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If you're a college student looking for a tablet, you may have heard about the PerantiSiswa initiative. Previously, it was announced that the distributed Android tablets were on a loan basis. However, it seems that is no longer the case.

Earlier this month, the government announced that it would distribute tablets to students. The plan is to provide B40 students taking courses in local colleges and universities with a device that can be useful for their studies.

But what can you do with such a tablet? Based on the info provided, the distributed tablets are entry-level tablets with decent specs. If there are no locks or restrictions in place, you should have the freedom to install any apps you need. Here's what you students can do with the PerantiSiswa tablet.

The Communications and Multimedia Ministry (K-KOMM) together with the Finance Ministry (MOF) and the Higher Education Ministry (KPT) officially launched the PerantiSiswa Keluarga Malaysia programme today at MMU, Cyberjaya. However, application for the programme will only start tomorrow (15 April) via its official online portal here.

During the event, K-KOMM minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa guaranteed that the devices under the programme will be of high quality and not be ‘cap ayam’ (low quality). He also reiterated that the devices will be distributed starting from mid-June, as we’ve reported previously.