JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 29 (Bernama) – Five thousand YES 5G prepaid SIM packs worth RM100,000 have been donated to students from low-income (B40) families in Johor to support home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) sessions following the recent haze.
According to a Facebook post by the King, His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, the initiative was driven by the Queen, Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, concerned about the education and welfare of the younger generation, particularly students facing internet access constraints.
"Each SIM pack comes with 50 gigabytes (GB) of free high-speed internet data to make it easier for students to access digital educational materials and follow PdPR sessions more smoothly," the post read.
The contribution, made through the Johor Digital Connectivity Initiative, is a collaboration between the Raja Zarith Sofiah Foundation of Johor (YRZSNJ), YTL Communications Sdn Bhd and Johor State Education Department.
YTL Communications chief executive officer Wing K. Lee and YRZSNJ chief executive officer Hishammuddin Abdul Rahim officiated the handover ceremony at Menara YTL, Kuala Lumpur, yesterday.
Also present were YTL Communications deputy chief executive officer Jacob Yeoh Keong Yeow, YTL Communications chief marketing officer Chay Wan Nee and YRZSNJ corporate communications manager Dawson Yeang.
Hishammuddin thanked YTL Communications for the contribution, saying it would help bridge the digital divide among B40 families.
He said the initiative was important to ensure students from less privileged families are not left behind in their studies due to limited internet access.
Wing, meanwhile, expressed hope that the free SIM packs would help students in Johor continue their learning without falling behind.
– BERNAMA