Govt may expand FLYSiswa subsidy to peninsula students, says PM
SHAH ALAM: The government is considering expanding the FLYSiswa initiative to include local university students in Peninsular Malaysia, particularly through land transport subsidies.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the annual programme by the Transport Ministry could be extended to students who require subsidised fares for travel to certain destinations within the peninsula.
"Why is FLYSiswa only for Sabah and Sarawak?
"Because we all know that flight tickets to those states are expensive, especially during festive seasons, so we decided to support students from there.
"Regarding FLYSiswa in the peninsula, I will discuss it with the Transport Minister (Anthony Loke), perhaps for certain areas, we can explore the possibility of implementing it," Anwar said during the Temu Anwar programme at Management and Science University (MSU) today.
He was responding to a student who proposed that the initiative be extended to cover land transport for students in Peninsular Malaysia.
The FLYSiswa initiative currently provides subsidised flight tickets to students from public universities, polytechnics and community colleges under the Higher Education Ministry, as well as matriculation and teacher training institute students under the Education Ministry, for domestic travel between the peninsula, Sabah, Sarawak and LaMbuan.
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