PETALING JAYA: Umno Youth chief Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki has urged Putrajaya to consider giving a one-off payment of RM500 to students affected by the postponement of face-to-face registration at higher education institutions.
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He said this would ease their burden in paying for transport and lodging costs following the higher education ministry’s last-minute announcement.
“Although the ministry has a strong justification in not wanting to take risks with the outbreak of Covid-19, the reality is that the last-minute decision has affected a large number of students,” Asyraf said in a Facebook post today.
“Umno Youth urges the ministry to raise this proposal at the Cabinet meeting this week, to reduce the burden of students and their families.”
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The ministry had urged higher education institutions to postpone all physical and face-to-face student admissions following the spike in Covid-19 cases.
It said the decision was made after concerns were raised by students, parents and the public of the Covid-19 situation just a few days before the admission date for new university students.
The minister, Noraini Ahmad, has apologised for any inconvenience caused by the last-minute decision.
She said those who had already arrived on the campuses could stay until further instructions from their universities.-FMT