malaysia

Takiyuddin blames Bersatu for PN deregistration

Malaysia

Families of 54 missing Malaysians seek official confirmation, government aid

Malaysia

Malaysia Airlines warns green levy could push airfares higher

Malaysia

Husband of slain border agency officer has 16 previous criminal records

Malaysia

Govt seeks haze law to hold polluters accountable as diplomacy falls short