THE enrolment of 289 students from Kuching district into matriculation colleges throughout the country has been postponed to another date to be announced later.

In a statement today, the Ministry of Education said the decision was made after Kuching was identified as a red zone by the Ministry of Health crisis preparedness and response centre yesterday.

Following that, the admission of 154 students of Sarawak Matriculation College in Kuching has also been postponed.

“The matriculation colleges will contact all students affected by this delay. The ministry will bear the cost of new economy flight tickets for those affected and have already purchased flight tickets for admission into the matriculation colleges.

“The students are required to submit their claims with supporting documents for tickets purchased,” it added. – Bernama, July 30, 2020.