LUMUT, April 25 – The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), via the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN), will provide RM1,000 to each of the 21 children affected by the two-helicopter crash that tragically claimed the lives of ten Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) personnel at the Lumut Base.
Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Zambry Abd Kadir, stated that any of the children studying at a university will be exempted from paying fees until the completion of their studies.
He said the decision was made to alleviate the financial burden on the victims’ families and was approved by Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
“So far, our data shows that there are 21 children who are still in school and they have been identified to receive free SSPN accounts.
“As for the exemption of university tuition fees, currently, only one victim’s child (Mohd. Shahrizan), Nurul Shahfiqah Mohd. Shahrizan, 21, is studying at Universiti Malaysia Kelantan,” he said.
