PUTRAJAYA, March 26 – Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) announced that the cabinet has decided for the Prime Minister, ministers and deputy ministers to take 2 months pay cut and the salaries would be channeled to the country’s recently launched COVID-19 fund.<\/p>\n
In a statement today, PMO said that the move is taken to show the determination of the government to help those affected by the spread of COVID-19 virus.<\/p>\n
The COVID-19 fund was launched on March 11 as part of government efforts to help those who are affected by the pandemic.<\/p>\n
As of yesterday, the total amount collected including government grant is RM8,493,103.48<\/p>\n
The move is expected to be well-received by many Malaysians as netizens had been asking for it since neighboring country Singapore announced that the republic’s president and ministers would be taking one month pay-cut in light of the COVID-19 outbreak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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