KOTA MARUDU TO ENJOY WIRELESS INTERNET FACILITY

KOTA MARUDU: Kota Marudu is to enjoy wireless Internet facility.

Member of Parliament Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili said yesterday Mimos Berhad planned to provide the facility in the town soon, most probably by early November.

“With the facility, the residents will have easy access to the Internet,” he said, adding that the facility would be provided free of charge initially and subsequently at a low rate.

Ongkili, who is Science, Technology & Innovation Minister, said at least 10 computers would be provided for the benefit of students and farmers.

He also said that the federal government had allocated RM6 million for the development of small industries, including in the area of information technology (IT), under the Ninth Malaysia Plan.

Some of the industries included the processing of “tongkat ali”, virgin coconut oil and vanilla.

Ongkili also said that under the Sabah Development Corridor programmes, Kota Marudu would see padi cultivation on a large scale, enabling the district to become a major rice-producing area in Sabah.