Ibrahim Ali says funding should instead be given to post-graduate students in fields not available locally.
PETALING JAYA: Malay extremist group, Perkasa, wants the Public Service Department (PSD) scholarships for overseas first-degree programmes scrapped.
Its chief, Ibrahim Ali, said: “The cost of funding a student overseas is equivalent to funding two to three students locally. Overseas scholarships should be given for post-graduates studies in disciplines that are not available locally.”
“That’s why Perkasa is proposing that scholarships for overseas first-degree programmes be scrapped,” he added.
Ibrahim also urged the PSD not to give in to BN component parties MCA and MIC in disbursing scholarships.
“It is a government matter. MCA and MIC must not disrupt the PSD. Umno and its Youth wing never disturbed the PSD though many Bumiputera students failed to secure scholarships.”
Ibrahim also took Deputy Education Minister and MCA Youth chief Wee Ka Siong to task for saying Chinese support for BN has eroded due to government’s failure to provide scholarships.
“What about the Malays who fail to get scholarships?” asked Ibrahim.
“As far as I know, Malays who failed to obtain scholarships still support the government. But for some races, they are not supportive even when they are given scholarships. Similarly, the shift in support for MIC is also small,” Ibrahim said.
Political mileage
The perennial controversy over the award of PSD scholarships resurfaced last week when Wee claimed that 363 straight A+ students failed to get scholarships this year.
This is despite the pledge recently made by Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak that all students scoring 8A+ and above will receive the PSD scholarships.
Yesterday, Minister in Prime Minister’s Department Nazri Aziz defended the PSD and took Wee to task for claiming there was abuse of power in the award of government scholarships.
He said Wee was using the issue to gain political mileage and challenged Wee to furnish proof of his claims.
The PSD scholarships fall under two primary categories: the overseas degree programme for 1,500 selected students and the local degree programme for 2,500 applicants.
PETALING JAYA: Malay extremist group, Perkasa, wants the Public Service Department (PSD) scholarships for overseas first-degree programmes scrapped.Its chief, Ibrahim Ali, said: “The cost of funding a student overseas is equivalent to funding two to three students locally. Overseas scholarships should be given for post-graduates studies in disciplines that are not available locally.”
“That’s why Perkasa is proposing that scholarships for overseas first-degree programmes be scrapped,” he added.
Ibrahim also urged the PSD not to give in to BN component parties MCA and MIC in disbursing scholarships.
“It is a government matter. MCA and MIC must not disrupt the PSD. Umno and its Youth wing never disturbed the PSD though many Bumiputera students failed to secure scholarships.”
Ibrahim also took Deputy Education Minister and MCA Youth chief Wee Ka Siong to task for saying Chinese support for BN has eroded due to government’s failure to provide scholarships.
“What about the Malays who fail to get scholarships?” asked Ibrahim.
“As far as I know, Malays who failed to obtain scholarships still support the government. But for some races, they are not supportive even when they are given scholarships. Similarly, the shift in support for MIC is also small,” Ibrahim said.
Political mileage
The perennial controversy over the award of PSD scholarships resurfaced last week when Wee claimed that 363 straight A+ students failed to get scholarships this year.
This is despite the pledge recently made by Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak that all students scoring 8A+ and above will receive the PSD scholarships.
Yesterday, Minister in Prime Minister’s Department Nazri Aziz defended the PSD and took Wee to task for claiming there was abuse of power in the award of government scholarships.
He said Wee was using the issue to gain political mileage and challenged Wee to furnish proof of his claims.
The PSD scholarships fall under two primary categories: the overseas degree programme for 1,500 selected students and the local degree programme for 2,500 applicants.
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