Wednesday 22 February 2012

REPAY PTPN SABAHANS STUDY LOANS

A NEW CITIZEN movement that has demanded that oil royalty for Sabah should be at least 70 percent, Oil for Future Movement (OFF), now wants state-owned Petronas to repay all study loans from PTPN (National Higher Education Fund Corporation) by Sabahan students.

OFF Chairman, Phillip Among, said thousands from Sabah who had loaned study aids from the government-controlled PTPN have become victims instead of the scheme when they could not find jobs for courses taken under the PTPN loan.

"We have yet to determine how many exactly Sabahan students fell victims but in every districts that i went, there were parents and students who complained to us. Some of the PTPN loanees have been barred from leaving Malaysia because of their defaulted loan repayment.

"But how could these students repay when they are jobless? They can't even leave to try their luck for employment in other countries. Petronas which had been making huge profits from Sabah oil and gas must repay all these loans from PTPN," Among demanded.

Businessman Among claimed that the amount of defaulted PTPN study loans involving Sabah students is 'not much' as compared to the profits Petronas had made out of Sabah oil an gas over a long years.

"PTPN study loan taken by Sabahans could be less than 10% of the reportedly total amount defaulted to the tune of RM40 billion, much of it must have been taken by students from the rest 11 states in Peninsular," said Among.

He said it is only logical for Petronas to help in now if the Federal Government wants to put a real meaning in its slogan "People First, Performance Now".

A few days ago, OFF has also demanded that oil royalty for Sabah must be backdated to 1976 and a statutory eight percent interest per annum should be paid.

Among then said that Sabah political parties, should insist on 70 percent oil royalty for the state and not just 25% or 30% as some of them have been demanding.

"This one-sided oil agreement evidently signed under extreme duress in 1976 between the federal government/Petronas and the Sabah and Sarawak state governments has come under increasing public scrutiny, and we have lost huge opportunities not only on oil royalty but other related businesses and hence we are the poorest today in Malaysia. We must be compensated," Among had said.

uld organise forums and seminars on it involving the youngsters including university students who are interested to fight for their generation and the next.

Among also called on the PR to elaborate on its royalty structure pledged to Sabah and Sarawak as so far it did not clarify whether the 20 percent pledge covers the outer waters.

He had also hinted that if OFF's demands are not heard, he would lead an initiative to bring the issue of oil and gas resources of Sabah and Sarawak before the United Nation Security Council via here a global energy security protocol, for a determination by the international community.

"The Malaysian Government is not transparent on oil money derived from any waters in Malaysia including from Sabah and Sarawak, and we do not know where these money are being spent onto whereas we remain the poorest in Malaysia now. We need to know and we need to demand after all it is our rights to do so," he had said.

38 comments:

  1. Who knows what are the reasons why these PTPTN loaners could not get any jobs. There are many factors that could cause them to be jobless, picky, refuses to work hard on low pay, refuse to venture out of their comfort zone. Many of my friends borrowed PTPTN loans and yet they manage to find jobs, don't judge all the students just by looking at a handful of unemployed ones.

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    1. people can be so judgemental. They choose to think all ptptn loaners are alike.

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    2. That kind of mentality should be changed. We can't be judgmental all the time. The PTPTN loaners shouldn't be pampered so much, or else they become dependent all the time.

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  2. Have they really go out and look for jobs? Or are they just sitting in their house or at the Coffeeshop everyday, whining about how there are no jobs. Go into some of the Sabah job websites and there are plenty of jobs listed, open the newspaper daily, there are plenty of vacancies, some I would even consider attractive offers.

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    1. They need to make an effort to find a job. They could also get some information regarding vacancies through their friends.

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    2. some of them are too choosy.

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  3. lebih baik Petronas mengwujudkan peluang2 pekerjaan melalui projek2 yang bakal memberi impak kepada socio ekonomi Sabah.

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    1. ya.. ini lebih baik, seluruh penduduk mendapat manfaat.

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    2. Petronas contribute high working opportunity. Its time for the people to decide their own.

