Pahang: Over the past three years, from 2022 to 2024, online scams have cost retired civil servants in Pahang more than RM20 million, affecting 302 individuals, the Pahang legislative assembly was told today.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, State Consumer Affairs and Human Resources Committee chairman Sim Chon Siang reported that in 2022, 85 retirees were scammed, incurring losses of more than RM8.9 million. In 2023, 102 retirees were duped, with losses totaling RM3.7 million, while in 2024, 115 victims recorded losses amounting to RM8.9 million.

Sim also highlighted that over the same period, 5,658 other individuals were targeted in online scams, with total losses reaching RM120 million. He was responding to a question from appointed assemblyman Datuk Wong Tat Chee, who inquired about the number of people in Pahang who had fallen victim to online scams in the past three years and the total losses involving retired civil servants.

Meanwhile, State Agriculture, Agro-based Industry, Biotechnology and Education Committee chairman Datuk Seri Mohd Soffi Abd Razak announced the implementation of the Pahang Hybrid School Pilot Project in six schools under the Ministry of Education’s Digital Education Policy. He stated that each school was allocated five classrooms, bringing the total number of classrooms involved to 30.

The schools selected for the pilot project are Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Abdul Rahman Talib and SMK Sultanah Hajjah Kalsom in Kuantan, SMK Seri Jengka (Maran), SMK Padang Saujana (Jerantut), SMK Sulaiman (Bentong), and SMK Agama Kuala Lipis (Lipis). Mohd Soffi addressed these details in response to Datuk Mustapa Long (BN-Padang Tengku), who asked for the list of schools and the number of classrooms involved in the pilot phase of the Digital Education Policy, as well as the sources of funding to support the initiative.

Mohd Soffi further mentioned that the pilot project also includes SMK RPS Betau in Lipis, a Kampung Angkat MADANI school, which has been allocated two classrooms.