KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 — A civil servant’s various posts are not equivalent to having more than one job, popular television personality Harith Iskandar said today after deputy minister Datuk Ahmad Maslan declared that he has “three jobs”.

Harith wrote on his Facebook page that he is a comedian, emcee, writer, actor, coach and director, but that it does not mean he has six jobs.

“It means I do 6 different things. In the context of a government servant you could say I hold 6 different posts,” Harith said.

“A job is something you do every day all day. So for a person to have TWO jobs that would mean they work minimum 2 x 8 hour shifts a day. That’s 16 working hours. A day,” he added.

Ahmad tweeted earlier today that he has three jobs as Pontian MP, deputy international trade and industry minister and Umno information chief, in response to the backlash over his statement that Malaysians should take two jobs to face the rising cost of living.

He reiterated his remark that one could have a day job and run an online business at night or during the weekend