TKUALA LUMPUR: The National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) Tuesday filed a suit against 216 of the 10,000 odd study loan defaulters in the country.
This brings to 331 the number of defaulters being sued by the corporation.
PTPTN Manager Mohd Rusdi Ismail said a judgement default would be obtained to seal the properties or declare as bankrupts defaulters who are adamant not to show up in court.
Of the 216 summons, five were filed at the Magistrate's Court Registrar's office here while the rest at the courts nationwide.
"Our aim is to show we are serious in taking action against errant borrowers," he told reporters after accompanying the PTPTN lawyers to file the summons.
Mohd Rusdi said the court would set a date for the defaulters to appear in court and a default judgement would be obtained if they did not show up.
As of yesterday, a total of 61,017 final reminder notices have been issued through PTPTN lawyers.
Meanwhile, PTPTN public relation officer Azmir Husni Mohamed Nor urged the defaulters to contact the corporation to negotiate or reshedule their repayment failing which they would be hauled up to court.-Bernama
