The Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) has called on private higher education institutions (IPTS) to reduce their fees for local students.

This came after Higher Education Minister Noraini Ahmad announced a 20 percent fee reduction for all Malaysian students at public universities for the first semester of the 2021/2022 academic session, which will benefit 555,340 students through an initiative worth RM175 million.

"A 20 percent reduction for...