CORONAVIRUS | The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) has expressed concern that the government’s optimistic projection of Malaysia fiscal recovery next year does not reflect the extent of the unemployment problem in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic.

It’s secretary-general J Solomon also questioned Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz’s estimation that 70 percent of the workforce has returned to work with the government’s reopening of the economy...