KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 26): The four-day National Penjana Career Carnival 2021, which ended today, has received an overwhelming response with participation from 19,450 job seekers nationwide.
In a statement today, the Social Security Organisation (Socso) said 118 candidates were offered jobs, 735 candidates were in the second round of interview while 1,431 candidates were added to the list for consideration by employers, through virtual interview sessions which were held since Tuesday.
“Applicants aged between 18 and 30 are the highest group to be offered jobs with 63 people. Of the total, 13 are persons with disabilities,” the statement read.
It said the carnival also received a very encouraging response from employers, which saw 78 private and public companies took part in the event, offering 10,802 vacancies.
She said the other 4,868 foreign workers have yet to undergo the screening test.
“There are a total of 7,323 foreign workers currently working under 477 employers in various sectors throughout the state such as agriculture, forestry, fishery and plantation. We hope employers can immediately screen their workers before Feb 28, ” she told Bernama here.
Recently, Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan reportedly said that employers who failed to conduct screening tests for their foreign workers by Feb 28 could result in their workers’ temporary work visit passes not being renewed.
Meanwhile, Farihah said under the Covid-19 Screening Programme for Foreign Workers, Socso has appointed 10 panel clinics to carry out the screening tests, namely six in Kuala Terengganu, two in Kuala Nerus and one each in Kemaman and Dungun.
KUALA LUMPUR: Several MPs want action taken against Batu MP P. Prabakaran
(pic) for attending THE Dewan Rakyat last Thursday (Dec 10), claiming that he should have been in home quarantine after allegedly coming into close contact with a Covid-19 patient. We cannot take the matter lightly . I request the Speaker refer him to Parliament s Rights and Privileges Committee, Arau MP Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim said in the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday (Dec 17).
Shahidan, who is Perikatan Nasional backbenchers chief, added that any action by health authorities against Prabakaran is separate from Parliament s.
Tanjung Karang MP Tan Sri Noh Omar agreed that Parliament should take action.
Only half the battle won
Passing of Budget 2021 not representative of invincibility, say political analysts 16 Dec 2020 / 11:34 H. Seeking blessings. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (third from right) and members of the Cabinet recite a doa at the Parliament lobby yesterday. Bernama
PETALING JAYA: Perikatan Nasional’s (PN) first budget squeaked in by a narrow margin at the Dewan Rakyat yesterday, an indication that Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s hold on power remains precarious.
Most analysts and political stakeholders are of the view that yesterday’s vote was hardly an indication of support for Muhyiddin as prime minister.
The lone contrarian voice, Prof Dr Jeniri Amir, who is senior fellow at the Malaysian Council of Professors, noted that this gave Muhyiddin the opportunity to consolidate his position in the driver’s seat.