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KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Cabinet is committed to improving internet connectivity in rural areas, following the case of a student from Sabah who resorted to sitting in a tree to take her exams.
The student, Ms. Veveonah Mosibin, became an internet sensation after she posted videos of her spending time in a tree to get internet access to study and take her Chemistry and Malaysian studies exams in June.
In the video, the student from the Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) showed how she brought rice, water, office supplies and a mosquito net to the tree and found a suitable place to take her exam.
He spent the whole night in the tree and only came home the next day.
Veveonah Mosibin, a university student from Sabah, became an internet sensation overnight after she posted YouTube videos of herself spending the night in a tree to gain better internet access to study for her exam. .
Tweeting about the issue on Wednesday (September 9), Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said that the cabinet agreed to look into the issues raised by Ms Veveonah about poor internet connectivity in rural areas.
Mr. Khairy wrote: “This morning, the Cabinet discussed the issues raised by Veveonah. The Cabinet has taken note of the disparaging and unreasonable statements by the two deputy ministers.
“The Cabinet agreed that the real problem is Internet connectivity and basic infrastructure, particularly in rural areas. The government will do everything possible to fix them. “
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Deputy Minister of Communications and Multimedia, Zahidi Zainul Abidin, and Deputy Minister of Finance, Abdul Rahim Bakri, have been criticized for their recent comments on Ms Veveonah.
According to local media reports, Zahidi alleged in the Senate that Ms. Veveonah did not appear for any college exams, as shown in her YouTube video that went viral.
Since then, the deputy from the United Malaysia National Organization has apologized and retracted his accusations. He claimed that he obtained the information from Mr. Abdul Rahim.
Abdul Rahim, who is a deputy from Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia for Kudat, initially claimed in a Facebook post that he had dispatched an officer to investigate Ms Veveonah’s case and found that the student did not take any exams in June and no longer lived in the village. Since then, the post has been removed.
On Tuesday, UMS confirmed that Ms. Veveonah took her last semester exams online from June 9-12.
UMS Board Chairman Masidi Manjun also said that Ms Veveonah was an exemplary student and will continue her undergraduate studies in marine sciences at the university.
