11th hour plea for extension


Thorough check: Medical officer Dr Annette Antonisamy taking a Covid-19 swab sample from an Indonesian worker at KPJ Tawakkal Specialist Hospital in Kuala Lumpur. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

PETALING JAYA: With just 24 hours left until the deadline to screen foreign workers for Covid-19, a number of employers are pleading for another month-long extension to get the job done.

An estimated 30% of its 20,000 members had yet to send their workers for testing, said Malaysia Singapore Coffeeshop Proprietors’ General Association president Datuk Ho Su Mong.

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Just RM5 per month.

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RM13.90/month
RM5/month

Billed as RM5/month for the 1st 6 months then RM13.90 thereafters.

Annual Plan

RM12.33/month

Billed as RM148.00/year

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