Mara chairman shocked by conditions at Langkawi MRSM during surprise visit

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Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) colleges should not only be the best junior colleges in the country but also offer the best facilities, says Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki.  The Mara chairman said this during a surprise visit to the Langkawi Mara Junior Science College (MRSM) on Sunday (Nov 10).  Read more at https://shorturl.at/XCeHu  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Majlis Amanah Rakyat Colleges should not only be the best junior colleges in the country,

00:07but also offer the best facilities.

00:10Mara Chairman Datuk Ashraf Wajdi Dusuki said this during a surprise visit to the Langkawi

00:16Mara Junior Science College on Sunday.

00:19Ashraf was shocked to find the facilities at the college in dire need of cleanliness

00:23and maintenance.

00:25He said he decided to visit the college after receiving numerous complaints from parents

00:30about the situation at the school.

00:32Among the complaints were issues of broken toilets, water supply problems, dirty food

00:37trays and other matters affecting student welfare.

00:41In a video on social media, Ashraf was also seen approaching three students who told him

00:46that they were seeking medical attention after suffering diarrhoea.

00:51During the inspection, he also found a toilet door that collapsed when he touched it.

00:57He also found that some of the toilets were not functional and the sinks were not working.

01:03Ashraf also inspected the water storage tank and stated that the school management had

01:08approved special funding to ensure an uninterrupted water supply for the school.

01:13He also reminded the principal and school management to always monitor the quality of

01:18the food for the students.

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