KUALA LUMPUR: MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong has expressed sadness that the Tunku Abdul Rahman University College (TAR UC) was denied allocation of a matching grant for a second year running. "Under education, there was no mention at all of any allocation for matching grant for TAR UC again," he said when met at the Parliament lobby after the Budget 2020 speech on Friday (Oct 11). "Now TAR UC is not even getting one sen, similar to what happened last year under Lim Guan Eng. He also lamented that the RM5.5mil allocation for development expenses for TAR UC under the budget last year had been slashed to RM1mil for next year. Related stories:Chinese associations happy with funds for Chinese schools, mega-projectsBudget 2020: Entrepreneurship, SMEs get major boostFull text of Budget 2020 speech

Source: The Star October 11, 2019 13:52 UTC