Think carefully before hiring ex-felons

John Lau

KUCHING: Employers should shoulder the burden of arranging training programmes for ex-convicts before employing them, said Sarawak Patriot’s Association (SPA) chairman Datuk John Lau Pang Heng. This is to ensure these ex-felons do not cause any harm. “It involves money and staff to conduct such programmes, and there still exists a stigma of hiring them,” […]

Association wants hotels allowed to take guests, no interstate travel ban

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Association of Hotel Owners (Maho) is seeking the government to allow hotels to take guests for room accommodation and for meetings. Its president, Tan Sri Teo Chiang Hong, in a statement today, also hoped the government would lift the ban on inter-state and inter-district travel to revive domestic tourism. He said […]