KUALA LUMPUR: Two Opposition MPs urged the government to waive off the mandatory quarantine fee for Johoreans in the low-income group.
Johor Baru MP Akmal Nasrullah Md Nasir pointed out that there were jobless Malaysians who were stuck in Singapore after the borders were closed on March 18 when the movement control order was enforced.
“These people are the elderly, women and children, ” he told reporters during a press conference in Parliament on Monday . At the same time, Akmal questioned why wouldn’t the Johor state government bear the quarantine costs for poor Malaysians, as it was done by the Sarawak state government. He said that the Opposition is merely requesting the government bear the quarantine costs, as these were Malaysians merely looking to make a living in Singapore.
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