Malaysian Students Protest Against PTPTN

In response to the demonstration staged by the students from Malaysian colleges and universities at Dataran Merdeka whcich enters the 15th day, the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia,Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, reiterated that the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN)will not be abolished.

These students have demanded that the PTPTN (Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi Nasional)to be abolished.
PTPTN is set up by the government to provide loans to poor students who performed well in their SPM (Form 5) or STPM (Form 6) examinations, yet not good enough to be admitted into government run colleges and universities, in order to continue their higher education in private run colleges.
They have to repay the loans by installments once they start working when graduate. This system has its implementation pitfalls (common with government agencies), but in my personal opinion, this is still a god send opportunity for the children from poor families in MALAYSIA to break free from poverty.
During my generation,we were not so lucky. I had to find a job, to study by correspondence courses (now it is called distant learning)to obtain my 1st professional qualification after 6 years.I don't claim to be hard working or smart, all my peers were doing it except those rich few.Some took more than 10-15 years to complete due to various factors like work loads,love & family problems, financial problems, etc; don't forget correspondence courses cost money, too.
I couldn't read the minds of those who protested against it, maybe they are from very rich families and don't see the need of it but at the same time couldn't bear to see others using it.
Or maybe they are the lucky ones who receive scholarships and studying in government universities and don't need PTPTN. Then again, if you are lucky and blessed with free education, you should be grateful and not try to block those less fortunate ones from pursuing their dreams of higher education.
You want to be an elite group? Therefore you can't stand the idea of so many people becoming graduates? So selfish!

These students are hoping that by abolishing the PTPTN loans, the government will introduce free higher education for everyone.
They are so naive!
Don't tear down the house you are living before you find an alternative place to stay.Similarly,wait until the government implement free education, then only do away with the PTPTN loans.Until then, many people still need it to continue their higher educations.Otherwise many will be shut out of the doors to the universities and colleges.
If the government were to accept their demands and do it, it is tantamount to abolishing the special privileges of the bumiputras because all will be equal by then.
Otherwise, it will be back to the good old days again, the bumi children will receive scholarships, while the non bumi children will go back to the streets to find their own ways of furthering their studies. Is this what they want?
It is a puzzle why the non bumi students are so enthusiastic about it. Free education for ALL? Come on, be real.