Service of govt contract staff will not be terminated in December - Ali Hamsa

Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Dr Ali Hamsa denied reports claiming that government contract workers would have their services terminated by December this year.

He said the government did not intend to terminate the contracts of its staff this year.

"It's a false news and a lie spread by irresponsible individuals with no authority," he said in a statement, Monday.

A news portal reported today that government contract workers would not have their contract renewed, but instead would find it to be terminated from December this year.

The portal, citing sources, said the information was obtained from a meeting on Monday morning.