Govt approves intake of 45,000 foreign workers

Govt approves intake of 45,000 foreign workers
2011/02/28


"Following discussions, the government has now agreed to approve the entry of 45,000 foreign workers into 13 business sectors to meet the initial requirement, so the businesses can continue operating." -- Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam, Human Resources Minister

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has agreed to the recruitment of 45,000 foreign workers to meet the demand in 13 small-scale business sectors which are currently facing manpower shortage.

Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam said the approval was given after the government took into account the problem faced by the sectors concerned, such as restaurants, grocery shops and textile industry, which had difficulty in recruiting local workers.


"They have applied to the prime minister (Datuk Seri Najib Razak) and to my ministry through the Malaysian Associated Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the government to approve the recruitment of 90,000 foreign workers.

"Following discussions, the government has now agreed to approve the entry of 45,000 foreign workers into 13 business sectors to meet the initial requirement, so they can continue operating."

The minister said this after attending the opening of the renovated Wisma Persatuan Pengusaha Restoran India Malaysia by former MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu, who is now special envoy on infrastructure to India and South Asia, here, yesterday.


Dr Subramaniam said the government was in discussions to distribute the 45,000 foreign workers according to the 13 business sectors and a decision was expected to be made within a month. He said most of the foreign workers came from India.

The six-storey Wisma Primas in Jalan Dato' Haji Eusoff here, has been renovated at a cost of RM3 million to provide more facilities.

Apart from being the management centre for the association, the building has training facilities for restaurant workers who are members of the association. -- Bernama

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4萬欠債人逾30歲 逾14萬人求助重組債務

新: February 9, 2011 17:44

4萬欠債人逾30歲
逾14萬人求助重組債務

報導：林苡欣

（吉隆坡9日訊）國家銀行旗下的信貸咨詢與債務管理機構（AKPK）指出，成立至今逾5年，已協助超過500人恢復財務自由，惟也指許多30歲以上的國民不善理財，該機構有多達83%或4萬1138人欠債人，來自此年齡層。

從信貸咨詢與債務管理機構成立至今，計有14萬462人前來尋求協助以重組債務。

助500人還清債

該機構營運總經理阿茲曼哈欣接受《中國報》詢問時說，在債務管理計劃（DMP）下，欠債人最長有10年時間，可償還積欠債務。

他告訴本報：“我們2006年成立至今，在這短短5年間，相信已協助逾500人，成功脫離債務。”

另廂，他今日出席“Power理財計劃巡回展”后透露，Power理財計劃主要是為18至30歲的青年而設，讓他們得以避免欠債累累。

“數據顯示，前來尋求財務重組的人，多是30歲以上，經驗告訴我們，這些人都是在20歲左右開始欠債，因此Power理財計劃是為了讓他們能盡早掌握理財之道，謹慎管理財務。”

“在前來尋求咨詢的14萬462人當中，約有5萬2947人參與債務管理計劃，累積債務約逾50億令吉。”

至于我國債務情況是否有惡化跡象，阿茲曼哈欣說，我國截至去年11月底的家庭債務約為4860億令吉，佔全國債務約55.5%。

“國家銀行數據顯示，一切（債務）仍處于可控制範圍。”

黃燕燕：內閣允恢復便利‧台遊客重享落地簽證

黃燕燕：內閣允恢復便利‧台遊客重享落地簽證

2011-02-09 17:48

黃燕燕說，內閣還沒有決定實行台灣遊客落地簽證的確實日期，因為還有一些技術問題待解決。（圖：星洲日報）

（布城9日訊）經過多個月的紛紛擾擾，內閣今日終於為台灣遊客捎來一項好消息，即大馬政府將重新讓台灣享有落地簽證的便利。

旅遊部長拿督斯里黃燕燕告訴星洲日報，今天的內閣會議深入討論讓台灣遊客享有免簽證和落地簽證的課題，最終同意讓台灣重新享有落地簽證的便利。

確實實施日期未定

“至於免簽證的問題，我們會繼續討論。”黃燕燕在上週曾透露，大馬將給台灣遊客民眾免簽證待遇，以吸引更多台灣觀光客和增加外匯收入，並希望相關部門能在今年三月前為台灣遊客帶來好消息。

黃燕燕說，內閣還沒有決定實行台灣遊客落地簽證的確實日期，因為還有一些技術問題待解決。

她強調，這項落地簽證便利只限台灣遊客和商務往來的台灣人，不包括官方來往。

政府是在去年8月間宣佈取消外國人入境申請落地簽證的措施，因為這項原意是要方便遊客進入大馬旅遊的措施已遭到嚴重的濫用；台灣人也因此受池魚之殃，失去此項入境大馬的便利。

台灣之前率先提供亞洲少數國家如日本、新加坡、韓國和大馬免簽證入境的便利；可是，除了大馬，3個國家都給予台灣免簽證，因此大馬被指未符合互惠原則。此外，歐盟、英國、紐西蘭、愛爾蘭等國也相繼為台灣提供免簽證便利。
星洲日報‧2011.02.09