MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong has questioned the fairness of university admissions after top scorer Edward Wong Yi Xian, who achieved a perfect CGPA and 99.9% merit rating, was rejected by Universiti Malaya’s accounting programme through UPUonline.<br /><br />He noted that Wong had earlier been offered a place via the “open channel” route with fees 10 times higher, raising concerns that money outweighed merit. <br /><br />Dr Wee also disputed UM’s claim of only 85 available places, citing data showing higher graduate numbers, and urged greater transparency and reforms amid Malaysia’s accountant shortage.<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
