KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 — The following is the noon update from the Communications and Multimedia Ministry (MCMC) Quick Response Team on countering fake news related to Covid-19 on social media.
1. The Ministry of Human Resources (MOHR) has dismissed an allegation that it is involved in a financial loan scheme as advertised by the holder of a Facebook account who goes by the name ‘Syazana Syazalia’. MOHR insists it has nothing to do with the advertisement which offers a loan of RM2,000 without deposit and which is allegedly open to civil servants, private-sector workers and retirees, including those blacklisted by banks.
2. The secretary-general of the National Union of Hotel, Bar & Restaurant Workers, Peninsular Malaysia, has denied a claim by the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) that more than 30,000 workers in the hotel sector have lost their jobs due to the Covid-19 pandemic. He explained that the actual number of workers who had their jobs terminated is much lower given that only seven hotels have closed down for good as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
— Bernama
