MIRI: The health screening allowance for members of the Northern Sarawak Journalists Association (NSJA) has been raised from RM100 per person to RM200 starting this year.
NSJA president Andy Jong Wan Joon said the allowance which was implemented in 2016 with a maximum payment of RM100 for every two years has been increased to a maximum of RM200 a year.
“Association members only need to produce the health screening receipt to NSJA to claim the allowance of up to RM200 each,” he said at the launch of 2019 NSJA Health Screening and Blood Donation Campaign at a shopping centre here today.
Sarawak Tourism, Arts and Culture Assistant Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin gave a contribution of RM10,000 to implement the health screening allowance programme when opening the event.
Established in 1974, NSJA has more than 100 members comprising practitioners of the print media representing Malay, English and Chinese newspapers as well as electronic media representatives stationed in Miri in northern Sarawak. – Bernama
