More money for Mara scholars

BANGI: The living allowance for local and overseas students sponsored by Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) will be increased with immediate effect.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, has announced that the new living allowance rate for local students has been increased from a minimum of RM650 to a maximum of RM950 per month from diploma to professional and doctoral degree levels.