{"id":11353,"date":"2026-06-08T10:48:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T02:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propp.my\/?p=11353"},"modified":"2026-06-08T10:50:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T02:50:31","slug":"extra-rm1mil-to-help-aimst-varsity-students-from-poor-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propp.my\/en\/extra-rm1mil-to-help-aimst-varsity-students-from-poor-families","title":{"rendered":"Extra RM1mil to help AIMST varsity students from poor families"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11353\" class=\"elementor elementor-11353\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5aeaef5c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-gap-beside-yes elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-column-vertical-align-stretch\" data-id=\"5aeaef5c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a93a47\" data-id=\"6a93a47\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39814a43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39814a43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"py-1.5 mb-4 text-lg font-bitter\"><address class=\"location-block\">\n<div class=\"py-1.5 mb-4 text-lg font-bitter\"><address class=\"location-block\">PETALING JAYA: <span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0The federal government has approved an additional RM1 million allocation for AIMST University to ensure students from underprivileged families continue to receive education assistance.<\/span><\/address><\/div>\n<p class=\"py-1.5 mb-4 text-lg\">Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the additional allocation would supplement the annual grant given to the private university, Bernama reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"py-1.5 mb-4 text-lg\">\u201cThe government will ensure the poorest students at this university continue to receive guaranteed assistance. Therefore, I am adding RM1 million specifically for that purpose,\u201d he said when speaking at the annual government grant presentation ceremony for AIMST University in Bedong, near Sungai Petani, today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"py-1.5 mb-4 text-lg\">The university received an annual grant of RM25 million at the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p class=\"py-1.5 mb-4 text-lg\">Also present were higher education minister Zambry Abd Kadir and MIC president SA Vigneswaran, who is also AIMST University chancellor and chairman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"py-1.5 mb-4 text-lg\">The university was founded by former MIC president S Samy Vellu in 2001.<\/p>\n<p class=\"py-1.5 mb-4 text-lg\">Anwar said despite global challenges, the government last week announced an allocation of RM100 for every secondary school and university student to purchase books.<\/p>\n<p class=\"py-1.5 mb-4 text-lg\">Anwar, who is also finance minister, said the country\u2019s economic growth remains resilient and strong.<\/p>\n<p class=\"py-1.5 mb-4 text-lg\">He said the national unemployment rate is currently at its lowest level, while investment performance has recorded an all-time high in the country\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"py-1.5 mb-4 text-lg\">\u201cOne of the major challenges, of course, is education \u2014 how to ensure we continue to excel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"py-1.5 mb-4 text-lg\">Anwar said education plays an important role in building a better future. As such, this sector receives the highest allocation in the annual budget, he added.<\/p>\n<\/address><\/div>\n<pre><i>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freemalaysiatoday.com\/category\/nation\/2026\/06\/07\/extra-rm1mil-to-help-aimst-varsity-students-from-poor-families\">https:\/\/www.freemalaysiatoday.com\/category\/nation\/2026\/06\/07\/extra-rm1mil-to-help-aimst-varsity-students-from-poor-families<\/a><\/i><\/pre>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has announced an additional RM1 million allocation for AIMST University in Bedong, Kedah, specifically to ensure that students from underprivileged backgrounds continue to receive guaranteed financial assistance. This special funding supplements the university&#8217;s annual government grant of RM25 million, which was presented during the same ceremony. Highlighting that education receives the highest allocation in the national budget, Anwar reiterated the government&#8217;s commitment to excellence and inclusivity, ensuring that economic growth supports the country&#8217;s most vulnerable students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":11371,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[116],"tags":[27],"class_list":["post-11353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-education"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propp.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propp.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propp.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propp.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propp.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11353"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/propp.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11375,"href":"https:\/\/propp.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11353\/revisions\/11375"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propp.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propp.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propp.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propp.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}