Sarawak govt helps settle students’ PTPTN loans
KUCHING: The National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) recently received a repayment incentive of RM12.43 million from Yayasan Sarawak. The presentation ceremony took place at the Grand Hall of Menara PTPTN in Kuala Lumpur yesterday (Dec 27). The mock cheque was handed over by Yayasan Sarawak’s deputy director of education Louis Simon Peter to PTPTN chief […]
First class honours graduate’s bid for loan waiver rejected by PTPTN
KUCHING: A USCI University first class honours graduate’s appeal for a waiver of her National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loan has come to the attention of Deputy Education Minister Lim Hui Yin. One of the terms of the PTPTN loan stipulates that the graduate is entitled to a loan waiver if she obtains a […]
RM3.4mil to help Sarawakian students pay PTPTN loans
KUCHING: Yayasan Sarawak has given RM3.46mil to the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) to help pay Sarawakian students’ PTPTN loans. A mock cheque handover by Yayasan director Mersal Abang Rosli to PTPTN chief executive officer Ahmad Dasuki Abdul Majid was held in conjunction with a Gawai-Raya celebration hosted by Yayasan Sarawak. “The state government […]
PTPTN initiative eases burden of graduates
DARO: The Sarawak government’s initiative in assisting Sarawakians, who have arrears on loans from the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN), is strong evidence that state leaders place great emphasis on the welfare of graduates in the state, said Safiee Ahmad. The Daro assemblyman said the state government is also very aware that the assistance […]
Abang Johari praised for loans initiative
KUCHING: Sibuti MP Lukanisman Awang Sauni has lauded Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg’s initiative to assist Sarawakian students in repaying their outstanding National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loans. “Yayasan Sarawak has held discussions and found an appropriate solution. It should be understood that this incentive is not to write off all […]
Cancer-stricken graduate breeds rabbits to repay PTPTN loan
MACHANG: A stage 4 sinus (nasopharyngeal) cancer patient and Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK) graduate, Abdul Halim Mat Hassan, 26, took the initiative to breed rabbits on a small scale to pay off the study loan he received from the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN). The Bachelor of Heritage Studies (Hons) degree holder has been […]
