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LUMUT, A total of 430,000 borrowers have failed to repay their loans from the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN), amounting to an estimated RM6 billion. Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir said that these borrowers have never made any repayments to PTPTN despite many having established careers. He noted that unpaid loans have steadily increased each year, directly impacting PTPTN’s financial resources. ‘…this is a moral responsibility that borrowers need to fulfil, as the funds repaid will be used by PTPTN to assist future generations,’ he told reporters after attending the PTPTN Loan Advance Payment (WPP)

KUCHING, The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) has identified 38 petrol stations nationwide that have recorded unusually high sales of diesel and RON95 fuel. The Minister of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living, Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali, stated that seven of these stations are located in Sabah, while another seven are in Sarawak. He explained that the sale of diesel and RON95 are monitored to combat the misappropriation and smuggling of subsidised fuel. “We (KPDN) will examine all their sales records and monitor for any signs of purchases aimed at misappropriation. “Most of these petrol stations

KUCHING, The Malaysian Paralympic Council (MPM) has successfully achieved a 90 per cent classification assessment level involving over 1,200 athletes before the 2024 Para Sports Malaysia (Para SUKMA) curtain-raiser tomorrow night at Stadium Perpaduan, here. MPM secretary-general Datuk R. Subramaniam said the assessments were conducted nationwide in six zones until July 31. The remaining 10 per cent will be completed by today and tomorrow, involving athletics and swimming, among others. “MPM was given full responsibility to implement the athlete classification system, and for Para SUKMA 2024, we have conducted it in six zones, namely Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Melaka, Kelantan, Sabah

PORT DICKSON, Electronic waste materials (e-waste), including vaping devices and accessories, have become the latest threat to the beaches here, with increasing amounts of this waste discovered during beach cleaning programmes carried out in the area An environmental activist, Noor Fadzli Shah, also the Kelab Bangsa Prihatin Negeri Sembilan deputy chairman, said the situation has become quite worrying with two to four used disposable vapes found during each cleaning programme or more than 40 wastes collected a year. He said it not only affects the environment but poses a threat to marine life as well as affecting human health if

KUALA LUMPUR, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called for the establishment of the Dr Syed Husin Ali Chair at any faculty of Universiti Malaya (UM) to delve deeper into the scholar’s intellectual contributions. Anwar said he has asked Higher Education Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir, to swiftly move forward with the proposal, pending the approval of the late Prof Syed Husin’s family. ‘The Chair shouldn’t merely focus on Syed Husin as an individual but should serve as a platform to examine the depth of his thoughts on various critical issues – such as poverty and people’s