A total of 35,000 jobs will be made available in the arts and creative industry through an allocation of RM100 million under the National People's Well-Being and Economic Recovery Package (Pemulih) announced by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin yesterday.

Communications and Multimedia Minister Saifuddin Abdullah (above) said the country's arts and creative industry players will benefit from Pemulih through departments and agencies under the ministry such as Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM), Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama), and the Cultural Economy Development Agency (Cendana).

“The initiative targets more than 8,000 beneficiaries from various fields including singers...