BALING – The Rural Development Ministry will expand the distribution and installation of MyTV decoders to Orang Asli communities across the country to facilitate schoolchildren’s home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) sessions.
Deputy Minister I Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Mohamad said 60,000 Orang Asli households will benefit from the initiative and be able to enjoy educational TV programmes at home.
“At a previous meeting chaired by (Communications and Multimedia Minister) Datuk Seri Saifuddin (Abdullah), it was determined that priority should be given to the Orang Asli community.
“We will put one (MyTV) in the dewan and we will place one at a tok batin’s house,” he said at the handing over of MyTV decoders to the Orang Asli community in Kg Lubuk Legong here today.
He said 60 decoders were given to households in the village. The MyTV Installation Programme in collaboration with the ministry and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) was first launched at this village, before being extended to other states.
“After the launch here, we will start (expanding to other states). We have technicians who do not charge; we want to give it to them free, without any charges. To install, we will appoint an installation contractor,” he said.
Rahman hopes the initiative will enable Orang Asli children to have better access to good educational facilities and thus ensure they do not fall behind in their studies.
At the event, Rahman also handed over dividends amounting to RM12,300 to 42 rubber plantation project participants from Bayu Rimba Enterprise. – Bernama, February 11, 2021
