DAP urges govt to keep promise, ensure all 10A SPM students get matriculation spots

 

DAP has urged the government to keep its promise to ensure that all SPM graduates who obtained 10As or more are granted automatic placement in matriculation programmes.

Its secretary-general Anthony Loke said in a statement today that the party's central executive committee (CEC) had, after a meeting last night, also urged the government to ensure that other high-performing students are given due consideration for matriculation placement, based on existing capacity.

Matriculation is a pre-university programme offered as an alternative to STPM by the government.

The programme had a 90 percent bumiputera intake quota, with the remaining 10 percent open to non-bumiputera.

However, in 2024, the government resolved to grant placement to all SPM graduates who scored 10As or higher.

Last year, they refined this policy to include those who scored an A-. DAP had claimed credit for this policy shift.

Fatal accidents

Meanwhile, Loke said the DAP CEC had also supported the government's efforts to take strong action against those driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol and causing deaths, without bias.

This comes after the media recently reported two fatal crashes caused by inebriated drivers, killing four in total.

The accident that killed Amirul Hafiz Omar

In the first case, the accused has been charged with murder over the death of factory worker, Amirul Hafiz Omar.

In the second case in Segamat, Johor, the suspect is expected to be charged today with murder over the deaths of K Myakrishnan, 71, his wife, S Sevendai, 65, and the latter’s brother S Palamiandy, 75.

Other matters the DAP CEC resolved on were for all its leaders and elected representatives to educate the public about the severity of the global energy crisis and the need for everyone to take steps to save energy and use their vehicles responsibly to reduce fuel demand.

They also voiced support for the government's efforts to manage the crisis and ensure that natural resources are properly managed.

Meanwhile, the CEC also ordered the party's representatives in the parliamentary special select committee on separating the roles of attorney-general and public prosecutor to ensure that refinements can be made quickly in time for the June Parliament sitting. - Mkini