Najib (third left) and Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem (second left) presents SPM student Liyana Nazuha Mohamad Napi with a laptop. Photo by Bernama
PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today fulfilled a promise he had made to Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia students in Sarawak – equip each of them with a laptop computer.
The Prime Minister, during a walkabout in April at Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungai Ladong, Sarawak, had expressed this desire so as to raise the quality and outcome of education in the state.
Under the pilot project, laptop computers will be given to 33,000 SPM students in the urban, rural and interior areas of the state, with the distribution to be completed by September.
“With the promise fulfilled, I am confident and believe that Sarawak students will perform better in their studies.
“The collaboration between the federal and state governments to develop human capital in Sarawak will achieve the desired outcome,” Najib said after handing over laptop computers to five student representatives at the Perdana Putra building here. – Bernama