Student and youth groups expressed reservations over the repeal after the prime minister announced that AUKU would be scrapped and replaced with a more comprehensive law. Maju Youth Committee president Wong Yan Ke said while the repeal had been long awaited, concerns abound that the new law would be an AUKU in all but name. “After the government’s 50-year-old grip on higher learning institutions, everyone is sceptical whether the new law will be just another AUKU. He also said it was crucial for student unions, MYC and credible academics to be included in the drafting committee. The amendment saw the abolishment of Section 15(2)(c) of AUKU, which barred students from taking part in politics on campus.

Source: New Strait Times February 08, 2020 01:52 UTC