Education

PM to meet MoHE on concerts at public higher learning institutes 

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says flexibility no leeway for moral corruption among youth

Updated 2 years ago · Published on 18 Jun 2023 8:24PM

PM to meet MoHE on concerts at public higher learning institutes 
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says he will meet with the Higher Education Ministry this Wednesday to discuss the appropriate flexibility on the organisation of concerts at public higher learning institutions. – Bernama pic, June 18, 2023

BACHOK – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will meet with the Higher Education Ministry this Wednesday to discuss the appropriate flexibility on the organisation of concerts at public higher learning institutions.

He said he would listen to views regarding the matter. 

“I am not giving leeway for youth to be corrupted. It is important to safeguard your moral standards.

“The government will probably give relaxation in the organisation of programmes such as cultural events, but they should be held in a small scale and controlled manner,” he said at the “Temu Anwar” programme in Kelantan at Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK) Bachok, here today.

He was replying to a question raised by a student who wanted to know the government’s action following a concert that was held at a public university believed to be in Terengganu recently.

A 37-second video showing male and female students standing close together during the concert went viral on social media recently.

Meanwhile, a student at UMK Kota Campus, Khairul Anwar Kamal Apandi said the organisation of concerts at public higher learning institutions should be scrutinised to prevent unfortunate incidents.

He added that while having concerts at public higher learning institutions could help students to de-stress, it should be monitored. – Bernama, June 18, 2023

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