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KUALA LUMPUR: “Will go through retrenchment, again . Be strong,” wrote journalist Zulaikha Rahim on her Facebook status, recently.
Her message was short and terse but it spoke volumes of the feeling of gloom that enveloped her.
Up to June 2 this year, she considered herself as a member of the M40 (Middle 40 percent income) group but all that changed in a wink of an eye when her company retrenched her, along with other staff, to save costs.
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in March last year, this is the second time this 34-year-old mother-of-one is finding herself without a job. The first time was last year when she had to leave the company she worked for as she was not paid her salary for two months.
Siti Farizun (left) and Frediana are not intimidated by the mainly male firefighters they work with. Photos: Bernama
While she was part of the on-air team at Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) Sabah, Frediana Kamilis would have read out news reports involving firefighters on air. Now, she is one them.
Talking about her career change in July 2017, Frediana said she was welcomed into the fold after going through 11 months of gruelling training at the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) academy in Kuala Kubu Baru, Selangor.
The 33-year-old, who has attained the rank of Bomba enforcer, is now based at the JBPM headquarters in Putrajaya and attached with the training division.
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Published on: Thursday, May 20, 2021
By: Bernama
Frediana (right) with Siti Farizun.
PUTRAJAYA: While part of the on-air team at Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) Sabah, Frediana Kamilis would have read out news reports involving firefighters – now she is one them.
Talking about her career change in July 2017, she said she was welcomed into the fold after enduring 11 months of gruelling training at the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) academy in Kuala Kubu Bahru, Selangor.
The 33-year-old, who has attained the rank of Bomba enforcer, is now based at the JBPM headquarters in Putrajaya and attached with the training division.
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