KUALA LUMPUR (March 10): The Dewan Negara has passed the Supplementary Supply Bill (2025) 2026 for the first additional operating expenditure for 2025 amounting to RM8.4 billion. Of the RM8.4 billion in additional operating expenditure, RM7.9 billion was tabled for approval under the Supplementary Supply Bill 2025, while RM472 million is for charged expenditures and was not debated. “The first supplementary operating expenditure estimate 2025 of RM8.4 billion was prepared to meet these needs, and this additional amount has already been included in the actual operating expenditure for 2025, which stood at RM330.8 billion. “This is still below the original operating allocation of RM335 billion approved for 2025,” he said in the Dewan Negara on Tuesday. On average, public universities’ dependence on government funding is at around 75% to 80%, particularly to cover emoluments and basic operating costs.

Source: The Edge Markets March 11, 2026 03:23 UTC