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Sarawak allocates RM30 mln to help students pay PTPTN loan 05 Mar 2021 / 15:33 H. KUCHING: The Sarawak government has allocated RM30 million to assist its students to repay their education loan with the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN), making it the only state with such an initiative. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg ( pix) said he had listened to the students’ hardship during a dialogue session with Sarawakian students in peninsular Malaysia at the ‘Lan Berambeh Anak Sarawak’ programme in Kuala Lumpur in October 2019. “Based on the dialogue, I have allocated RM30 million in the last budget to help them repay the PTPTN loan,” he said in his remark during the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Exchange Ceremony between Yayasan Sarawak and PTPTN at his office in Petra Jaya here, today. ....
Yayasan Sarawak director Azmi Bujang (second left) exchanging the MoU with PTPTN chief executive Ahmad Dasuki Abdul Majid, witnessed by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg (centre). KUCHING: The state government will assist eligible Sarawakians to repay part of their National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loans through Yayasan Sarawak. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said RM30mil had been allocated in the state budget for this purpose. The assistance from the state government will be based on Yayasan Sarawak s procedures, as Yayasan Sarawak also provides loans to students. Otherwise there will be a discrepancy between students under PTPTN and those under Yayasan Sarawak. ....
Friday, 05 Mar 2021 03:25 PM MYT Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg (centre) during the Mou exchange between Yayasan Sarawak and PTPTN at his office in Petra Jaya March 5, 2021. Bernama pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUCHING, March 5 The Sarawak government has allocated RM30 million to assist its students to repay their education loan with the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN), making it the only state with such an initiative. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said he had listened to the students’ hardship during a dialogue session with Sarawakian students in peninsular Malaysia at the ‘Lan Berambeh Anak Sarawak’ programme in Kuala Lumpur in October 2019. ....