The National Higher Education Fund (PTPTN) did not propose to reimpose a travel ban on loan defaulters, said Education Minister Maszlee Malik.

According to him, the suggestion was made by stakeholders during PTPTN's public consultation on loan repayments.

In a media briefing yesterday, the PTPTN management said it was also looking at several options to improve study loan repayments.

According to the fund's deputy CEO Mastura Mohd Khalid, this included a proposal to bar defaulters from renewing their passports, driving licences, road tax and business licences.