Perkeso urges part-time media to join SKSPS for 24-hour protection
BATU GAJAH: The Social Security Organisation (Perkeso) is encouraging part-time media practitioners to enroll in the Self-Employment Social Security Scheme (SKSPS), which provides round-the-clock protection during work assignments.
Tengku Datuk Khalidah Tengku Bidin, Chief of Perkeso's Strategic Communications, Branding, and Editorial Branch, highlighted that part-time media workers face heightened risks due to their mobile and outdoor-heavy roles.
'We urge these practitioners to contribute, as we assist members of this group weekly. SKSPS is ideal for media professionals who are often exposed to security risks while on duty,' she said.
Her remarks followed the distribution of aid under Perkeso's *Ziarah Kasih* initiative to Bernama stringer Razif Rosli, 41, who suffers from a knee injury and kidney complications. Similar assistance was extended to *The China Press* photographer Wong Jin Sum, 53, recovering from a stroke, and *Malaysian Nanban* journalist S. Balakrishnan, 64, managing diabetes and hypertension.
Tengku Khalidah clarified that SKSPS offers disability compensation and survivor benefits, with no age restrictions. 'Even retirees above 60 can contribute and claim benefits,' she added.
Razif expressed gratitude for the aid, stating it would fund medical equipment for his ongoing treatment since 2021. 'The support has boosted my recovery hopes,' he said.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Sinar Daily
3 hours ago
- Sinar Daily
Covid-19 cases in Selangor increase 36 per cent, no deaths reported
In Selangor, a total of 7,582 Covid-19 cases were recorded from ME 1 to ME 24 of 2025 (ending on June 14, 2025), compared to 18,231 cases recorded in the same period in 2024. 24 Jun 2025 02:41pm Selangor has seen a 36 per cent rise in Covid-19 cases in ME24/2025, prompting continued vigilance from health authorities as they monitor infection trends across districts. - Bernama file photo SHAH ALAM - The Covid-19 situation in Selangor saw a 36 per cent increase to 1,082 cases in Epidemiological Week (ME) 24/2025 compared to 795 cases in the previous week. State Public Health and Environment Exco Jamaliah Jamaluddin said, however, the number involved was still below the warning level set based on the trend of cases in Selangor for 2022 to 2024, apart from not involving any deaths so far. Selangor has seen a 36 per cent rise in Covid-19 cases in ME24/2025, prompting continued vigilance from health authorities as they monitor infection trends across districts. - Bernama file photo "In Selangor, a total of 7,582 Covid-19 cases were recorded from ME 1 to ME 24 of 2025 (ending on June 14, 2025), compared to 18,231 cases recorded in the same period in 2024," she said in a statement today. Jamaliah said that based on ME 1 to ME 24 this year, Petaling district recorded the highest number of cases, which is 2,475 cases, followed by Hulu Langat (1,435 cases), Klang (974 cases), Gombak (927), Sepang (615), Kuala Selangor (499 cases), Kuala Langat (372 cases), Hulu Selangor (148 cases) and Sabak Bernam (137 cases). "Based on the findings of the Selangor State Health Department (JKNS), adults aged 31 to 59 years old are the most frequently infected group, which is 44 per cent, followed by youth aged 18 to 30 years old (27 per cent) and children aged one to six years old, which is nine per cent," she said. Commenting further, Jamaliah said that for 2025, a total of 7,582 individuals had undergone Covid-19 screening tests, of which 353 people had been admitted to the ward for further treatment. "On ME24, a patient was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) due to being pregnant and also infected with dengue fever but was also informed that the patient was transferred to a regular ward on June 17," she said. - BERNAMA
Barnama
4 hours ago
- Barnama
UN Says Israel's Militarised Aid In Gaza Contributes To 'Catastrophic Humanitarian Situation'
Mourners wheel a body on a medical bed, during the funeral of Palestinians killed by Israeli fire yesterday, while they sought aid in northern Gaza, according to Gaza's health ministry, outside Al-Shifa Hospital, in Gaza City, June 19, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa GENEVA, June 24 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- Israel's militarised approach to humanitarian aid in Gaza is exacerbating the suffering of civilians and contributing to a "catastrophic humanitarian situation," the UN human rights office said on Tuesday, warning the practice may amount to war crimes. "Israel's militarised humanitarian assistance mechanism is in contradiction with international standards on aid distribution. It endangers civilians and contributes to the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza," spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan told a briefing in Geneva. According to Anadolu Ajansi (AA) Al-Kheetan said Palestinians in Gaza face an "inhumane choice" between starving to death or risking being killed while trying to access food. bootstrap slideshow Since the Israeli-approved Gaza Humanitarian Foundation began operating on May 27, "the Israeli military has shelled and shot Palestinians trying to reach the distribution points, leading to many fatalities." Reportedly, over 410 Palestinians have been killed as a result. At least 93 others are also said to have been killed by the Israeli army while attempting to approach the very few aid convoys of the UN and other humanitarian organisations, he said. According to the spokesperson, at least 3,000 others have been injured in such incidents. "These killings must be promptly and impartially investigated," he added. "The killing and wounding of civilians resulting from the unlawful use of firearms constitute a grave breach of international law, and a war crime." The UN human rights office also criticised Israel's "unlawful restrictions" on the entry and distribution of humanitarian aid, saying it had allowed in only a few trucks since March 2. "The weaponisation of food for civilians, in addition to restricting or preventing their access to life-sustaining services, constitutes a war crime and, under certain circumstances, may constitute elements of other crimes under international law," Al-Kheetan said. "The Israeli military must stop shooting at people trying to get food."
Barnama
4 hours ago
- Barnama
Brunei Sultan Thanks Malaysian Medical Team For Exemplary Care
KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Bernama) -- Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei has expressed his heartfelt appreciation for the excellent service and dedication shown by the Malaysian medical team directly involved in his recent healthcare treatment. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim shared this following his telephone conversation with His Majesty, during which he inquired about the Sultan's health after receiving medical care in Malaysia. 'Alhamdulillah, His Majesty's health condition is reported to be improving and continues to be closely monitored by the medical team, including Malaysian healthcare personnel,' Anwar wrote in a Facebook post today.
