MPI wants setting up of foundation to be expedited

The government should expedite the establishment of a foundation to assist media practitioners especially those who were laid-off due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Malaysian Press Institute (MPI) chief executive officer Chamil Wariya said the proposal made by the Communications and Multimedia Ministry could assist 3,000 media practitioners who were left jobless due to digital disruption and Covid-19 since two to three years ago...