Muhyiddin launches RM3.5b programme to bridge digital gap

Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin today launched the Jaringan Prihatan Programme involving an allocation of RM3.5 billion in an effort to bridge the digital gap of the B40 group.

He said the programme will benefit approximately 8.5 million people from the B40 group who will be able to own smartphones or enjoy the broadband internet plan.

The government will provide RM2 billion of the total...