SEREMBAN – The Madani Community needs to play an active role in helping to channel verified and accurate information in addition to continuously promoting government initiatives at the grassroots level, Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil said.
He said the community must also help the government explain and deal with issues, slander and fake news that come in various forms, especially in the run-up to the upcoming state elections.
“For instance, today Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) announced that it is maintaining the OPR (Overnight Policy Rate) at 3%, so I am urging the Madani Community who are on social media, including Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, and the latest, Threads to disseminate this information to the grassroots.
“Don’t let people believe that the OPR rate has gone up and so on…when there are announcements and good news from the government, make sure they reach the people,” he said when officiating the state-level Kita Madani programme here today.
The Madani Community is a multiracial volunteer body managed by the Information Department, with 1,878 units established across the country, 108 of which are in Negri Sembilan involving 36 state constituencies. – Bernama, July 6, 2023
