Cost of swab test for Sarawak, Sabah students overlooked

Covid screening

KUCHING: Universiti Malaya Students’ Union (UMSU) has demanded that the cost of swab tests for the institution’s Sabah and Sarawak students be fully borne by the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) and Universiti Malaya (UM). “UMSU strongly condemns the failure of MoHE and UM in taking care of the Sabah and Sarawak students’ welfare with […]

Employers footing Covid-19 screening cost get double tax deduction

PUTRAJAYA: Employers who bear the cost of Covid-19 screening will get double tax deduction for the payment of employee screening costs made during the year, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz. “Individuals can also get tax exemption for screening costs,” he said in a media briefing on the Malaysian Economic and Rakyat’s […]

Pay your own Covid-19 screening cost from today

PUTRAJAYA: Beginning today Malaysians and foreigners entering the country will have to bear the cost of Covid-19 tests which are conducted upon their arrival, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said, however, three categories of individuals including differently abled people (OKU) carrying the OKU card issued by the Social Welfare […]