“So far, we have not discussed the issue with the higher education ministry and the communications and multimedia ministry.

“They will have to look into this,” he told reporters after launching the Angkasapuri Media City here.

However, Ismail called on all students who received the tablets not to sell the devices as they were part of the government’s aspiration to help students from the B40 households.

“The government is trying to help you.

“So, don’t sell these tablets for short-term profits because the long-term benefit of using the PerantiSiswa tablets for your education and for your future is far more important,” he said.

The PerantiSiswa tablets were given to students from the B40 families to enable them to cope with digital education.

At the initial stage of the implementation of the PerantiSiswa Keluarga Malaysia programme, the government said the students need to return the tablets upon graduation but this decision was later changed to allow the students to keep them.

Yesterday, communications and multimedia minister Annuar Musa confirmed that 14 cases of sale of the tablets had been reported nationwide so far and the domestic trade and consumer affairs ministry was closely monitoring this.