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Rising cost of living in Malaysia leaves
university students hungry
Due to increasing costs of living, more Malaysians are oering suspended meals, where people can pay forfood to be given to those in need.
by Asian Correspondent Staff -15th January 21!
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$ %&'()* of 25,!+2 students from si public universities in Malaysia has
revealed that more than half are left unable to aord a single meal a day
due to the rising cost of living.
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-he recentlypublished survey, conducted by the Muslim (olunteer
Malaysia $ssociation, found that more than 5 percent of respondents
cannot aord to spend M*'5, the e/uivalent of &%01.1, a day on food.
$pproimately percent reported that they only eat rice with egg, while a
further 1 percent claimed all they can aord to buy are pacets of instant
noodles.
-he %tar reported that in many cases, students can only spare M*'1.5, or
+ &% cents, a day on food, meaning many are forced to sip meals and are
left feeling unwell. &niversityrun organisations have announced that
students are even fainting because they are so hungry when they come to
class.
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-he issue has received increasing attention from both the public and the
media since 3arian Metro, a Malay daily, disclosed that a psychology
student from &niversiti 4ebangsaan Malaysia had been admitted to the
hospital after suering from ruptured intestines caused by malnutrition. -he
student blamed her bad health on only having M*'+, or &%0!.+ a wee,
to spend on food.
Many student bodies are implementing programmes to help feed students
who simply can6t for out the cost of three meals a day.
Most of these pro7ects are drawn from the 8suspended meal9 concept,
which allows :nancially sound students to pay for etra food in advance;
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these supplies are then dispensed among students who are in need.
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<ne eample of this is the 8=ro7ect %uspended Meals 2.9, managed by the
student council at the >nternational >slamic &niversity Malaysia. -his
programme permits customers to buy coupons worth M*'2 or M*' ?! &%
cents and @1 &% cents, respectivelyA; the vouchers are then left for hungry
students to claim as and when they need them.
<n Bednesday, -he Malay Mail reported that 4uala Cerus M=, Dr Mohd
4hairuddin $man 'aali, had suggested that the government create a fund
to help students cope with the rising cost of living by providing them with a
monthly allowance.
-he lawmaer re/uested that every student be given grants of M*'1 a
month, on top of any eisting loans or scholarship funding the student is
receiving.
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“Bith that value, the amount needed by the government is only M*'+!E.
million a year F in fact this value would be less if it6s only set aside for
students at the undergraduate or diploma level,9 said 'aali.
“ -his amount isn6t too big if compared to all sorts of ineective ependiture
and wastages by the federal government which can be seen through the
$ttorney#eneral6s audit report.
“>f they are willing to sponsor millions of 'inggit for programmes in the form
of entertainment, culture and sports, then > am con:dent and > believe that
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there will be those willing to give sponsorship to the students that are the
country6s most important assets in order to achieve bigger rewards
alongside $llah s.w.t,9 he went on.
-he minister then emphasised that these poor and needy students were the
future leaders of the country, and they should be encouraged and
supported through their entire education.
<ther government oGcials caused an uproar by claiming that reports of
students struggling to buy food were sensationalised and do not accurately
reHect their current :nancial status. 4hairy Jamaluddin, Malaysia6s current
youth and sports minister, compared the issue to the region6s growing
problem with homelessness, claiming that it was unliely that students
were starving if even the homeless could get food through various
organisations.
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