Guan Eng: UTAR, TAR UC must be separated from MCA before getting more govt money


File photo of UTAR's Faculty of Business and Finance in Kampar, Perak.

KUALA LUMPUR: Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng has insisted that MCA should break off ties with Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) and Tunku Abdul Rahman University College (TAR UC) before the government provides more allocations for the two institutions.

"I would advise that next year, we will consider (more allocations) but at the same time, we want to be sure that there is a clear separation between education and politics.

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