State rep claims not a single foreign worker in constituency tested for Covid-19

Susan LoonePublished: Apr 24, 2020 6:03 AM | Updated: Apr 24, 2020 6:20 AM

CORONAVIRUS | As his constituency in mainland Penang has many foreign workers, a PKR assemblyperson has lamented the poor enforcement of International Trade and Industry Ministry’s (Miti) rules concerning the community.

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