Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying is calling for a stop to fake news regarding Employee Provident Fund withdrawals to perform the Haj pilgrimage.

This comes after backlash against her when she told the Dewan Rakyat on Monday that withdrawals cannot be made from the “Retirement Account”, previously known as Account 1, but can be made from the “Wellbeing Account” or Account 2.

Most media, including Malaysiakini, had reported it along the lines of “Funds from EPF Retirement Account can’t be withdrawn for Haj”.

Comments on social media indicate that this was misunderstood by many who thought...