KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 — The Ministry of Communications has urged the Malaysian Media Council (MMM) to engage with local media companies and organisations to collect feedback on a potential work-from-home (WFH) policy for media personnel.
Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil emphasized that the welfare of media practitioners nationwide remains the ministry’s top priority in any decision regarding the policy.
“I have also requested the Department of Information to gather public feedback. Any further recommendations will be submitted to the Public Service Department (KPPA) and communicated to the Cabinet and the ministry,” he said at a press conference today.
Earlier, Fahmi witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) to enhance cooperation in preventing and combating scams. Present were Deputy Finance Minister Liew Chin Tong, MCMC chairman Tan Sri Mohamad Salim Fateh Din, and SC chairman Datuk Mohammad Faiz Azmi.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced on Wednesday that the WFH policy for the public sector and government-linked companies (GLCs) will take effect from April 15 as a proactive measure amid the global energy crisis.
Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim explained that the Cabinet’s decision aims to reduce fuel consumption and ensure the sustainability of the country’s energy supply, which has been affected by conflicts in West Asia.
The Public Service Department clarified that federal civil servants in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Selangor, and all state capitals with a one-way commute exceeding eight kilometres are eligible to work from home starting April 15.
“States with Sunday as their weekly rest day will implement WFH from Tuesday to Thursday, while states observing Friday as their weekly rest day will follow WFH from Monday to Wednesday,” the department said.
— BERNAMA
