Not everyone is liable to face travel bans for failing to settle their PTPTN loans.

The Deputy Education Minister says there is no blanket policy for travel restrictions, as certain criteria must be met first.

Adam Adli told the Dewan Rakyat that among other things, it will only involve high-income borrowers who default on their loans.

He adds that the ministry has several initiatives to help fresh grads start servicing their loans, as well as restructuring programmes for those who are unable to pay.

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SARA recipients will have RM100 credited into their MyKads starting today.

PM Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says its scope has been extended, to also cover frozen foods. 

He adds that the number of shops where you can redeem SARA will increase to 10,000 by the end of this year. 

Some 22 million Malaysians are eligible to receive the assistance, which must be used up by year-end.

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Nearly 300 RELA personnel will be stationed at PLUS Malaysia's R&Rs and toll plazas during the Chinerse New Year balik kampung rush.

The highway concessionaire says it's part of efforts to reduce congestion as it expects traffic volume to surge to 2.2 million vechiles during this period. 

In other news

Authorities have decided NOT to go ahead with the proposed ART trackless tram project in Putrajaya due to the high costs involved.

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A man has been remanded for two days over a road rage incident, in which he allegedly assaulted an elderly man over a minor accident in Cheras.

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Police are looking for a motorist who was caught on camera throwing a traffic cone at another vehicle along the LDP's Sunway toll plaza recently.

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Separately, the remand order on a suspect accused of stabbing his mother to death in Kedah recently has been extended until Sunday.

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And PERKESO says so far, only 10% of self-employed individuals actively contribute to its Lindung Kendiri scheme.