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    3. peluang pekerjaan akan sentiasa ada. bergantung pada penduduk bagaimana untuk mendapatkannya.

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  4. Menolong membayar PTPTN hanya memanjakan rakyat Sabah terutamanya anak2 muda yang hurus belajar erti berdikari dan bertanggungjawab dengan hutang sendiri.

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    1. ya, betul juga tu..sama seperti rakyat yang terus menerus bergantung pada subsidi/bantuan kerajaan. anak2 muda kena berusaha untuk membayar balik apa yang sudah mereka pinjam. pandai pinjam pandailah membayar balik.

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  5. As eye catching as it is this proposal or demand made by Philip Among, but still there is still the question 'WHY SHOULD PETRONAS COMPLY'.

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  6. Petronas did not instigate students to take up these loans in the first place. therefore they are not held accountable for.

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  7. Philip Among should establish the connestion between Petronas and PTPTN first before he make such outlandish demands.

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  8. The loans should be payed by these students. What Philip Among is doing is simply spoiling them and giv them the impression that 'there will always a third party will help them to resolve their problems'.

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  9. This action alone will inhibit these students from maturing up, stepping up to the plate, taking on the responsibility as well as taking the initiative for their own betterment.

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  10. PHILIP AMONG: GROW UP LA DEY!

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  11. PTPTN adalah pinjaman pelajar, jadi mereka perlu membayarnya sendiri.

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    1. Pinjaman yang di buat adalah tanggungjawab mereka untuk membayarnya, bukan orang lain yang perlu menanggungnya.

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    2. Peminjam PTPTN harus membuat bayaran atas pinjaman yang dibuat.

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    3. Ini hanya cadangan. pertimbangan masih perlu dibuat berhubung cadangan ni.

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  12. Tidak adil bagi peminjam PTPTN yng membayar loan mereka.

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  13. Agak2 juga lah kalau mau buat cadangan, cara ini hanya merosakkn anak2 muda kita saja, mereka akan semakin malas untiuk mencari ekerja, sebab tau hutang PTPTN mereka akan tetap di bayar.

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  14. mau demand pun yang tidak masuk akal.. jadi macam mana pula dengan peminjam yang telah menjelaskan pinjaman PTPTN mereka??

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  15. senang2 saja dia minta royalti 70%.. macam mana dengan syarikat pembalakan, perikanan, perladangan, pelancongan dsbnya?? syarikat2 ini juga menggunakan hasil bumi Sabah untuk mendapatkan keuntungan.. kenapa tidak minta royalti?? adakah kerana syarikat2 itu bukan kategori GLC?? seperkara lagi yang perlu difahami, berapa sangat untung petronas selepas tolak kos operasi cari gali, subsidi dan sebagainya??

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  16. Instead of Petronas paying everything for the student's ptpt loan, why not just the interest rate. The rest, let them pay it themselves.

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  17. its more appropriate if the student pay their ptptn by themselves. They need to learn to be independent.

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  18. Pinjam mampu tetapi semasa nak buat bayaran banyak pula alasan, ini akan membebankan kerajaan sahaja.

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  19. They need to learn to bare for the responsibility.

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    1. yup. all people need to learn to be responsible.

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  20. Belajar untuk bertanggung jawab. Jika ini juga orang lain membantu, tidak dapat nak bayangkan apa akan berlaku kepada generasi muda di masa akan datang.

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  21. Its time for this new generation to take up the responsibilities.

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  22. Mengenai perkara ini rasanya tidak perlulah. Itu sudah perjanjian pelajar dengan PTPN sendiri.

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  23. Tapi kalau ada perbicangan dengan dua pihak bagi mengurangkan bayaran pinjaman itu sememangnya diterima baik oleh penduduk Sabah.

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  24. PTPN sememangnya perlu memikirkan kepada mereka yang masih belum mendapat pekerjaan.

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  25. Cadangan yang baik..Tapi janganlah membayarkan semua nanti tidak adil pula.

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  26. Mungkin pelajar yang telah membuat perjanjian maka tunaikan tanggungjawab. Lain cerita kalau masih tidak berkerja dan juga gaji tidak mencukupi.

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