Budget 2025: Youth leaders want more funds for skills training, digital startups


KUALA LUMPUR: Increased financing for the Skills Development Fund Corporation (PTPK) and more government-supervised early childhood education centres are among the key expectations of the country's youth for Budget 2025, which will be tabled in Parliament on Oct 18.

Malaysian Youth Council president Mohd Izzat Afifi Abdul Hamid said the corporation needs more funding as the number of students in technical and vocational education and training is increasing, as are its costs.

Uh-oh! Daily quota reached.


Experience an ad-free unlimited reading on both web and app.

Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!

Next In Nation

Ring behind fake birth certs busted
‘We risk becoming carbon waste dump’
Touch of convenience with Madani kiosks
Drug traffickers exploiting Malaysia
Widower kills son for opposing his remarriage
Zafrul taking time to mull Umno decision
Only registered firms are considered recipients of incentives
MACC questioning continues for ex-PM in graft probe
Online game account offer turns into RM50,000 scam
Gig Workers Bill to make PERKESO contributions mandatory

Others Also Read