A total of 35,594 or 72% of the eligible students from public tertiary education institutions have claimed the FLYsiswa flight tickets subsidies for domestic routes between Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan as of Dec 5, says Anthony Loke.
The Transport Minister said this during the launch of the FlySiswa initiative at Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur on Friday (Dec 8).
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The Transport Minister said this during the launch of the FlySiswa initiative at Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur on Friday (Dec 8).
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00:00 [Speaking in Malay]
00:03 A total of 35,594 or 72% of the eligible students
00:09 from public tertiary education institutions
00:12 have claimed the FlySiswa flight tickets
00:14 as of December 5th, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke.
00:19 He said in his speech at the launch of the FlySiswa initiative on Friday.
00:24 FlySiswa is a flight ticket subsidy initiative
00:27 for students at public universities
00:29 covering domestic routes between Peninsular Malaysia,
00:32 Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan.
00:35 [Speaking in Malay]
00:41 Students can claim up to RM300 in digital vouchers,
01:07 which can be redeemed with local carriers
01:09 such as Malaysia Airlines Bahad, AirAsia and Batik Air.
01:14 Loke said that the Sarawak government
01:15 has also been providing subsidies to students from Sarawak,
01:19 adding that the government will engage with the Sabah government
01:22 to explore possible additional aid.
01:24 [Speaking in Malay]
01:52 [Applause]
01:56 Students, especially those from Sabah and Sarawak
01:58 studying in the Peninsular Malaysia,
02:01 said this is a relief as it helps to ease their family's financial burden.
02:05 They plan to utilise the vouchers during festive seasons,
02:09 which is typically when flight ticket prices are at their highest.
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02:33 [Speaking in Malay]
02:47 [Speaking in Malay]
03:02 [Speaking in Malay]
03:17 The FlySiswa initiative was announced in Budget 2024
03:21 to assist underprivileged students.
03:24 [Speaking in Malay]