Education aid for kids who lost loved ones to Covid-19


JOHOR BARU: The state government has allocated RM3mil to help about 1,000 children who have lost family members, especially parents, to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Mentri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad said each child would receive a one-off payment of RM2,500 to RM5,000, which would be deposited into their National Education Savings Scheme.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 8.02/month

Billed as RM 96.20 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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