GPMS Urges Government To Review Decision On Non-Bumiputra Scholarship Quota - Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 (Bernama) -- The Peninsula Malay Students Federation (GPMS) has urged the government to review its decision to raise the Public Service Department (PSD) scholarship quota for non-bumiputra students up to 45 per cent.

Its President, Datuk Reezal Merican Naina Merican, said the association, without any intention to be racist, wanted the government to review the decision.

GPMS has been receiving many calls from members from all over the country who wanted an explanation on the matter, he said in a statement Sunday.

"GPMS believes in and upholds the meritocracy principle and hopes that the scholarship scheme will be implemented in the right spirit and mechanism.

"The awarding of scholarships should be based not only on the performance merit but also the socio-economic merit of the people so that the opportunity for higher education focuses on the right target groups of Malaysian society," he said.

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