Concerns that some PerantiSiswa recipients will try to sell their free tablets might have possibly come true.
Muar MP Syed Saddiq along with a few netizens have allegedly spotted some ads where the free tablets, including the original keyboard, cover and stylus, were put up for sale online.
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Saya cari ad balik, dah tak jumpa.
— Syed Saddiq (@SyedSaddiq) October 24, 2022
Janganlah jual. 😔
Kerajaan dah bagi untuk guna dan ramai lagi yang memerlukannya.
1/3 pelajar di Malaysia tak ada gajet.
Di Sabah & Sarawak, 1/2 pelajar tak ada.
Boleh serahkan kembali untuk disampaikan kepada mereka yang memerlukan lagi. pic.twitter.com/eEO4bolL5r
In one of the sales posts, a person claiming to be a recipient wanted to sell the free tablet because they already own an iPad.
Another alleged recipient wanted to sell the free tablet so they could upgrade their current iPad to be used for their studies while another person said they just needed the money.
Syed Saddiq urged these recipients to return the tablets so that the gadgets could be given to those who really needed them.
He claimed that many students in the peninsular, Sabah and Sarawak who needed the free tablets didn’t manage to get theirs.
His statement was echoed by some who tried applying for the PerantiSiswa tablets but were allegedly rejected.
A student @arinachan, who claimed to be part of the B40 group, said she failed to get the PerantiSiswa tablet. She has tried working part-time to save up money to get a tablet herself but found it hard to scrounge up enough funds.
Other netizens believe those who were trying to sell their PerantiSiswa tablets should have at least passed them to students who needed them for free.
Some suspected that those selling the free tablets were not even from the B40 group, and wondered how they were approved as PerantiSiswa recipients.
Needless to say, those who badly needed the tablet for their studies but failed to get it were upset to see the items being sold online.
Checks on Carousell by The Rakyat Post found that the ads that went viral earlier could no longer be found.
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I gagal tau even B40 🙂 already try to work part time time cuti sem pun tak lepas beli, cause perlu tab untuk nota dan sebagainya sbb banyak sekarang lecturer suruh tgk recorded vid and go through all notes before kelas which memang tak sempat nak tulis nota satu satu atas kertas
— +1♡ (@arinachan16) October 24, 2022
Sekurang-kurangnya, bagi dekat orang lain kalau tak nak pakai.
— baturocks (@baturocks) October 24, 2022
Ini dah dapat free, nak jual untuk dapat cash.
Buruk perangai orang² yang mencantas hak orang lain macam ni.
Sama la ada kawan T20 dapat jugak. Huhu
— Dila (@GraciousAddy) October 24, 2022
mak aku single mom aku mohon bende ni still x dpt. sampainya hati dia gi mohon walaupun ada ipad…
— idlan ⭐ ⭐ (@swuwuqi) October 24, 2022
What’s PerantiSiswa?
PerantiSiswa is a programme to provide free tablets to poor students from B40 families to use in their studies.
Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa announced in September that all eligible students will receive the latest Samsung Galaxy tablet, including the original Samsung Smart Keyboard Trio 500 and the S-Pen stylus.
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The PerantiSiswa programme is expected to benefit over 400,000 students. According to The Star, recipients are barred from selling the tablets under the terms and conditions.
Annuar said he was “deeply saddened” to hear some recipients were selling the tablets they received.
