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Weak ringgit takes toll on overseas Malaysian students, their parents

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zustudents02 - Bernama pix - BEIJING, 29 April, 2023 -  A total of 150 students studying in Beijing on April 29, 2023, took part in a Hari Raya Puasa celebration involving the Association of Malaysian Students in Beijing (AMSIB).

BEIJING, 29 April -- Seramai 150 penuntut yang belajar di Beijing hari ini menganjurkan Majlis Jalinan Mesra Aidilfitri yang melibatkan terdiri daripada Persatuan Pelajar Malaysia di Beijing (AMSIB).

Majlis tersebut disokong oleh Pejabat Pelajaran Malaysia Beijing menampilkan pelbagai masakan menu Malaysia yang disediakan oleh air tangan pelajar sendiri secara gotong-royong dari pelbagai universiti; antaranya Beijing Jiaotong Technology University (BJTU), Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU), Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU), University of International Business and Economic, Peking University dan Tsinghua University dan beberapa universiti di Beijing yang lain.

Selain hidangan pelbagai juadah raya, turut ditampilkan, persembahan pelajar termasuk tarian, silat, serta nyanyian lagu-lagu Aidilfitri mengangkat kemeriahan budaya Malaysia di bumi China.

--fotoBERNAMA (2023) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA

Malaysian students studying in Beijing at a Hari Raya Puasa celebration on April 29, 2023.

PHOTO: BERNAMA

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Many Malaysians studying overseas may no longer be able to afford their education costs after

the ringgit shrank against a basket of currencies

this year, putting their parents in a financial quandary.

The ringgit has fallen by 6.2 per cent since the start of the year, closing at RM4.6588 against the greenback on Friday.

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