Sarawak pleads with Finance Ministry for RM1b to fix state's rundown schools | Malay Mail

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Sarawak pleads with Finance Ministry for RM1b to fix state's rundown schools

State Education, Science and Technological Research Minister Datuk Seri Michael Manyin speaking to reporters in Kuching July 2, 2019. — Picture by Sulok Tawie

State Education, Science and Technological Research Minister Datuk Seri Michael Manyin said repair works on dilapidated schools can start immediately once the MoE has approval. “MoE also proposed that an agreement be signed between the federal and state government to ensure that the RM1 billion was spent only on dilapidated schools in Sarawak, that procurement process to be managed by the state Federal Tender board and that the state Public Works Department be made the implementing agency.

“In the meeting, the chief minister proposed to repay RM1 billion of the state government’s outstanding loan to the federal government as contra payment for the repair of dilapidated schools in Sarawak,” he said, adding Mazslee agreed to the state government’s proposal.

 

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Federal government should take care of the schools, some as that.

They do not hv anymore money?

Waiiiiiitt, weren’t they saying they won’t be bankrupt?

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