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tabled onOct 18.  \nCommunications Minister Fah-mi Fadzil said priority would begiven to remote areas,such asislands and the interior.  \nHe said the goal was to alsoexpand access to fast Internet ateducational institutions,and thiswould be done through theMalaysian Communication andMultimedia Commission.  \n\"We will equip as many schoolsas possible with Wi-Fi becausewhen we started the Point o Pres-ence(PoP)programme,we alreadyincluded high-speed Internet con-nection atinteriorschools.  \n\"The programme began beforeI became the communicationsminister.Internet access was on-ly up to the school gate.It did notreach the school compound,\"hesaid after a community event inKampung Batu Uban,Gelugor,here on Saturday.  \nHe said the ministry had been  \nCommunications Minister Fahmi Fadzil speaking at a community event in Gelugor,George Town,on  \nSaturday.PIC BY MIKAIL ONG  \ning accusations or spreadingslander against either individual.  \nreprimanded overtheprogramme'sshortcomings in the Auditor Gen-eral's Report Series2 this year.  \n“My younger brother is a mu-sician and he hasnever received asingle cent under any ministry-related programme.I would notallow that.”  \nOn Friday,Anuar said he wasnot related to Fahmi.  \nHe said about 4,000 schoolsneeded to be equipped with In-ternet access.  \nAt another event,Fahmi urgedMalaysians to verify online postsand videos to prevent the spreadof false information.  \nAt a press conference later,hesaid:“The only similarity is ourfather's name.We're not cousins,nor are we distantly related.Dif-ferent fathers,different mothers.I have no connection to that ap-pointment.  \nThe PoP Programme aimed toclose the digital gap in rural areasby giving schools,governmentpremises and housing areas accessto high-speed broadband.  \nHe advised the public to checkofficial media sources to confirmthe information they received.  \n\"Videos can be old footage fromother events or taken out of con-text,failing to tell the full story ofthe videos or images in question.  \nOn another matter,Fahmi de-nied any connection to the ap-pointment of Anuar Fariz Fadzilas chief executive officer of theMalaysia Digital Economy Corpo-ration.  \n\"To everyone trying to spreadslander,I hope they realise that.Don't be so quick to spread false-hoods.”  \n\"My advice is to verify whoposted the content,whether it isfrom a legitimate account or afake one,\"he said after launchingthe state-level Kita Madani pro-gramme in Kangar.Bernama  \nLast Thursday,former UmnoSupreme Council member IshamJalil asked in a Facebook postwhether Anuar and Fahmi werebrothers.He said he was not mak-  \nHesaid he had an older brotherwho works in a chemical produc-tion company and a younger sib-ling who is a musician.  \nTARIKH:07 OKTOBER 2024(ISNIN)  \nBERITA HARIANUTUSANM'SIAN. 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