Transport Ministry to introduce flight tickets initiative for public varsity students in August


KUALA LUMPUR: The Transport Ministry will introduce an initiative this August to ease the financial burden of students at public institutions of higher learning, especially from Sabah and Sarawak, to buy flight tickets.

Its Minister Anthony Loke said the initiative, which could benefit about 50,000 IPTA students, is currently still in the process of integration with the airlines.

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