OYO Hotel, NGOs & Netizens Help Out Students In Need After Reopening Of Universities Was Postponed Again

By Charmaine Shaharin  •  05 Oct 2020 in News

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In July, the Higher Education Minister had announced that universities would be able to reopen in October. 

However, due to the spike of COVID cases within the last few days of September, on October 2nd the Ministry of Higher Education has decided to postpone the reopening process of universities once again to avoid the cases from spreading. This left many students stranded and left alone at their institutions.

After the sudden announcement, many students have expressed their annoyance on the matter on social media whereas others have been relentlessly asking the public for help in order to pay for bus tickets or a place to stay.

Very incompetent minister, releasing a statement a week before the classes begin.

Bayar balik flight tickets, rumah sewa & duit perjalanan those students. Should’ve stick with 31 December date.

Jgn nak u-turn sangat. pic.twitter.com/1jiOn8Uz7J

— Iman (@mutttaqinn) October 2, 2020

Kami student ni dah la kena cari rumah sewa, lepastu kalau dah dpt takkan nak cancel balik, ingat senang ke nak cari kene bayar duit depo lagi

— Nur Syafikah (@elfpika) September 28, 2020

To overcome this storm, budget hotel OYO has offered to lend a helping hand by offering free accommodations for up to four nights at selected hotels in Klang Valley and Bangi. Students who are interested can fill up a Google form and present their student ID cards if they’ve been accepted.

ACCOMMODATION FOR STUDENTS

If you’re still stranded & figuring things out, OYO Malaysia has FREE ROOMS available for you at its Shah Alam and Bangi properties. Just fill out this form: https://t.co/DrryBCl9As#SiswaJagaSiswa #KitaJagaKita #RakyatJagaRakyat

Please RT pic.twitter.com/7qv54zLBHM

— Hanna Alkaf (@yesitshanna) October 4, 2020

Another organization that has shown their dedication to helping students through the #SiswaJagaSiswa spirit is writing collective, Solidaritas who collaborated with the new political party, MUDA. The group recently just collected RM50,000 which will be allocated to the students who are in need of pocket money, accommodation fees and bus fares.

Bantu kami bantu mahasiswa.

Usaha ini adalah kolaborasi antara SOLIDARITAS X MUDA.#MenteriKPTsilaletakjawatan pic.twitter.com/Bp3VtNgN9T

— solidaritas.my (@MySolidaritas) October 2, 2020

Looking at the severity of the situation, Former Minister Of Youth & Sports, Syed Saddiq also helped by collecting funds and donations for students with the initiative #MudaJagaMuar from the Muar Parliament for students who have been stranded. He also urged the Ministry of Higher Education to provide reasonable compensation to the affected students.

Walaupun peruntukan Parlimen telah ditarik balik, kita kena cari jalan & saya akan sumbangkan gaji saya sekali.

Sila hubungi talian tertera dan beritahu kawan-kawan dari Parlimen Muar.
https://t.co/jvIFckgtHHhttps://t.co/dZTmHkZ3Jl pic.twitter.com/ZWOFZvDt6A

— Syed Saddiq (@SyedSaddiq) October 2, 2020

Aside from ministers and aforementioned organizations, even netizens have been offering some help to students.

Hi. Any student yg terkandas kat KL or anywhere near, my family can provide a place and accomodations. We can pick you up wherever you are. you can just dm me.

— sam (@msofeas) October 2, 2020

Ada university student yang perlukan financial support untuk beli ticket bas or anything can slide into my dm. Sorry takde vehicle or accommodation, financial only. #RakyatJagaRakyat#siswajagasiswa

— notHeather (@jengjenjen) October 2, 2020

Any university students yang perlukan financial support you guys can slide into my dm. Especially financial problem. Saya cuba bantu you guys janji dapat pulang ke rumah. #RakyatJagaRakyat#siswajagasiswa

— VICTORIA SECRET (@sarahzdn1) October 2, 2020

Syed Saddiq even uploaded a TikTok to urge for more help towards these students.

U turn berkali kali membebankan mahasiswa! KPT perlu berikan mereka pampasan yang berpatutan.

Kebajikan Mahasiswa perlu dijaga! pic.twitter.com/KVTTeMlQj9

— Syed Saddiq (@SyedSaddiq) October 2, 2020

If you’re a student and you’re in search of donations, the KitaJagaKita website has a few more organizations that could help.

Malaysia reports 432 new cases taking its total number of infections to 12,813. Let’s all be safe and take care of each other during these trying times.