Flying squad to be deployed in Terengganu

KUALA TERENGGANU: The Terengganu Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) will deploy a “flying squad” comprising 30 members at several areas in the state to ensure no one is left out from registering with the Central Database Hub (Padu).

Its director Marlini Sahul Hamid said among the squad’s target locations are rural and interior areas, where it is difficult to get Internet access.

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“The Terengganu DOSM plans to start ‘flying squad’ operations at Orang Asli settlements, such as Kampung Sungai Pergam in Kemaman, Kampung Sungai Berua in Hulu Terengganu and Kampung Keruak in Besut, starting in the third week of January. It is to ensure that no resident in the state, aged 18 and above, miss out on filling their individual profile information in the Padu portal,” she told Bernama yesterday.

Apart from the “flying squad”, Marlini said that in the first phase of the Padu registration, the department also focused on local communities and civil servants throughout the state by opening registration counters at 13 selected Digital Economy Centres (PEDi) in all eight districts.

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Among them are PEDi Pasir Akar and PEDi Kampung Lay Out in Besut; PEDi Kampung Che Lijah (Dungun); PEDi Felda Jerangau Barat (Hulu Terengganu); PEDi Kampung Geliga and PEDi Felda Kerteh 5 (Kemaman). Others are PEDi Felda Belara and PEDi Rumah Awam Kos Rendah (Kuala Nerus); PEDi Kampung Petai Bubus and PEDi Pangsapuri Rakyat Desa Keluarga Chendering (Kuala Terengganu); PEDi Kampung Pantai Merchang, PEDi Pengkalan Berangan (Marang) and PEDi Kampung Gong Batu (Setiu).“

For civil servants, Padu physical counters are also open at state DOSM and Wisma Perkeso, while registration assistance at the district level are at the Besut and Dungun operations offices,” she said.

Marlini said so far, a total of 19,126 people from Terengganu have registered with Padu.