Tertiary students not allowed to leave dorms, hostels in new MCO guidelines


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 19 Mar 2020

PETALING JAYA: Students residing in hostels, dormitories and rented properties are not allowed to leave the premises to return to their hometown or homeland during the duration of the National Security Council’s (NSC) movement control order (MCO), says the Higher Education Ministry.

The ministry’s latest directive comes hot on the heels of Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s appeal to Malaysians to stay at home to "protect yourself and your family."

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