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 […]
Easing the burden of student loans
The state government, through Yayasan Sarawak (Sarawak Foundation), allocated an initial amount of RM32.68 million in 2020 in order to help Sarawakian students repay their loans. Since then, this initiative has benefited a total of 9,899 students who have repaid at least 30 per cent of their loans in 2020. The occasion was marked on […]
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 […]
Sarawak allocates additional RM30m for PTPTN loans
KUCHING: The Sarawak government has agreed to allocate another RM30 million to assist students to repay their education loan with the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN). Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said the amount is in addition to the RM30 million that was previously allocated. “Sibuti MP Lukanisman Awang Sauni […]
State to continue PTPTN repayment assistance
SIBU: Assistant Minister of Public Health, Housing and Local Government II, Michael Tiang Ming Tee, said the state government would continue to help Sarawak students repay their National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loans. Speaking during a courtesy call on Yayasan Sarawak Director Mersal Abang Rosli in Kuching on Tuesday (Feb 8), he said the […]
Over 500k PTPTN borrowers never repaid loans
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 539,284 National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) borrowers have never paid back their loans as at Sept 30, according to the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE). It said in a reply posted on the Parliament website today that they were among 2,424,009 borrowers who had completed their studies and were supposed to repay their […]
Incentive for Sarawak students to settle PTPTN debts
A promise is a promise and true to its word, the state government in helping Anak Sarawak to reduce their loan burden introduced a new initiative by allocating RM30 million in the 2020 Budget. In ensuring that the new initiative, Insentif Kerajaan Sarawak Langsai Hutang PTPTN Anak Sarawak can be utilised optimally, the government appointed […]
Deferment of repayment for PTPTN borrowers
KUALA LUMPUR: The three-month deferment of Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi Nasional (PTPTN) loan repayment will be given to borrowers who have lost their source of income or their earnings adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The corporation’s chief executive, Ahmad Dasuki Abdul Majid said no supporting documents would be required and the deferment would start in the month the […]
