MELAKA: A 17-year-old from Batu Berendam received a RM10,000 compound for not using the MySejahtera app for scanning or registering his details when visiting a grocery shop here. The Form Five student - who declined to be named - claimed he was compounded on Sunday (March 14) when he rushed to the grocery shop near his house to get paracetamol pills for his mother. He said that he has another sister who is still in school, adding that his father's salary is insufficient to settle the compound while his mother is a housewife. “Hopefully, I am able to appeal against the compound and find the money to settle it without burdening my parents, ” he said. When contacted, Melaka Tengah OCPD Asst Comm Afzanizar Ahmad said the student could appeal to the Melaka Tengah district health officer to reduce the fine.

Source: The Star March 15, 2021 12:00 UTC