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JomPAY & Win! campaign returns for PTPTN borrowers

KUALA LUMPUR: The National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN), in collaboration with Ambank (M) Bhd and Payments Network Malaysia (PayNet), is back with the 2022 JomPAY & Win! campaign. This is the third edition of the campaign since its introduction in 2020. In a statement today, PTPTN said the collaboration is a testament to the […]

PTPK continues to extend deferment of loan repayment

PASIR MAS: The Skills Development Fund Corporation (PTPK) will continue to extend the deferment of loan repayment until a period to be announced later following the implementation of the movement control order (MCO). PTPK chairman Ahmad Fadhli Shaari said the postponement was in line with the government’s intention to ease the burden of borrowers while […]

PTPTN borrowers can apply to defer loan repayments from today

KUALA LUMPUR: Borrowers of the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) affected by floods wishing to defer their loan repayments can do so via PTPTN’s official portal, at http://www.ptptn.gov.my/PenangguhanKhasBayaranBalik from today (Jan 20) until March 31. No supporting documents are needed when making the application, PTPTN said in a statement here today. “The moratorium will […]

Public Bank to provide assistance

LOAN REPAYMENT KUCHING: Public Bank stands ready to provide loan repayment assistance for its customers who continue to experience difficulties in servicing their loans upon the expiry of the six-month loan moratorium on September 30  this year. In a press statement, Public Bank said it had developed a loan repayment assistance programme to support  individual […]

Commerce chamber welcomes moratorium extension

KUCHING:Kuching Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCGCCI) secretary-general Jonathan Chai Voon Tok welcomes the move by the government to extend the moratorium on bank loans for another three months for targeted groups. As announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on Wednesday, the extension was for individuals who had lost their jobs […]

93 schools to be rebuilt

KUCHING: Ninety-three dilapidated schools in Sarawak will be rebuilt under the state’s RM1 billion loan repayment to the federal government. “The first trench of RM350 million of the RM1 billion loan repayment has been paid and it involved 41 schools which are already under construction and in the process of procurement. “Another 52 schools under […]

PTPTN loan repayments shelved until September

KUALA LUMPUR: Borrowers of the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) wishing to continue with the salary deduction or direct debit to repay their loan can submit their application, which is open from March 23 to Aug 15, through the corporation’s official portal. PTPTN, in the frequently asked questions (FAQ) on Covid-19, however, said existing […]

PTPTN loan repayment deferment period extended to six months

PUTRAJAYA: The government has agreed to extend the three-month deferment period for National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loan repayments to six months, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said.  He said the six-month deferment, which involves a collection amounting to RM750 million, takes effect today until Sept 30.  “(It) is expected to benefit almost 1.5 million PTPTN […]

Loan repayment to federal govt settled

BINTANGOR: The Sarawak government has settled the remaining RM300 mln loan repayment to the federal government to improve the state’s dilapidated schools. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the first payment of RM350 mln was made in August last year while the second was RM350 mln in early February this year. He […]