Umno Youth urges govt to compel conglomerates to donate laptops for students


PETALING JAYA: Umno Youth wants the government to compel conglomerates to donate more laptops to students for online learning using powers under the Emergency Ordinance.

Its chief Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki told the government to immediately distribute the laptops as listed under Budget 2021 since the school session has started using the home-based teaching and learning programme (PdPR).

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