Man Apologizes for Defamatory Social Media Post About Employer's EPF Contributions
Translated from Malay, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- A man publicly apologized for a defamatory social media post about his employer, Nasken Coffee, regarding EPF contributions.
- He admitted the post was false, stemming from a misinterpretation of his EPF statement.
- The company accepted the apology and will not take legal action against the employee, but is pursuing legal action against other Threads users who made similar false claims.
A man has issued a public apology for a defamatory social media post he made on Threads concerning his employer, Nasken Coffee, and alleged issues with his Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributions. The individual admitted that his post, made last Saturday, was entirely untrue and resulted from an error in interpreting his EPF statement.
"I apologize to the company and all Nasken Coffee staff for this mistake," he stated. "I promise not to issue any more untrue statements against the company." He explained that the confusion arose because he mistakenly believed his EPF contributions had not been paid for nine months, based on the records he reviewed. He clarified that his employer's EPF contributions have been paid punctually and according to schedule.
I apologize to the company and all Nasken Coffee staff for this mistake.
Nasken Coffee's lawyer, Datuk Adnan Seman @ Abdullah, confirmed that the company received the employee's public apology and will not pursue legal action against him. He noted that company records show the employee has worked there for nearly three years with all salaries paid on time. The lawyer also revealed that Nasken Coffee has filed lawsuits against two other Threads users, Nur Sara Dina Binti Yen and an account named Zura, for publishing similar defamatory statements regarding EPF contributions that company records show were not outstanding.
I promise not to issue any more untrue statements against the company.
Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.