Orange economy state-level meeting expected in November, Fahmi says

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — A meeting involving state executive councillors (Exco members) to discuss developments in the orange economy is expected to be held in the third week of November or by the end of the month, said Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil.

He said the proposed working committee would involve state Exco members and ministers to discuss the progress of the orange economy in their respective states.

Fahmi said he had recently presented a note on the proposed establishment of the committee at the Meeting of Mentris Besar and Chief Ministers.

He said the discussions would focus on feedback and proposals from state governments, including identifying potential film locations, craft products, cultural groups and animation teams that could be promoted and supported.

“This is important because we need to obtain feedback, views, findings and proposals from Exco members and state ministers on the creative economy,” he said.

He was speaking to reporters after the Lembah Pantai Parliamentary Deepavali Aid Presentation Ceremony at IWK Eco Park@Pantai Dalam here last night, organised by the Lembah Pantai Member of Parliament’s Office in collaboration with Minnal FM.

Also present were Communications Ministry Deputy Secretary-General (Telecommunications Infrastructure) Mano Verabathran and Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) Editor-in-Chief Arul Rajoo Durar Raj.

Fahmi said the government needed time to obtain feedback from state governments before the Orange Economy Council met again.

“We need a little more time at that level. We expect the Orange Economy Council to meet again in the first quarter of next year,” he said.

The Orange Economy Council (MEJ) was established a few months ago and is chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, with membership comprising several ministries.

Earlier, Fahmi presented RM150 vouchers to about 600 families in the Lembah Pantai parliamentary constituency in conjunction with Deepavali to help ease their cost of living and festive preparations.

He said the vouchers could be redeemed at selected outlets, including Checkers Hypermarket, Mydin Mart Pantai Dalam, TMC Bangsar and Econsave Scott Garden in Jalan Klang Lama, from October 23 to November 18, 2026.

Fahmi said the government had also introduced various initiatives to assist the Indian community, including an allocation of RM150 million through the Malaysian Indian Community Transformation Unit (MITRA), as well as RM150 million each through Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia (AIM) and the National Entrepreneurial Group Economic Fund (Tekun).

He said cooperation with relevant agencies and Minnal FM would be undertaken to improve the Indian community’s understanding of and access to the various government assistance programmes available.

In Lembah Pantai, Fahmi said efforts were also being made to improve facilities at Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil (SJKT) Bangsar and SJKT Saraswathy, both categorised as under-enrolled schools. These included purchasing new laptops for their computer laboratories and upgrading infrastructure.

“This is important to me. I want these two Tamil national-type schools to remain in Lembah Pantai. We will ensure that they can continue operating,” he said. — Bernama

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吉隆坡，10 月 29 日讯——通讯部长拿督斯里法米·法兹尔表示，预计州行政议员（行政议员）将于 11 月第三周或月底召开会议，讨论橙子经济的发展情况。

他表示，拟议的工作委员会将由各州行政议员和部长组成，讨论各州橙子经济的发展情况。

法米表示，他最近在州务大臣和首席部长会议上提交了一份关于提议成立该委员会的报告。

他表示，讨论将重点关注各州政府的反馈和建议，包括确定可以推广和支持的潜在电影拍摄地点、工艺品、文化团体和动画团队。

他说：“这很重要，因为我们需要从行政议员和各州部长那里获得关于创意经济的反馈、意见、调查结果和建议。”

昨晚，在班台谷国会议员办公室与 Minnal FM 合作举办的班台谷国会屠妖节援助捐赠仪式上，他在 IWK Eco Park@Pantai Dalam 接受了记者的采访。

出席者还有通讯部副秘书长（电信基础设施）马诺·维拉巴特兰和马来西亚国家通讯社（马新社）总编辑阿鲁尔·拉朱·杜拉尔·拉杰。

法赫米表示，政府需要时间从各州政府获得反馈意见，之后橙色经济委员会才能再次召开会议。

“我们还需要一些时间在这个层面上进行磋商。我们预计奥兰治经济委员会将于明年第一季度再次召开会议，”他说道。

橙色经济理事会（MEJ）于几个月前成立，由首相拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣担任主席，成员包括多个部委。

此前，法米在屠妖节期间向班底谷国会选区的约 600 个家庭发放了 150 令吉的代金券，以帮助他们减轻生活成本和节日准备负担。

他表示，这些优惠券可在指定门店兑换，包括 Checkers Hypermarket、Mydin Mart Pantai Dalam、TMC Bangsar 和 Jalan Klang Lama 的 Econsave Scott Garden，兑换时间为 2026 年 10 月 23 日至 11 月 18 日。

法米表示，政府还推出了各种举措来帮助印度社区，包括通过马来西亚印度社区转型单位 (MITRA) 拨款 1.5 亿令吉，并通过马来西亚信托基金 (AIM) 和国家企业家集团经济基金 (Tekun) 分别拨款 1.5 亿令吉。

他表示，将与相关机构和 Minnal FM 电台合作，以提高印度裔社区对各种政府援助计划的了解和获取途径。

法米表示，在班台谷，政府也在努力改善两所淡米尔国小（Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil，简称SJKT）——邦沙淡米尔国小（Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Bangsar）和萨拉斯瓦蒂淡米尔国小（SJKT Saraswathy）——的设施，这两所学校都被列为招生不足的学校。改善措施包括为它们的电脑实验室购置新的笔记本电脑，以及升级基础设施。

“这对我来说很重要。我希望这两所泰米尔民族学校能继续留在班底谷。我们会确保它们能够继续办学。”他说道。——马新社

部长表示，沙巴和砂拉越乡村道路的拨款并未取消。

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