SHAH ALAM – The government has extended the 2023 e-Wallet aid to all eligible university students in the country, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
He said the move is to ensure the aid benefits the group concerned.
“I have made the decision for the e-Wallet aid to benefit all eligible university students,” he said briefly at the dialogue between the prime minister and student representatives of Universiti Teknologi Mara here today.
The issue was raised by a student representative, who found that Budget 2023 set the recipients as those aged between 18 to 20, causing some university students to miss out, being unable also to apply under the bachelor category.
Meanwhile, Anwar, who is also finance minister, gave his assurance that Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin will be holding several programmes immediately to ensure smooth internet access in all campuses throughout the country.
“The unity government’s priority now is to ensure internet access nationwide as the first condition,” he said.
Replying to a question by a student representative on the high price of domestic flights, Anwar said he will discuss with Transport Minister Anthony Loke on the matter.
“But this is beyond the scope of the government (flight ticket price), except to give subsidies. This makes sense and we may need to negotiate with airline companies. (Maybe) to be given once a year... we will discuss further,” he said. – Bernama, April 7, 2023
