Anwar hints at Budget 2027 help for hungry university students, urges youth to lead now

During the Youth Economic Forum 2026 in Kuala Lumpur, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim suggested that Budget 2027 might include initiatives to support university students struggling with food insecurity.

Anwar emphasized the government's commitment to enhancing education quality, language proficiency, and addressing youth hunger.

He encouraged young Malaysians to assume leadership roles now rather than waiting for the future and to embrace the nation's diversity to drive progress.

The event also featured youth-driven policy proposals addressing various economic and development issues.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today hinted that Budget 2027 could include measures to help university students struggling to afford food, saying the government was already looking into the issue.

Addressing thousands of youths at the Youth Economic Forum (YEF) 2026 here, Anwar said the government’s role included improving the quality of education and ensuring students could master Malay while strengthening their command of English and other languages.

“There are university students who say, we want to learn but we are hungry. We focus on it. Later I will announce during the Budget. Can’t announce it all,” he said, drawing loud cheers and applause from the audience.

Last Saturday, Anwar said he had heard of lower-income university students going hungry and surviving on instant noodles, adding that the Treasury already had several preliminary proposals to address the issue.

Anwar also stressed that young Malaysians should not see themselves merely as leaders of the future, but as leaders who could already work together to make a difference.

“The youth now, in the current narrative, certainly are leaders for the future. But the youth now should also help and lead the country together. You are not only leaders for the future, but also leaders now working together,” he said.

He urged young Malaysians of different ethnic backgrounds to reject racial and religious hatred, saying the country’s diversity should instead be harnessed as a strength.

“My word, I’m confident, if this is the new spirit, we will see our country advance fast and in 10 years’ time, it is not the Malaysia we know today, but we will see a new, vibrant, progressive, successful Malaysia,” he said.

At the forum organised by the Perdana Fellows Alumni Association, Anwar also received six youth-led policy proposals based on a nationwide survey of more than 2,000 youths.

The proposals covered artificial intelligence, green entrepreneurship, skills development, public services, foreign direct investment and the establishment of a National Youth Economic Action Council as a platform for youths to contribute to economic policy.

He also received a memorandum on the proposals for Budget 2027.

YEF 2026 was held under the theme “Decoding the Next Decade: Advancing Malaysia’s Economic Frontier”.

Anwar received a warm welcome from the youths when he arrived for the forum, with many cheering and some chanting “PMX”, a reference to his position as Malaysia’s 10th prime minister.

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在吉隆坡举行的 2026 年青年经济论坛上，首相拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣表示，2027 年财政预算案可能会包含一些举措，以帮助面临粮食安全问题的大学生。

安华强调政府致力于提高教育质量、语言能力和解决青年饥饿问题。

他鼓励马来西亚青年现在就承担起领导角色，而不是等待未来，并拥抱国家的多样性来推动进步。

此次活动还展示了由青年主导的政策提案，这些提案旨在解决各种经济和发展问题。

吉隆坡，10月3日讯——首相拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣今日暗示，2027年财政预算案可能包含帮助大学生解决食物短缺问题的措施，并表示政府已经在研究这个问题。

安华在2026年青年经济论坛（YEF）上向数千名青年发表讲话时表示，政府的职责包括提高教育质量，确保学生能够掌握马来语，同时加强他们对英语和其他语言的掌握。

“有些大学生说，我们想学习，但我们很饿。我们会专注于此。稍后我会在预算案公布时宣布。不可能全部都宣布，”他说道，引来观众的热烈欢呼和掌声。

上周六，安华表示，他听说一些低收入大学生挨饿，只能靠方便面度日。他还补充说，财政部已经提出了几个初步方案来解决这个问题。

安华还强调，马来西亚青年不应仅仅将自己视为未来的领导者，而应视为能够携手合作、做出改变的领导者。

“在当前的形势下，青年无疑是未来的领导者。但现在的青年也应该共同帮助和领导国家。你们不仅是未来的领导者，也是现在携手合作的领导者，”他说道。

他敦促不同种族背景的马来西亚年轻人摒弃种族和宗教仇恨，并表示国家的多样性应该被利用为一种优势。

“我敢肯定，如果这就是新的精神，我们将看到我们的国家快速发展，10年后，它将不再是我们今天所知的马来西亚，而是一个崭新、充满活力、进步、成功的马来西亚，”他说。

在由首相学者校友会组织的论坛上，安华还收到了六项由青年主导的政策建议，这些建议是根据对全国 2000 多名青年的调查得出的。

这些提案涵盖人工智能、绿色创业、技能发展、公共服务、外国直接投资以及建立国家青年经济行动委员会，作为青年为经济政策做出贡献的平台。

他还收到了一份关于 2027 年预算提案的备忘录。

2026 年青年经济论坛的主题是“解读下一个十年：推进马来西亚的经济前沿”。

安华抵达论坛时受到了青年们的热烈欢迎，许多人欢呼雀跃，一些人高喊“PMX”，指的是他作为马来西亚第十任总理的职位。

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