Bursary recipients in tears after budget revision


PETALING JAYA: A bursary recipient burst into tears in front of her college mates and lecturer upon learning that her dream of going overseas to study had been dashed.

“My classmates and I watched the announcement (of the recalibrated Budget 2016) in class. I was so disheartened that I cried there,” said the student who wished to be known only as Liana, 20.

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