Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah today dismissed a deputy minister's
suggestion that people take up two jobs to deal with the rising cost of living,
adding that finding even one job in this day and age was difficult.
The veteran Umno leader said even he did not have a single
job, when asked to comment on Deputy International Trade and Industry 
Minister
Datuk Ahmad Maslan's suggestion that a second job would help people cope with
price hikes.
Minister
Datuk Ahmad Maslan's suggestion that a second job would help people cope with
price hikes.
"The problem is, are there job opportunities? We say if
you have a job and you're not earning enough income from that one job, find
another job to increase your income.
"But in reality the problem we face now is there are no
jobs available. Like me. I don't even have one job," said Tengku Razaleigh
in a press conference today.
Ahmad Maslan reportedly said holding down two jobs was not
uncommon as it was done by many around the world.
His suggestion sparked criticism, and he later defended
himself by saying he held three jobs as a deputy minister, Pontian MP and Umno
information chief.
However, that too backfired. Local comedian Harith Iskander(photo)
took a dig at him, posting on Facebook and Twitter that although he was known
as an emcee, writer and actor among others, it did not mean he held that many
jobs.
Weighing in on the matter, meanwhile, Perlis mufti Datuk Dr
Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin(photo) said on his Facebook that a minister should be lucid,
smart and quick to solve the problems of the nation.
DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang urged ministers to
stop acting like "comedians" and revise Budget 2016 as well as table
an Economic Blueprint to resolve cost of living problems. – December 29, 2015.
Source: The Malaysian Insider
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