Putrajaya considers reinstating travel ban for PTPTN loan defaulters


KUALA LUMPUR: Putrajaya is considering whether to reinstate the overseas travel ban against blacklisted National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loan defaulters, says Datuk Mustapha Sakmud (pic).

“When the travel ban was previously in place, it had a positive impact on repayment. However, the ban was scrapped,” the deputy higher education minister said during Question Time in the Dewan Negara on Monday (March 10).

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