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KUALA LUMPUR,, All parties need to play a role in educating the community, particularly the elderly, about cashless payment methods before they are fully implemented. Associate Prof Dr Noor Azuan Hashim, an expert in entrepreneurship and innovation, said some people still refuse to use or lack the skills for online payments, such as using debit cards, QR codes,and digital wallets (e-wallets). ‘One of the government’s initiatives is to distribute aid money through e-wallets. ‘The media should also help by providing information on how to use these systems, so the public becomes comfortable with transitioning to a cashless society,’ she said

NILAI, RYTHM Foundation, the social impact initiative of the global conglomerate QI Group, recently hosted its most extensive Maharani School Programme (MSP) Camp for adolescent girls since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Head of the foundation, Santhi Periasamy said this three-day camp which started last Friday, gathered 200 Form Three students from the five participating secondary schools namely Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Dato’ Kelana Putra, SMK Dato’ Shahardin, SMK Felda Seri Sendayan, SMK Mantin and SMK Puteri. She said organising the largest MSP Camp since the pandemic is a major achievement for the RYTHM Foundation in continuing to provide

MANILA: Divers working on the sunken Motor Tanker (MT) Terra Nova have continued to work on sealing 24 valves that were found to be leaking oil. In a situation update on Wednesday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said the operation was done by divers of Harbor Star Shipping Services Inc. – the contracted salvor for the sunken tanker. The PCG deployed BRP Boracay and BRP Malawi to help Bataan Governor Jose Enrique ‘Joet’ Garcia III and other government officials in an after-sea survey. The survey found minimal oil sheens/oil slicks in the vicinity waters of Bataan. On the other hand,

MANILA: The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) forecast that inflation rate in July 2024 will settle between 4 and 4.8 percent. The inflation rate projection is higher than last month’s 3.7 percent. ‘Higher electricity rates along with the increased prices for agricultural commodities like vegetables, meat, and fruits along with higher domestic oil prices are the primary sources of upward price pressures for the month,’ the BSP said in a statement Wednesday. The central bank said the lower prices of rice and fruits as well as the appreciation of the Philippine peso are expected to offset the faster increase in

MANILA: Reliance Broadcasting Unlimited (RBU), the newly-created affiliate company of fiber broadband provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc., was the official partner of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) for the live feed of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s third State of the Nation Address (SONA) last week. In a news release Wednesday, the PCO said the partnership with RBU enabled the Radio Television Malacañang (RTVM) to seamlessly air the President’s SONA last July 22 from the Batasan Pambansa Complex to thousands of homes across the country. Marcos’ third SONA was the pilot broadcast of the company, the PCO said. ‘We take