Govt’s incompetency takes its toll on citizens – Universiti Malaya Students’ Union

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THE student bodies which have endorsed this statement are extremely upset and disappointed with the fact that students and the general Malaysian populace have been left behind by the government with little to no aid when affected by one of Malaysia’s worst floods in years.

We duly note that on December 19, the Higher Education Ministry (MoHE) had “activated the Flood Operations Room to assist IPT students and staff” via coordination of the distribution of assistance to those affected. However, reality seems to suggest that such initiatives were slow to be mobilised as there seems to be a lack of material aid from the said initiative.

What further agitated the students was that the MoHE failed to take prompt measures beforehand to announce a cooldown period for the IPTs in light of this grave situation. This cooldown period is crucial for those affected to recover their electricity, WiFi connection, emotional well-being as well as returning to a conducive study environment before resuming their studies so that they will not be left behind in their academic (endeavours) in the already challenging online distance learning environment.

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