PETALING JAYA: The collection of National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) debts must continue, says Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir.
The Higher Education Minister said he would issue an official announcement on this matter later.
"As I have said before, the collection of PTPTN loan repayments needs to continue," he told the media after delivering the keynote address at the ASEAN Universities Exhibition and Forum 2025 on Monday (Feb 24).
Zambry was commenting on the Auditor-General’s report series 1/2025, which found an outstanding loan amount of RM10.853bil owed by 1.2 million PTPTN borrowers in 2023.
Meanwhile, the repayment amount for 2023 was RM3.553bil.
This is the highest outstanding amount recorded by the education fund, with the lowest being RM6.348bil owed by 970,000 borrowers in 2018.
