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The Youth and Sports Ministry (KBS) will utilise the Rakan Muda platform as the primary mechanism to establish a special committee for youths, providing them with space to plan and implement community and religious programmes. Minister Dr Mohammed Taufiq Johari announced that this approach would be carried out through strategic collaboration with relevant parties to ensure the programmes were inclusive and had a lasting impact.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, discussions will be held with relevant agencies, particularly under the Rakan Muda platform, which comprises 10 lifestyle components, including Rakan Muda Gaya Hidup Prihatin. The minister emphasized that mosques would serve as venues to discover new talents, including in sports, and as places for youth to gather and share positive ideas. He shared these remarks during the Malaysian contingent's ASEAN Para Games Thailand 2025 performance summary press conference.

Dr Mohammed Taufiq mentioned that the initiative is currently in the discussion stage. However, the existing Rakan Muda network, which extends across every district and parliamentary constituency, would be instrumental in facilitating grassroots implementation.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim recently proposed that every mosque establish a dedicated youth committee. This initiative aims to provide space for youth to plan and implement community and religious programmes, ensuring that mosques continue to function as centres for ummah development and remain vibrant institutions.