An official is dismissed in Malaysia after missing two thousand days of work

Malaysian authorities fired an education ministry official after he was absent from work for almost five and a half years, local media reported on Tuesday.

Bangkok, Nov 16 (EFE) .- The Malaysian authorities fired an official of the Ministry of Education after he was absent from work for almost five and a half years, Local media reported today.

Education Minister Mahdzir Khalid said the case occurred in a school in a rural area where the employee stopped attending 2,002. days.

"We do not know what the problem was, the director tried for years to persuade the employee to go to work," the minister said, according to television Channel News Asia.

Khalid did not specify whether the employee was a teacher or school administrator, and admitted that absenteeism is a problem in rural schools where workers sometimes need Boat, car and trek hours to get there.