Food crisis during festive season

By Samuel Lee

For the international students who were present for the Hari Raya Haji, it was not a relaxing holiday.

   As most of the Malaysians are aware, this year’s Hari Raya Haji took place on the 26th of October, which is a national holiday followed by two extra days off for the weekends. However, the international student residents in International Student Village (ISV) had a rather “depriving” holiday. 

   Shops and stalls were closed, and the cafeteria workers had left the international students without any food. Although those who were able to drive and own a car did not have much trouble, the international students who were without transport, were left hungry. The international students are more than upset about the late notice on the notice board.    

   Nevertheless, according to the management, they were unable to counter the issue in time since the canteen chef had notified them very late. Transportation solution was however, immediately provided after our provost, Professor Reg Jordan, was informed about the situation. He was quick to address the issue and hence, a solution did arrived. 

   A student who wishes to be anonymised suggested, “We students think since the place we live in is called International Student Village perhaps the food vendors should be varied internationally as well?” 

   “The students, both international and local, hope that the management office would do everything in its power to prevent such inconvenient event from happening again. It would be most appreciative for the management to consider the feedbacks given by the students as well as other relevant parties as one of the avenues to improve the quality of the services provided in the ISV,” said another student staying at the ISV.

   With such comments circulating within the student body, it seems that the ISV has indeed taken some action in making sure that the vendors are opened during public holidays, such as Awal Muharam and Hari Deepavali. 

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