Higher Education Minister: New stimulus package is timely


PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's newly announced economic stimulus package is timely as it will help the education sector through this critical time, says Higher Education Minister Datuk Dr Noraini Ahmad.

“Provisions such as the RM200 one-off assistance to students, the postponement of National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) payments and many other related forms of assistance will help students, the ministry and higher-learning institutes continue through this difficult time, ” she said in a Facebook post on Friday (March 27).

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