Extend repayment waiver to 1st class grads from private varsities, says Wee
A backbencher has urged the government to extend the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loan repayment exemption to first-class graduates from private universities, similar to the benefit currently enjoyed by those from public universities.
Wee Ka Siong (BN-Ayer Hitam) said it was unfair that private university graduates were excluded from the initiative, as they too had taken loans to cover high tuition fees and deserved the same privilege.
“The government should not punish students simply because they studied at private institutions.
“They are also Malaysians who borrowed for their future and did not have the opportunity to study at public universities,” he said during the debate on the Supply (Budget) Bill 2026 in the Dewan Rakyat today.
Wee said that when PTPTN was established in 1997, its main focus was to assist…
