Compiled by KHOO GEK SAN, ALLISON LAI and R. ARAVINTHAN
A WOMAN received a three-day medical leave from a government clinic, only to have her employer question the certificate, deduct her salary, and issue her a warning letter.
Sharing screenshots of her conversation with her employer on social media, her employer questioned the necessity of a three-day leave, asking, “Do you really need three days of medical leave? Are you truly unable to work?” reported Guang Ming Daily.
She explained that the leave was granted by the doctor, not requested by her. She had uploaded the medical certificate showing her leave from May 20 to 22.
Despite this, the company deducted her salary for these days and, to her surprise, issued a warning letter.
Suffering from depression and anxiety, this added stress to her situation.
Netizens criticised the company, suggesting that she file a complaint with the Labour Department.
> Cantopop superstar Eason Chan made his first public appearance following rumours of his “death” online after he was down with Covid-19 recently.
His three concerts at the Kaohsiung Arena, originally scheduled from May 16 in Taiwan was cancelled after he tested positive, reported Oriental Daily.
Unexpectedly, false rumours of his “death” began circulating online. Chan’s friend, Yip Hew Yuet, quickly dispelled these rumours, emphasising that it was “fake news” and urging the public not to believe or spread such misinformation.
After some rest, Chan shared rehearsal photos on his social media on Thursday night.
The photos were taken at the Kaohsiung Arena, where he was rehearsing for his concert.
He captioned the post, “Fully prepared~ Kaohsiung, see you!”
The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.
