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Public Service Department not only must speeds up assistance for non-bumi but for bumi as well. The correct expectation would be that PSD must speeds up assistance for all Malaysian top achievers regardless of race and colour.

Ismail Adam, Director-general of PSD also said that the Government could not offer more overseas scholarships due to constraints in quotas that foreign universities have for international students, adding that medical degrees from certain countries like the United States and Japan were also not recognised in Malaysia.

It seems that Malaysia rely heavily on foreign universities and this raise question on, why can't those degrees be offered at local university and why the quality of our local university not improved. If those degrees can be acquired at local university, the expenses on scholarships cost could be lower.

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PSD speeds up assistance to 117 non-bumi top achievers

PUTRAJAYA: The Public Service Department (PSD) provided “fast-lane assistance” to 117 non-bumiputra SPM top achievers from low-income families who applied for scholarships to study abroad.

Director-general Tan Sri Ismail Adam said they were among 151 students who were eligible to have their applications fast-tracked. The remaining 34 were bumiputra students.

Ismail said the assistance was given to students who scored 10 A1s who were from families earning below RM1,500 a month.

He also said the department was thinking about informing rejected scholarship applicants why they were not accepted.

Ismail said the Government could not offer more overseas scholarships due to constraints in quotas that foreign universities have for international students, adding that medical degrees from certain countries like the United States and Japan were also not recognised in Malaysia.