Politik, Legislatif, Dasar dan Tadbir Urus

I read and heard with irritation and felt disgusted with the fiasco committed by the apex status university called Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) which caused untold anguish to the affected students and their parents. If this happened in Japan, the Vice-Chancellor would have done the honourable thing - take full responsibilty and leave, but here in Malaysia, as expected, the blame is shifted here and there, trying to make someone a scapegoat. By the way, would there be any racist or sabotage elements involved? Those who are responsible for this fiasco should be sacked or expelled immediately.

An online blunder by apex-status Universiti Sains Malaysia in its first direct intake of undergraduates led to some 200 irate parents and applicants causing a ruckus here yesterday. The error resulted in 4,574 students being wrongly informed that they had obtained places at the university. Red-faced university officials apologised for their mistake when confronted by hollering parents and applicants, some sobbing. The university had on Friday mistakenly uploaded the names of 8,173 applicants who had met the minimum criteria, stating they were successful in their application although the list should only contain the names of 3,599 eligible students. The “successful” 8,173 were told to confirm their places with the university by 5pm yesterday. Applicants and parents starting arriving at the university at 9am yesterday to confirm their places but were told of the mistake. Tempers flared as parents, some of whom had travelled from other states for the registration, argued with registrar of...