Govt's student laptop programme turns out to be a loan

Published: Feb 8, 2021 1:10 PM | Updated: Feb 8, 2021 1:51 PM

The 150,000 laptops that the government promised to provide students under Budget 2021 will be on a loan basis.

The laptops were acquired through the RM150 million Cerdik Fund which was pooled together by government-linked companies (GLC) and government-linked investment companies (GLIC).

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