MCA president and Ayer Hitam MP Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong told a press conference on Friday (June 27) that the increasing use of direct or open entry routes into public universities is raising concerns over high costs that are progressively pricing out deserving students from underprivileged and middle-income backgrounds.
"We must re-evaluate this system when public universities begin to act commercially, deviating from their original noble goal of ensuring that bright students—especially those from low-income families—are allowed to succeed," he said.
