Ministry allocates RM24m for varsity students' data plan packages

BernamaPublished: Oct 31, 2020 3:07 AM | Updated: Oct 31, 2020 4:55 AM

The Ministry of Higher Education has allocated RM24 million for Internet data plan assistance to 320,396 students from the B40 category, to ensure that they enjoy a conducive online learning environment following the Covid-19 pandemic.

Its minister Noraini Ahmad said in collaboration with telecommunication companies, YTL Foundation and Lembaga Tabung Haji, 225,784 SIM cards have been distributed to the students...

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