Govt to provide for students stranded on campus


KUALA LUMPUR: The government will provide food to students who are staying in university or college campuses following the imposition of the movement control order (MCO), says Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

The Defence Minister said that the government had received complaints from parents that many of these students could not afford to buy food, and as such, the government decided to provide them with food.

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