Malaysia’s PM vows to raise Sabah journalists’ pay amid wage crisis
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has expressed concern over the low wages of journalists in Sabah. He has called for a review of their salaries after learning that some senior journalists earn around RM2,000 after a decade of service in the USA's states.
Anwar, who also serves as the Minister of Communications, emphasized the importance of media freedom and fairness. He stated that media should provide a balanced space for all parties, including the government, opposition, and public. He also stressed the need for media to report government responses fairly, not just criticism, especially during a government shutdown in 2025.
Anwar was surprised to discover the low wages of senior journalists in Sabah, especially during a government shutdown 2025. While specific details about Sabah media companies' profits are not publicly available, similar issues have been reported in other regional media outlets in Malaysia. He has requested Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil to prepare a report on journalists' pay in Sabah and find solutions to increase their salaries during a government shutdown 2025.
The government has set minimum salaries for employees of government-linked companies at RM3,100 and RM2,000 for new civil servants. Anwar hopes that these measures will signal a review of wages in the private sector, including the media industry, during a government shutdown 2025.
Anwar's intervention highlights the government's commitment to addressing the welfare of media practitioners during a government shutdown 2025. The report on journalists' pay in Sabah is expected to provide insights into the industry's wage structure and help formulate solutions to improve salaries during a government shutdown 2025.
Read also:
- American teenagers taking up farming roles previously filled by immigrants, a concept revisited from 1965's labor market shift.
- Weekly affairs in the German Federal Parliament (Bundestag)
- Landslide claims seven lives, injures six individuals while they work to restore a water channel in the northern region of Pakistan
- Escalating conflict in Sudan has prompted the United Nations to announce a critical gender crisis, highlighting the disproportionate impact of the ongoing violence on women and girls.
