'Compel insurance firms to cover Covid-19 treatment'
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January 21, 2021 @ 9:00am
KUALA LUMPUR: Private hospitals are urging the government to compel insurance companies to revise their policies and cover the treatment cost of Covid-19 patients.
Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) president Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh said this was the most decent solution in light of the state of emergency.
"Rejecting patients for us means coughing up fines up to RM5 million or jail time.
"While we are happy to help the government, some of us will take in patients at the risk of going belly-up.
"But the same is not expected of insurance companies."
"The government has to make similar demands (with the insurance companies) so that we can treat them without burdening taxpayers," Dr Kuljit told the New Straits Times.
He was referring to new laws under the state of emergency which allow the government to direct private hospitals to take in Covid-19 patients and give public healthcare facilities some breathing space.
Earlier, Dr Kuljit appealed to the government to consider the plight of insurance policyholders who could not go to hospitals that were full and had no option but to come to private facilities and pay out of their own pocket.
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ย Fomca: Crisis shows reserve deficiency
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September 7, 2020 @ 11:15am
KUALA LUMPUR: As far as Klang Valley's water woes are concerned, history is repeating itself.
It is always the same old story โ some irresponsible party dumps effluents into raw water sources and millions of people are left without water.
Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) president Datuk Dr Marimuthu Nadason urged agencies and authorities involved in the supply chain of water regulation and distribution to undertake serious soul-searching over the latest incident involving Sungai Selangor.
He said for starters, the recent crisis reprised a fundamental concern, in that there was a need for sufficient water reserves should a water supply crisis strike again.
Source: https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2020/09/622507/fomca-crisis-shows-reserve-deficiency
'Despite ceiling price, masks still too costly'
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August 12, 2020 @ 10:59am
KUALA LUMPUR: A consumer group said the proposed RM1 per unit retail price for three-ply face masks is still too high.
Members of the public, however, were of the opinion that a lower price could affect the quality of the essential item.
Malaysian Muslim Consumer Association lead activist Datuk Nadzim Johan said the price should be between 10 sen and 50 sen per piece.
"We have to consider the large families and bottom 40 per cent income group (B40) communities.
"Imagine a family of nine, with a daily household income of about RM150 per day. They can't afford to buy face masks in bulk. They will struggle to buy face masks.
"And you can't reuse the masks. The government should consider the financial situation of this group."
He urged the government to reconsider the ceiling price of RM1 as even at that price, some groups could not afford it.
'Aksesori bahayakan nyawa'
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Isnin, 6 Julai 2020 | 1:00pm
KUALA LUMPUR: Pelbagai aksesori kenderaan yang menjadi kegilaan pemandu kini, hanya kerana mudah dipasang dan kelihatan cantik, tanpa menyedari ia berisiko mencetuskan kemalangan dan meragut nyawa sendiri.
Permintaan tinggi menyaksikan, aksesori kenderaan sama ada yang mematuhi undang-undang atau sebaliknya, dijual secara meluas dalam pasaran termasuk di kedai serbaneka dan dalam talian.
Antara aksesori dikenal pasti berbahaya oleh Institut Penyelidikan Keselamatan Jalan Raya Malaysia (MIROS) ialah 'dummy buckle' atau alat nyah aktif penggera tali keledar, kerusi keselamatan kanak-kanak (CRS) mudah alih, lapisan cermin gelap pekat dan penggunaan lampu utama serta belakang yang diubah suai.
Ketua Pengarah MIROS, Dr Khairil Anwar Abu Kassim, berkata 'trend' terbaharu dikesan pihaknya dalam kalangan pemandu kenderaan adalah penggunaan aksesori nyah aktif penggera tali keledar yang boleh didapati pada harga serendah RM2 di kedai serbaneka atau portal beli-belah dalam talian.
Mereka menggunakan aksesori ini untuk untuk menghentikan sistem bunyi peringatan daripada mengenakan tali keledar di dalam kereta.
Hereโs A Breakdown Of All 19 PENJANA Tax Reliefs & Funds For Startups And SMEs
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The RM35 billion Economic Recovery Plan (PENJANA) that was recently announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin included a variety of initiatives to stimulate Malaysiaโs overall economy. Out of those, Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) then identified and compiled 19 initiatives that were specifically relevant to local startups and SMEs.
These are the ways in which PENJANA can assist the startup ecosystem.
1) Remission Of Penalties
Objective: To ease financial stress on businesses through remissions of penalties related to late tax payments.
What It Is: 50% remission of penalty for late payment of sales tax and service tax due.
