By Ufairah Tarmidzi
SHAH ALAM, June 17 — Menteri Besar Selangor (Incorporated) or MBI has described the act of individuals selling learning modules from the Selangor People's Tuition Programme (PTRS) on the e-commerce platform Shopee as appalling and unethical.
MBI Foundation head Ahmad Azri Zainal Nor said they regard the spread of advertisements for the sale of PTRS modules seriously and will not hesitate to take firm action against those responsible.
“This is an irresponsible act — absolutely appalling and extremely malicious — as the individual is willing to profit from free educational materials sponsored by the state government.
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MBI Foundation chief Ahmad Azri Zainal Nor speaks to reporters after visiting Selangor football legend Azman Adnan in Hulu Langat on January 12, 2025. — Picture by NUR ADIBAH AHMAD IZAM/MEDIA SELANGOR[/caption]
“I hope Shopee will take the appropriate action against the individual exploiting this situation so they may no longer profit from a programme carried out with the public’s benefit in mind,” he said when contacted by Media Selangor today.
Azri added that MBI had already contacted and lodged a report with Shopee Malaysia regarding the advertisement and sale of the PTRS modules on Saturday (June 14), and that they are currently awaiting the report's outcome.
Yesterday, Media Selangor reported the viral spread of advertisements and sales of PTRS modules on Shopee, priced between RM5 and RM9.90, covering core subjects in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examinations, including Bahasa Melayu, English, Mathematics, Science, and History for Forms Four and Five.
Following this, the Selangor chapter of the Federation of Peninsular Malay Students (GPMS) condemned the sale of the PTRS modules, describing it as a form of educational exploitation.
Previously, the state government allocated RM11 million to implement PTRS this year, benefiting over 160,000 students.
The free tuition programme focuses on providing additional classes in Bahasa Melayu, English, Mathematics, Science, History, and Additional Mathematics for Form Four and Form Five students, particularly those from low-income (B40) families or with moderate to weak academic performance.
