Kota Melaka MP Khoo Poay Tiong has called for Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (Utem) and its vice-chancellor to apologise over remarks about student-faculty romances.

This came after Utem vice-chancellor Massila Kamalrudin was reported to have told students to keep such liaisons private, with the university later claiming that the remarks were taken out of context.

Khoo said Massila and Utem’s conduct showed a...