PETALING JAYA: The Cabinet can’t make fair informed decisions on the best possible policies for the National Higher Educa­tion Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loan repayment if the people do not contribute their views, says PTPTN’s Public Con­sultation In­­de­­pendent Advisory Panel. The wider public – not just past and present PTPTN borrowers – have a responsibility to weigh in on the matter that is of “national importance”, said the panel’s chairman Sheikh Shah­ruddin Sheikh Salim in a statement. “Since the launch on May 16, PTPTN’s public consultationportal had garnered 180,163 visitors, but only 18,862 submissions of feedback had been recordedto date. The panel’s public consultation town hall sessions – organised to capture feedback on the 10 ideas for loan repayment, promote understanding and address queries – concluded on May 31 at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. The public can contribute their feedback via https://www.ptptn.gov.my/kertas-konsultasi-rakyat, before the portal closes onJune 13.

Source: The Star June 05, 2019 00:45 UTC