Funding to several major public universities was slashed to the lowest since Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak came to power, according to Budget 2017 which he tabled in Parliament yesterday.

Among them are Universiti Malaya (UM), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM).