KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 9 -- Edward Wong, the STPM top scorer from Penang whose case drew public attention last week, was ranked 1,129th among 2,291 eligible applicants for Universiti Malaya's (UM) accountancy course, where only 85 seats were available this year, the higher education department (JPT) said.

According to Free Malaysia Today (FMT), JPT said Wong, who achieved a perfect 4.0 CGPA and scored 99.9 per cent for co-curricular activities, was instead offered a Bachelor of Management with Honours programme at another research university, his fifth choice.

The department also revealed its rankings for other public universities: Universiti Putra Malaysia (1,724th out of 4,154, with 100 seats available), Universiti Utara Malaysia (1,288t...