The Higher Education Ministry today denied allegations that its stringent condition on loans and scholarships is the factor why post-SPM students choose not to further their education to the tertiary level.

Its minister, Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the matter was because the ministry has introduced various initiatives such as the Malaysia Family Eldest Student Development programme (Sulung) which assists the first student representative from B40 families with full tuition fee waivers at all public universities...