Sarawak gifts non-Muslim religious institutions RM16.4m
Simunjan state assemblyman Awla Dris , on behalf of two churches in his constituency, receives the allocation from Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas in Kuching September 18, 2019. — Picture by Sulok Tawie
Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas assured the cash-strapped institutions that the state will not neglect those in need, especially for those in rural locations looking to finance repairs to their houses of worship and other religious activities. He said apart from the RM30 million fund, the chief minister had also approved a sum of RM27.3 million for the construction of 12 houses of worship this year.
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