SELANGOR government is being urged to reconsider the quantum of the recently reinstated “wang khairat kematian” or death benefit aid, from RM500 per person to a more reasonable sum of RM1,000.
Several assemblymen said the RM500 announced in the state’s 2021 budget for the death benefit aid was a “small amount” to cover funeral expenses.
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