‘Treetop Girl’ Veveonah did not have online exams the day she recorded viral video, says Deputy Minister


Zahidi said the student appears to have been trying to make a name for herself and achieve temporary fame (‘terkenal sekejap’) through her video. — Screengrab from YouTube

Communications and Multimedia Ministry deputy minister Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin said a student who claimed she had to stay overnight up a tree to achieve stable Internet connectivity to sit for online exams actually did not have any examinations on the day she recorded the video.

Zahidi made the statement in a Dewan Negara session today (Sept 3) as part of his response to a supplementary question by Senator Datuk Donald Peter Mojuntin.

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