KUALA LUMPUR: Former Utusan Melayu (M) Bhd employees are finding it tough to secure new jobs. Shamsul and his wife, Mastika Mohamed, 43, who worked with the newspaper as a graphic artist, are now jobless. He said at least 40 Utusan employees had been identified as “instant” asnaf (eligible recipients of the tithe). “MAIWP promises to help the Utusan employees as much as we can, but I would like to ask them to please fill up the forms needed. The titles under the Utusan Melayu group which ceased publication on Thursday are Utusan Malaysia, Mingguan Malaysia, and tabloids Kosmo!

Source: New Strait Times October 11, 2019 08:15 UTC