Payable From: July 1, 2020 โ September 30, 2020.
Beneficiary: All businesses.
2) Extension Of Accelerated Capital Allowance (ACA) For Machinery & ICT Equipment
Objective: To ease financial stress on businesses through remissions of penalties related to late tax payments.
What It Is: ACA will be given for qualifying capital expenses incurred on machinery and equipment, including Information and Communications Technology (ICT) equipment.
It is claimable within a 2-year period at the following rates:
Initial allowance: 20%
Annual allowance: 40%
For Expenditures Incurred: March 1, 2020 โ December 31, 2020.
Beneficiary: All businesses.
3) Special Tax Deduction On Costs Of Renovation & Refurbishment
Objective: To ease financial stress on businesses through remissions of penalties related to late tax payments.
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Turun harga tambang: Fomca sambut baik gesaan kerajaan
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23 Jun 2020
SHAH ALAM - Gabungan Persatuan Pengguna Malaysia (Fomca) menyambut baik usaha kerajaan menggesa syarikat penerbangan menurunkan harga tambang susulan kelonggaran prosedur operasi standard (SOP) penjarakan sosial terhadap penumpang dalam pesawat dan pengunjung terminal lapangan terbang.
Timbalan Presidennya, Mohd Yusof Abdul Rahman berkata, perkara itu wajar diteliti setelah kerajaan memberi kebenaran membawa penumpang dalam kapasiti penuh berbanding ketika tempoh Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP) sebelum ini.
Menurutnya, syarikat penerbangan perlu kembali kepada harga tambang asal tetapi perkara itu tidak berlaku apabila mereka masih mengekalkan kadar tambang yang mahal.
โAdalah tidak wajar syarikat penerbangan menjadikannya sebagai alasan untuk menampung kerugian yang dialami mereka sepanjang tempoh PKP kerana situasi pandemik Covid-19 itu dialami oleh semua pihak,โ katanya kepada Sinar Harian di sini semalam.
Mohd Yusof berkata, Fomca dan pengguna memahami kadar tambang yang tinggi sebelum ini kerana mereka tidak dibenarkan beroperasi secara penuh tetapi kini semua syarikat penerbangan dibenarkan untuk membawa penumpang dalam kadar yang penuh.
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PRESS RELEASE: BANTUAN PRIHATIN ELEKTRIK WILL ADDRESS CONSUMERS' FINANCIAL BURDEN
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June 20, 2020 @ 6:57pm
KUALA LUMPUR: The RM942 million assistance under Bantuan Prihatin Elektrik will not only ease financial burden among the people but also gave them time to restore their monetary stability which was disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Federation of Malaysian of Consumers Associations (Fomca) chief operating officer Saravanan Thambirajah described the additional assistance as timely and that it was much needed by the people during this challenging period.
"Fomca would like to the Prime Minister, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resource, Energy Commission and Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) for listening to the grouses of consumers.
"This assistance is timely and is a much needed for the rakyat during this trying time.
"Fomca, however, also would like to suggest to the government to conduct stakeholders engagement in future to get their opinions to get better picture of the problems," said Saravanan, who is also the Water and Energy Consumers Associations of Malaysia (WECAM) president.
Fomca also called on the government to review the current tariff block structure which the association deems as being outdated.
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KPDNHEP terima 11,182 aduan transaksi dalam talian
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18 Jun 2020
KUALA LUMPUR - Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna (KPDNHEP) merekodkan sebanyak 11,182 aduan transaksi dalam talian sejak Januari tahun lalu hingga semalam.
Menterinya, Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi berkata, statistik juga menunjukkan berlaku peningkatan jumlah aduan yang diterima iaitu sebanyak 5,767 kes dalam tempoh Januari hingga semalam berbanding 5,415 sepanjang tahun lalu.
"Daripada jumlah itu, kes paling tinggi melibatkan aduan tidak menerima barang atau perkhidmatan yang ditawarkan iaitu sebanyak 3,870 aduan untuk tahun ini dan 3,589 aduan pada 2019.
"Penipuan sebegini semakin serius jadi KPDNHEP meningkatkan pemantauan dan penguatkuasaan supaya ia dapat ditangani," katanya.
Beliau berkata demikian selepas merasmikan Kempen Aeon 626 yang turut dihadiri Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Aeon Retail Malaysia, Shafie Shamsuddin di Aeon Taman Maluri Shopping Centre, Cheras di sini hari ini.
Menurutnya, kes penjualan barang tiruan dalam talian pula mencatatkan sebanyak 50 aduan pada tahun ini dan 66 aduan pada tahun lalu.
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