02038nam 2200505 450 991082346280332120220523150227.0981-4881-68-610.1355/9789814881685(CKB)4100000011208772(DE-B1597)562994(DE-B1597)9789814881685(MiAaPQ)EBC6185673(OCoLC)1153088605(Au-PeEL)EBL6185673(OCoLC)1176417414(MdBmJHUP)musev2_85285(EXLCZ)99410000001120877220220523d2020 uy 0engur||#||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMalaysia's student loan company tackling the PTPTN time bomb /Wan Saiful Wan JanSingapore :ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute,[2020]©20201 online resource (40 p.)Trends in Southeast Asia ;Number 5981-4881-67-8 Front matter --FOREWORD --Malaysia’s Student Loan Company: Tackling the PTPTN Time BombThe Malaysian National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) was set up in 1997. Since then, it has accumulated a massive debt amounting to RM40 billion in principal plus RM13 billion in interest. All these are guaranteed by the Malaysian government.It is now the biggest provider of student loans in the country and continues to play a very important role in catalysing socio-economic mobility, especially among the ethnic Malays which is the majority community in the country.Trends in Southeast Asia ;Number 5.Student loansStudent loans.378.362Wan Wan Saiful1593932Institute of Southeast Asian Studies,MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823462803321Malaysia's student loan company3914297UNINA