Over 173,000 people in Johor expected to lose jobs, says MB


Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad

JOHOR BARU: More than 173,000 people in Johor are expected to lose their jobs, says Mentri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad.

"In facing the Covid-19 pandemic, we did not expect that the effects would be this hard, ” he said in a speech during a dinner held on Saturday (Aug 15) in conjunction with Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s official visit to Johor.

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