The Higher Education Ministry, via the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN), will provide RM1,000 to each of the 21 children affected by the two-helicopter crash that tragically claimed the lives of 10 Royal Malaysian Navy personnel at the Lumut Base.

Minister Zambry Abd Kadir said that any of the children of the deceased studying at a public university will be exempted from paying fees until the completion of their studies.