Strict meritocracy won’t work in Sarawak, says PKR senator

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This follows Sarawak’s decision to do away with admission quotas at the five state-owned universities.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/11/09/strict-meritocracy-wont-work-in-sarawak-says-pkr-senator/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #AbunSuiAnyit #Sarawak #Meritocracy

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00:00A PKR senator has rejected employing meritocracy in a strict manner in Sarawak after the state

00:08decided to do away with admission quotas at the five state-owned universities.

00:14Senator Abun Sui Aniet said a strict approach towards meritocracy would not work due to

00:19the imbalanced distribution of wealth across the state, Dayat Veli reported.

00:25He said rural folks still lacked access to basic infrastructure like clean water supply,

00:30electricity, the internet and roads, putting them on an unequal footing compared with their

00:36urban counterparts.

00:38Abun said targeted affirmative action was still needed under the state's 2025 budget

00:43to uplift such communities and pave the way for a more balanced economic landscape.

00:50He added that a comprehensive policy overhaul was needed to ensure sustainable growth and

00:55to provide rural population support to thrive alongside urban areas.

01:01Last Saturday, Sarawak Deputy Education, Innovation and Talent Development Minister Dr Anwar Rapai

01:07said admission into five state-owned universities will be based solely on meritocracy to pick

01:12the best of the best.

01:15The five universities are the Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus, Curtin University

01:20Malaysia, University of Technology Sarawak, ICATS University College and Centre for Technology

01:26Excellence Sarawak.

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