{
  "id": 6938253,
  "title": "Zahid minta KPT pertimbang tiket penerbangan percuma untuk pelajar B40",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/zahid-minta-kpt-pertimbang-tiket-penerbangan-percuma-untuk-pelajar-b40",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T14:33:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/09/12/zahid-minta-kpt-pertimbang-tiket-penerbangan-percuma-untuk-pelajar-b40"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "Presiden Umno itu berkata perkara itu sudah dimaklumkan kepada Menteri Pendidikan Tinggi, Zambry Abdul Kadir untuk pertimbangan.",
  "key_points": [
    "Umno Sabah rep raises concern over high flight ticket prices for B40 students",
    "Deputy PM Zahid Hamidi asks KPT to coordinate free tickets for B40 students",
    "Umno chiefs instructed to issue free tickets for B40 students from Sabah and Sarawak"
  ],
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Zahid minta KPT pertimbang tiket penerbangan percuma untuk pelajar B40",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/zahid-minta-kpt-pertimbang-tiket-penerbangan-percuma-untuk-pelajar-b40-6940991",
        "published": "2026-09-12T14:33:47.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}