Tragedi pelajar maut cari liputan internet dapat perhatian Menteri
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SIBU - Tragedi yang menimpa seorang pelajar perempuan yang maut akibat dilanggar lari ketika sedang mencari liputan internet di Julau Isnin lalu, mendapat perhatian Menteri Komunikasi dan Multimedia, Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah.
Dalam satu kenyataan yang diterima di sini, beliau menyatakan kesedihannya dengan kejadian yang berlaku kira-kira jam 9 malam itu yang mengakibatkan kematian Kemalia Fran George, 17, selepas dilanggar sebuah kenderaan yang belum dikenal pasti.
“Saya amat bersimpati dan ingin menzahirkan ucapan takziah kepada keluarga seorang remaja perempuan yang meninggal dunia pada 2 Ogos 2021 akibat dilanggar lari ketika sedang mencari liputan internet di Jalan Julau-Nanga Entabai, Sarikei, Sarawak,” katanya.
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Residents of the five wealthiest cities in the country enjoy an average fixed broadband download speed of 25.65 megabits per second (Mbps), while those in the five poorest cities experience 4.62 Mbps. PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCAS
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Senior Reporter
NEARLY a million Filipinos in rural areas do not have access to digital connections, as most cell towers are located in wealthy cities, according to an analysis by Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Thinking Machines Data Science, Inc.
The report was authored by Stephanie Sy, chief executive officer of Thinking Machines; Bruno Carrasco, chief of governance thematic group, ADB; and Hanif Rahemtulla, principal public management specialist, ADB.