Police report lodged against Selangor government

2008/05/19

Police report lodged against Selangor government


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SHAH ALAM, Mon.

An unemployed graduate has lodged a police report against the Selangor
government, claiming it has misled the people on its education cash
aid for diploma and degree-level students.

In his report at Section 7 police station here today, Mohd Shaid
Rosli, 26, claimed that the Pakatan Rakyat government had failed to
honour its promise of awarding RM1,000 cash aid to all students who
had secured places at universities.

"They had promised to award RM1,000 to all students who gain admission
at the universities, but yesterday they (Selangor government) said the
cash will be given to diploma and degree-level students from families
earning less than RM1,500 a month. This is misleading," he told
reporters after lodging the report.

Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim was reported as
saying yesterday that the cash aid would begin with diploma and
degree-level students from poor families earning less than RM1,500 a
month.