Govt mulling suggestion to deposit RM150 school aid into pupils' accounts


KUALA LUMPUR: Putrajaya is mulling a proposal to directly credit the RM150 early schooling aid into the accounts of pupils, says Deputy Education Minister Lim Hui Ying.

According to Lim, this will be to prevent repeats of the incident in January that saw more than RM100,000 worth of aid stolen.

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