Zahid minta KPT pertimbang tiket penerbangan percuma untuk pelajar B40
Presiden Umno itu berkata perkara itu sudah dimaklumkan kepada Menteri Pendidikan Tinggi, Zambry Abdul Kadir untuk pertimbangan.
Yesterday, Umno Sabah representative Azuwan Marjan@Norjan raised the issue of high flight ticket prices burdening B40 students from Sabah and Sarawak. (Image: Bernama) In Kuala Lumpur, Deputy Prime Minister Zahid Hamidi requested the Ministry of Higher Education (KPT) to coordinate with universities to consider providing free flight tickets for B40 students who study outside their home regions.
The information was conveyed to Education Minister Zambry Abdul Kadir for consideration. "I have instructed all Umno bigwigs, such as Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Pahang, and Perak chiefs, to issue free tickets to B40 students from the respective states studying in Sabah and Sarawak," he added. Zahid made this statement while delivering a farewell speech at the 2026 Umno General Assembly in Kuala Lumpur's World Trade Centre.
Yesterday, Umno Sabah representative Azuwan Marjan@Norjan sparked the issue of high flight ticket prices, which crippled B40 students from Sabah and Sarawak. PAU 2026 will launch today after a four-day event.
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