KUALA LUMPUR: Civil servants who take part in Rukun Tetangga (RT) duty
past midnight will get four hours time off the next day. Department of
National Unity and Integration director-general Datuk Azman Amin Hassan
said that the Public Services Department would soon issue a circular
to all government employees.
However, he said the civil servant would only be allowed to do two
stints of after-midnight RT duty in a month so he would not take too
much time off work.
Speaking to reporters before closing a two-day conference for 250 RT
volunteer leaders nationwide, he said they had also asked for an
increase in allocation to RT bases. Currently, there are 50,700 RT
volunteers who do patrolling duties nationwide in 1,274 RT centres.
In Kuantan, Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister Datuk Seri Mohd
Shafie Apdal said RT members would get to attend an intelligence
gathering course to help them detect early signs of potential danger.
“By giving them proper training and knowledge on how to gather
information, they can actually help detect early signs of elements that
may jeopardise the unity and safety of the community at large,” he said
on Saturday.
STAR 24 NOV 2008
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