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PSB Baleh chief says sees no issue with providing
internet access to rural schools in Sarawak | Malay MailTuesday, 01 Dec 2020
05:12 PM MYT
Masing recently questioned if PSB had permission from the Education
Ministry to install the service in schools after the party announced that it
aimed to provide internet access in 1,000 locations in Sarawak.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 — Parti Sarawak Bersatu
(PSB) Baleh chief Koh Kumbong said today that there should be no reason why the
authorities should reject his party’s efforts to help provide internet access
in rural areas, especially schools using the ConnectMe system.
“They needed help and we (PSB) came in to
help immediately. Isn’t providing solutions to those in urgent need important?
The feedback I have received is that the schools could do more with the
broadband services in place,” he said after PSB was criticised for its
initiative.
Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James
Masing recently questioned if PSB had permission from the Education Ministry to
install the service in schools after the party announced that it aimed to
provide internet access in 1,000 locations in Sarawak, with rural schools as
priority.
Revealing that he had also provided funds
for eight schools in Kapit to set up the ConnectMe satellite broadband service,
Koh said he was sincere in his aim to help the teachers and students who currently
do not have internet access.
“I do not think providing funds to the
schools for them to install the ConnectMe satellite broadband is illegal,” he
said, hitting back at Masing who is Baleh assemblyman and Parti Rakyat Sarawak
president.
Koh said the installation of the broadband
service in rural schools should not be made into an issue and should not be
perceived negatively by the school authorities
“Teachers are now asked to conduct Google
Meet with students. Ask them if they need or have good quality
telecommunication systems in school?” Koh said.
He pointed out that some teachers in other
rural schools had already installed the ConnectMe broadband service for their
own use and nobody had told them that their usage of the service was
illegal. — Borneo Post
Mycomments:
I am so happy to see that
PSB is going to “provide internet access in 1,000 locations in Sarawak,
with rural schools as priority”. Now, I
want to see what other good reasons the BN-GPS government can give to tell the
rakyat in different constituencies why they were not able to provide. Abang Johari said that the telecommunication
companies were not keen to provide as they were not profitable. He trumpeted that he would set up a
telecommunication company to do the job.
Many scoffed at him that it might took years to materialise and he
should consider the existing ones at hand.
Now PSB takes the lead to do it.
I believe that many BN-GPS YBs feel threatened and ashamed for not doing
their jobs.
Finally, I see the possibility of the BN-GPS
government being defeated by PSB and eventually by PBK in the course of time. I wonder if the BN-GPS could retain 25 seats
in the 12th Sarawak election.