#students

FREE YOURSAY 'So ethics and morality must be sacrificed to please their political masters for fear of losing their education licence?'

UPDATED 9PM Students protesting against the BN function on their campus compels the school head to make a public apology. [VIDEO]

Their numbers make young Malaysians a crucial, possibly decisive, source of support in an election that promises to be the closest since independence.

'We don't blindly follow... we get our information from everywhere. So, those in power know that we can be a very dangerous crowd.'

The deputy minister advises all institutions to make adjustments, while students who wish to campaign must ensure studies are not disrupted.

UPDATED 6.25PM Student group GM13 names UM political science student Mohamed Bukhairy Mohamed Sufian as its candidate to take on the PM.

UPDATED 3.50PM ‘This has nothing to do with the election,' says Deputy Higher Education Minister Hou Kok Chung.

There are irresponsible groups who are trying to influence the undergraduates to do negative things and go against the government.

UPDATED 6.35PM 'Asmara Songsang' has sparked controversy over 'state-sponsored bigotry' and its potential to incite hatred, says The Guardian.

FREE YOURSAY 'It is okay to provide free education provided we eliminate graft and students entering varsities must attain a minimum satisfactory pass.'

Rosmah Mansor's entourage made sure she did not come across about 40 female students who held placards poking fun of her at UKM.

'This is where government policies are explained to doubtful students. Thus, this is the venue for us to be critical,' says Tun Faisal.

FREE YOURSAY 'It is not a crime to seek truth and ask questions. The cultivation of capability for critical thinking should be the mission of our universities.'

The direct violence plus near constant harassment made it unbearable for the students to continue with their mission.

UPDATED 8.50PM Two female student activists accuse Umno members of pulling their scarves while they were distributing anti-BN pamphlets in Pekan.

Pekan OCPD Supt Yahaya Othman says this is to avoid any untoward incidents from occurring in the parliamentary constituency.

A student activist has lodged a police report saying he was attacked in Pekan, while on a campaign trail against Najib.

In a survey of 1,000 students at UPM, he led with ease from opposition leaders Anwar Ibrahim, Abdul Hadi Awang, and Lim Kit Siang.

Even so, a study finds majority of students were unsure of who to choose and felt BN will remain as federal government in the coming election.

UPDATED 7.46PM It is also the most popular among students from Universiti Malaya and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

New South Wales police launch two social media sites to help foreign students, after a number of high-profile cases wherein they were assaulted.

UPDATED 2.25PM Malaysia's drop to its lowest level is because access to information was becoming more and more limited.

FREE YOURSAY ‘Even if we teach everything we know to the new workers coming out from universities, they are too dumb to learn anything.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Her job is to answer hard questions, not belittle the questioner. It shows immaturity and incompetence.'