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Education aid for 170 top scoring students
Published on: Tuesday, July 15, 2025 Published on: Tue, Jul 15, 2025 Text Size: The students in a group photo after receiving the aid. Kota Kinabalu: More than 170 students received assistance from the Sabah State Education Fund (TPNS) in line with the Sabah Maju Jaya Development Plan's objective of developing human capital. The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Datuk Dr Arifin Mohd Arif, said the award is part of a government initiative approved by the Chief Minister, Datuk Seri Panglima Hajiji Noor. Advertisement 'Today, we are distributing TPNS assistance and State government initiatives to more than 170 recipients, including 74 outstanding STPM students who achieved a perfect score of 4.0. 'The Chief Minister commends the students' achievements and each student who earned a perfect 4.0 GPA received RM1,000. 'One student from SMK Kota Klias, Beaufort, stood out at the national level in STPM and awarded RM3,000 for their outstanding performance. 'We are also proud to present contributions to 20 students who achieved excellent results in the Malaysian University English Test (Muet). Each student received RM1,000, as it is no easy feat to excel in this examination,' he said when met by the media after the Sabah State Education Fund Honorarium Presentation Ceremony for Outstanding STPM and Muet Students 2024 at Dewan Saadah, Wisma Muis. At the same event, 22 students received TPNS contributions for successfully pursuing their studies at the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) level, in addition to the presentation of the Anak Sabah Excellence Award (Aksa) and the Bistari Award. 'We've recently added a new initiative called Bayu, which provides RM150 in Muet exam fee assistance to 8,000 students, bringing the total aid close to one million ringgit. 'This means those who sit for the Muet examination will no longer have to pay the fees themselves, as these will be covered by the government,' he said. 'To date, we have spent over RM13 million for more than 10,000 students through the Sabah State Education Fund. It is estimated that this year alone, we have allocated RM74 million for 14 initiatives, which we refer to as Bagus, Budi, Baik, Bisbah and Bakti, among others.' He added that the State government continuously increases allocations for human capital development to ensure balanced growth is achieved. Also present at the event were the Director of Yayasan Sabah, Datuk Seri Ghulamhaidar @ Yusof Khan Bahadar; Assistant Minister of Finance, Datuk Tan Lee Fat; Director of the Sabah State Education Department, Datuk Raisin Saidin; and Chief Executive Officer of the Sabah Islamic Religious Council (Muis), Datuk Ramlan Awang Ali. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
Daily Express
25-06-2025
- Politics
- Daily Express
Muet fee aid for all Sabah Form Six students
Published on: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 Published on: Wed, Jun 25, 2025 Text Size: Arifin said the Bayu assistance focuses on funding the Muet examination, which is a compulsory subject for admission into bachelor's degree programmes at public institutions of higher learning (IPTA). - Bernama pic Kota Kinabalu: The Sabah Government has introduced the University English Test Examination Fee Assistance (Bayu) for all Form Six students, involving a financial allocation of RM918,750. State Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Dr Mohd Arifin Mohd Arif said the initiative would encourage more students to prepare themselves for higher education. 'All students, not only those from the B40 category, taking Muet (Malaysian University English Test) this year will have their exam fees paid through the Sabah State Education Department (JPNS),' he told reporters after the announcement of the 2024 Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) examination results by JPNS Director Datuk Raisin Saidin at Menara Kinabalu, Tuesday. Arifin said the Bayu assistance focuses on funding the Muet examination, which is a compulsory subject for admission into bachelor's degree programmes at public institutions of higher learning (IPTA). He added that the State Government also provides RM1,000 in assistance to 146 excellent STPM 2024 students and RM3,000 to one outstanding Sabah student at the national level. Arifin said the State Government has also allocated substantial funds for the implementation of 13 educational aid initiatives for students, schools, parent-teacher associations and Sabah student associations both locally and abroad. Advertisement 'These initiatives aim to ease their financial burdens and empower education in Sabah,' he said.
