Unfulfilled dream: Construction of this USM research centre in Nibong Tebal has stalled for two years while another centre nearby is completed but lacks facilities, so it is not being fully utilised.
NIBONG TEBAL: Despite getting hundreds of millions in grants from the Government, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) has not been able to live up to its Apex (Accelerated Programme for Excellence) status.
Its three-year-old research centre here, a project that cost RM21mil, is barely being utilised because of its limited facilities.
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