UiTM student council sorry for protest ‘misunderstanding’

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The student representative council says its statement announcing the protest against calls to admit non-Bumiputeras was misunderstood by certain quarters.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/05/22/uitm-student-council-sorry-for-protest-misunderstanding/  Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/05/22/mahasiswauitmbantah-mpp-mohon-maaf-atas-kenyataan-sedikit-mengelirukan/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #UiTM #MMA #Student

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00:00 The Student Representative Council of UITM has apologised for causing a misunderstanding

00:07 by its recent protest against calls to admit non-Bhubiputra students to its cardiothoracic

00:12 surgery postgraduate programme.

00:15 The group said its May 14th press statement announcing the protest, where it urged all

00:19 students to wear black as a sign of solidarity, was a little confusing as we did not explain

00:24 the actual chronology of this case.

00:27 It added that there was some misunderstanding over its statement as the council's interpretation

00:32 of Article 153 of the federal constitution, which deals with the special position of the

00:36 Malays and the natives of Sabah and Sarawak, was not explained thoroughly.

00:41 In announcing the protest last week, the council said that it held fast to the constitution,

00:46 particularly Article 153, and that UITM was formed for the preservation of the special

00:51 position of the Bhubiputras.

00:53 Meanwhile, the student council acknowledged that it had disrupted national harmony due

00:57 to its unclear method of delivery in announcing the protest, saying that that was not its

01:02 intention.

01:04 The UITM Student Council's protest came after the Malaysian Medical Association urged the

01:09 varsity to prioritise public health by temporarily opening its cardiothoracic surgery programme

01:14 to non-Bhubiputras amid a shortage of specialists and surgeons in the field.

01:19 Natasha Bewst, FMT News.

01:21 (upbeat music)

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