SIGNING UP: Malaysians registering for the National Education SavingsScheme (SSPN-i) during a Hari Mesra Pelanggan PTPTN event heldat a hypermarket in Puchong, Selangor last month.
NOV 1, 1997. That is the date that marked the beginning of a new hope for young Malaysians who dream of having a scroll in their hand and a mortar board on their head.
It was the day that the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) began its operations, offering loans to students who come from financially-strapped families.
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