The Finance Ministry has set job creation as one of its primary goals this year to help relieve the burden faced by the people due to the Covid-19 pandemic, said its minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

He said his ministry aims to create 500,000 new job opportunities with the setting up of the National Employment Council as well as systemic efforts under the "Jaminan Penjanaan Pekerjaan" (JanaKerja) scheme...